BEAUFORT, N.C. — The North Carolina Maritime Museums has been awarded a substantial grant that will help enhance conservation work within the three-museum system. The North Carolina Maritime Museums will receive $99,209 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which recently awarded a total of...
A documentary that showcases one man’s effort to keep the wooden boat building tradition alive takes place on a tiny Caribbean island. But its setting could just as easily be closer to home. The North Carolina Maritime Museum, in cooperation with Beaufort Picture Show, will host...
[caption id="attachment_4580" align="alignleft" width="225"] (from left) Member of the Beaufort High School Class of 1955 Charlene Belton Harrell, Geneva Hardesty Boswell, Doris Avery Shelton, Ginny Hassell Poindexter, Anne Jolly Sabiston and Faye Mason Nelson.[/caption] When the Beaufort High School Class of 1955 decided to donate the...
With the summer season gearing up, the museum will expand its operating hours to accommodate our region's residents and visitors. The museum and the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center will be open to the public Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting June...
The North Carolina History Museums are partnering on a summer program to help families step away from electronics and into our state’s heritage. “Skip the Screen” offers a variety of opportunities to explore and connect with family-friendly opportunities in one of three specific ways: Time Travel...
BEAUFORT — A popular outdoor event that celebrates the maritime community while gearing up for the summer season returns this month to Beaufort. The Friends of the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort will host Maritime Day on June 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m....
In compliance with Executive Order 215, face masks are no longer required for visitors in most settings, outdoors or indoors, at our museum. We strongly encourage those who have not yet been vaccinated for COVID-19 to continue wearing masks and practicing social distancing while visiting...
It was the biggest news of its time. But there was only way for word of it to reach those who lived along North Carolina’s barrier islands: by boat. Members of the Continental Congress signaled their intent to sever their connection to England by signing the...
BEAUFORT, N.C. – The Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center will close to visitors until at least March 4. Due to a recent exposure to COVID-19, the facilities will be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized, and site employees with potential exposure to the virus will self-quarantine for 14...
[gallery columns="4" ids="4286,4280,4281,4282,4283,4284,4285,4287"] Museum staff recently opened our collections to a group of graduate students from ECU’s History Department. The hands-on experience is designed to help them connect the maritime artifacts with aspects of life in the item's respective eras. “It’s not just the object, it’s the history...