Paid programs are sponsored by the Friends of the Maritime Museum in Beaufort.
The Carolina Maritime Model Society exists to promote the production of high-quality ship models and encourage members and the public to participate in a craft that is as old as shipbuilding itself. The group will meet in the museum auditorium. Meetings are open to the...
Enter if you dare! The students from the East Carteret High School Film Club will be haunting the nature trail at the Gallants Channel Annex. (This event may not be appropriate for younger children.) Proceeds benefit the museum and the Film Club
Join Associate Museum Curator Christine Brin to learn about some of the most popular maritime myths, legends, and ghost stories in this special Halloween presentation. Christine will also discuss the history and possible origins of each story. Free, no registration required for the in-person program,...
Join us in the museum auditorium for a showing of “Storm Warriors: The U.S. Life-Saving Service,” which tells the dramatic story of shipwrecks and rescues of the United States Life-Saving Service, the precursor to the U.S. Coast Guard. Films selected in the Maritime Matinee series...
Learn about safe boating with Americas Boating Club - Crystal Coast/Fort Macon Sail & Power Squadron in the museum auditorium. For information or reservations, email searenity38@gmail.com or call 252-659-2742. Topics include: Nov. 3: Winterizing Your Boat - Presenter: Andrew Osterkamp, from West Marine...
Join us this fall for the inaugural "First Friday" art events. During the months of September, October and November, we will host artists at the Port of Call Museum Store with a reception and presentation of their work. The receptions are free and open to...
Preschoolers (ages 2-5) and their caregivers participate in a maritime themed hands-on experience, craft, and activity during this program, which is offered every second Wednesday. Topics rotate between pirates, sharks, whales, and fish with a focus on both experience and exposure. Each program is 45-60...
During each 30-minute session, caregivers and their infants (ages 0-2 years) will meet with a museum educator to discuss maritime topics, celebrate baby’s development, and work together to create a different maritime-themed DIY sensory activity or toy. Examples of the featured DIY activities include waterplay bags,...
North Carolina has many species of whales that travel near our shores and sometimes strand on our beaches. This makes it ideal for scientists like Keith Rittmaster and his colleagues to study and promote the conservation and understanding of these endangered marine mammals. Join Keith to...
Learn about the building of the Huron Jewel during a Nov. 10 slideshow presentation in the museum auditorium. The presentation starts at 5:30 p.m. and will be followed by a Q&A session. Tours of the schooner will be offered Nov. 9-10 from 10 a.m. to...
Explore the art of boat building from start to finish during a two-day, hands-on course at the North Carolina Maritime Museum’s Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center. The course begins with the design and lofting of boats and moves on to the setup, steam bending and...
Join Associate Museum Curator Benjamin Wunderly and learn about the Native Americans of the coast. Humans inhabited the region well before any European explorers set foot on the land. How did these differing cultures coexist? We will try to uncover some of the history on...
Registration and Refund Policy:
Registration costs, less a 10% fee, are refunded when the museum receives cancellation notice at least 48 hours before the start of a program. There is no refund within 48 hours of the start of a program, and tickets cannot be transferred to a later program date within that 48 hour timeframe. Due to material costs and supply, Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center Courses require a 2-week notification for cancellations; only the course fee is refunded if cancellation occurs prior to 2 weeks. The Museum reserves the right to cancel any program that does not meet the minimum participant requirement up to one week before the program is scheduled. In the event of cancellation due to low enrollment, participants who have submitted a fee will receive a full refund. If a program is canceled due to inclement weather and unable to be rescheduled for another date, the participants will receive a full refund.