Join Associate Education Curator Christine Brin for a selection of maritime stories she'd never tell before 5 p.m. This program is rated R due to language, alcohol, and explicit content. Participants must be 21 years of age or older to attend. Laugh, drink, and learn during...
Join Associate Education Curator Christine Brin for a selection of maritime stories she'd never tell before 5 p.m. This program is rated R due to language, alcohol, and explicit content. Participants must be 21 years of age or older to attend. Laugh, drink, and learn during...
Join Museum Natural Science Curator Keith Rittmaster for a free, informal presentation about our beloved whale “Echo.” Learn about putting together his skeleton and preserving his heart. This presentation also covers the story of Bonehenge Whale Center, a massive volunteer effort inspired by the skeletal...
In March 1862, opposing ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia battle to a draw but change naval combat forever. Monitor would eventually sink off the coast of Cape Hatteras during a storm and become the nation’s first marine sanctuary. Join us in the auditorium for...
A never-before-seen look at one of the most unique U.S. Coast Guard training exercises at sea, this film gives an unprecedented firsthand experience of life aboard America’s Tall Ship. Christened in the German Navy and seized as a war prize during World War II, Eagle...
Meet the families who have carried out the tradition of commercial fishing for three centuries in Eastern Carteret County. Follow their struggles as their secluded communities slowly change into subdivisions and marinas and their way of life is no longer viable. This film was produced...
Explore the wild seascape of Cape Lookout, one of the world’s last natural barrier islands and a little-known, remote section of the famed Outer Banks of North Carolina. Now a National Seashore, Cape Lookout and neighboring islands North Core Banks and Shackleford Banks are home...
This film examines the remarkable inventions of Orville and Wilbur Wright, focusing on their flying machine, its wings, steering devices, and engine. A modern team of pilots, builders, aviation experts, and historians works to retrace, rebuild, and re-fly planes that were designed and built by...
Come explore Bonehenge Whale Center at Gallants Channel during its annual free Open House. Work conducted at this facility includes research on marine mammals, stranded specimen collection, skeletal rearticulation, education, and conservation of North Carolina whales (including dolphins and porpoise). The Center operates as a partnership between the North Carolina Department...
Learn about local whaling history, whale anatomy, rearticulation of whale skeletons and conservation of marine mammals during this 40-minute tour of Bonehenge Whale Center. This program will include opportunities to view current projects underway and previously prepared specimens. Participants must be 12 years of age...
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