News Flash

Local Government Commission approves financing plan for Project Grace

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – At its October 3 meeting in Boone, N.C., the Local Government Commission reviewed and approved New Hanover County’s financial proposal for debt issuance of $57 million to fund the construction of a purpose-built, state-of-the-art ...

International Observe the Moon Night

Saturday, October 21, 2023, from 6 to 8 pm

FREE EVENT

Activities for the evening include:

• View the Moon and other celestial objects from our museum park, with telescopes and expertise provided by Cape Fear Astronomical Society.
• Experience interactive stories ...

Museum After Dark: Halloween

Thursday, October 26 from 6 to 9 pm

Join us at the Museum for an evening event with Halloween fun for adults! Advance tickets are $12 for members and $15 for non-members.

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS NOW!

• Ghost Bubbles
• Owl Pellet Dissection
• Creepy Crafts
• Costume C...

Halloween Family Fun

Tuesday, October 31 from 10 am to 12 pm

FREE EVENT

Join us on Halloween for a fun-filled morning of activities:

This is a FREE EVENT, but PRE-REGISTRATION is required. USE THIS LINK TO PRE-REGISTER NOW!

• Ghost Bubbles
• Creepy Crafts
• Spooky Sounds
• Owl Pellet Dissec...

Museum Opens Exhibition, Reflections in Black and White

Revisit the exhibit originally on display in 2015. It features a selection of informal black and white photographs taken by Wilmingtonians after World War II before the Civil Rights movement helped end legalized segregation. Visitors will have a chance to...

Museum Opens In-House Curated FIRE! Exhibition

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. — Cape Fear Museum of History and Science announces the opening of Fire!, our newest in-house exhibition. Museum staff researched, curated, designed and fabricated this dynamic, dramatic exhibition. It uses images and ar...