North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport

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North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport Our mission: To collect, preserve, and interpret the maritime history of the Lower Cape Fear region. Coast Guard. The N.C. to 4 p.m. Free admission to the public.

This is an official social media account of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport discusses cultural history of the Lower Cape Fear region from the first Indigenous Mariners to the present day U.S. For more information, visit www.ncmaritimemuseumsouthport.com. Please see our events calendar for Adult, children, and family programming available for all interests and abilities. For school groups and civic organizations that would like to schedule tours and programs, please call 910-477-5153. Maritime Museum at Southport is open Tuesday thru Saturday from 10 a.m. Donations appreciated. One historic coast...Three unique museums! In addition to the N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport, the other two maritime museums include the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort and The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras.

09/05/2026

Join us for our last Skipper’s Crew of 2026, Jawsome Sharks!! This free event runs today, September 5th, from 10am - 3pm!

Our colleagues at the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Beaufort are also hiring!
09/01/2026

Our colleagues at the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Beaufort are also hiring!

We're hiring!
Museum Curator Supervisor
Administrate and supervise education branch and staff at the NCMM at Beaufort. Supervise educational branch staff in curatorial level technical work in secondary/teaching collections, taxonomic identification, exhibit implementation, publication writing and proofing, in developing and implementing programming and special events that are part of educational branch responsibilities.

https://nc.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/NC_Careers/job/Carteret-County-NC/Museum-Curator-Supervisor-60083653MOH-Hybrid_JR-123143

The North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport is hiring, and we are looking for an Associate Educator!The Associate Ed...
08/20/2026

The North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport is hiring, and we are looking for an Associate Educator!

The Associate Educator will assist the Curator of Education and Outreach with museum programming, both on and offsite, for the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport. This position also will book, plan, and implement educational programming for Pre-K through 3rd grade.

Tasks will also include:
• Facilitating and implementing educational programming for school groups and the public.
• Scheduling groups and maintaining contact database.
• Working cooperatively with Museum curatorial and visitor services staff and volunteers.
• Assisting with daily operations.

Applications must be submitted online at https://nc.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NC_Careers/job/Associate-Educator-60083667-MOH_JR-122362-1

Posting closes at 11:59PM on September 2, 2026.

07/31/2026

Update: Phone lines have been restored as of 2:00pm, July 31, 2026.
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Announcement:
Our phone lines at the NCMMSPT are currently down due to a local outage (July 31, 2026).

Even thought the weather wasn’t the best today, we had a great day inside the museum with our Deep Dive program. Thank y...
07/26/2026

Even thought the weather wasn’t the best today, we had a great day inside the museum with our Deep Dive program. Thank you to all the wonderful visitors that braved the storms to learn about the historical roots of 18th century dentistry.

The doctor is in! Join us at the NCMMSPT today, July 25th, for DEEP DIVE INTO HISTORY The Root of the Problem: 18th Cent...
07/25/2026

The doctor is in! Join us at the NCMMSPT today, July 25th, for DEEP DIVE INTO HISTORY The Root of the Problem: 18th Century Dentistry! We'll be discussing the tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth until 3pm.

Address

204 E Moore Street
Southport, NC
28461

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

(910) 477-5151

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