Cape Fear Museum

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Cape Fear Museum Preserving the history, science and cultures of the Lower Cape Fear. A New Hanover County agency. Over the years, the Museum has grown and changed.

Cape Fear Museum of History and Science's founding collection dates to 1898. It began collecting confederate relics, and now collects images and artifacts that help us understand the history, science and cultures of the region and is the regional science center for school groups and families. Cape Fear Museum is a department of New Hanover County.

Join us at the Museum for Cape Fearful Skies, a series of special Halloween planetarium shows! Adult 18+ shows on Friday...
10/15/2026

Join us at the Museum for Cape Fearful Skies, a series of special Halloween planetarium shows! Adult 18+ shows on Friday, 10/23 at 6 & 7:30 pm and Family Edition shows on Saturday, 10/31 at 1 & 3 pm. Use the link to get your tickets now: https://bit.ly/CFMHalloweenPlanetarium

You will take a live tour of tonight's sky with plenty of spooks and surprises along the way. After a tour of the sky from Earth, visitors will take off and fly out through the universe on a perilous journey not to be missed!

⚛️ NUCLEAR SCIENCE WEEEK! 🆓 Free Event! 📍 230 Grace Street | Cape Fear Museum 🎉 Join us Friday, October 23rd, 10am – 2pm...
10/15/2026

⚛️ NUCLEAR SCIENCE WEEEK! 🆓 Free Event! 📍 230 Grace Street | Cape Fear Museum 🎉 Join us Friday, October 23rd, 10am – 2pm!

🔬 Discover the real truths about nuclear safety, the future, and nuclear energy’s contribution to society through panel discussions!
💥We’re busting myths faster than a chain reaction at 11:15 AM 🔴 So you won’t want to miss it!

💡10AM | 11:15AM | 12:30PM

More info: https://www.nhcgov.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=7154&month=10&year=2026&day=15&calType=0

10/14/2026

🐝🦇🦋 Step into Amazing Pollinators, a bilingual (English/Spanish) playable maze with 48 survival missions as bats, bees, butterflies, and more! 🌸

🌵 Explore 9 wild environments, from rainforest blooms to glowing moon flowers in the blacklight Night room
🎲 Play bee-themed games like mason bee mancala
🛠️ Build your own pollinator
👶 Mini-missions for little ones

Think like a pollinator. Play like one too! 🌼This traveling exhibition is on display now through January 3, 2027!

Amazing Pollinators is created by Minotaur Mazes, a worldwide leader in interactive educational maze exhibits.

10/12/2026

It takes a LOT to keep a brand-new facility running smoothly 🌟 and still show some love to our beautiful, legendary armory 🏛️💛 But Operations Manager, Barbi, handles both our shiny new Grace Street Campus and our iconic Market Street Campus with total ease! 🙌✨🏢

She's often the first one through the door and the last one out the door, and she does it all with a smile! 👏💖

Museum staff have left their mark on our Grace Street Campus in more ways than one! 🖼️✨ As you wander through the galler...
10/08/2026

Museum staff have left their mark on our Grace Street Campus in more ways than one! 🖼️✨ As you wander through the galleries, you'll spot Museum Curator Heather's name under gorgeous, breathtaking nature shots 🌿📸including one starring Museum Educator, Meredith! And don't miss Educator, Jameson, looking like a total proud dad snapping a selfie! 🤳😄Forever mounted on the wall right next to his surfboard! 🏄‍♂️

"This place is tremendous!" 🤩 "Beautiful Museum!" 😍 "Excellent job!" 👏Just a few of the rave reviews we've gotten from v...
10/06/2026

"This place is tremendous!" 🤩 "Beautiful Museum!" 😍 "Excellent job!" 👏

Just a few of the rave reviews we've gotten from visitors as they walk out the door! And honestly, we're still in awe too! ✨ Here's another behind-the-scenes look at our incredible team hard at work installing over 400 artifacts! 🖼️🔧🎉

Now Hiring: Part-Time Museum Exhibit Technician! Love working with your hands? Help bring museum exhibits to life!🔧 Repa...
10/05/2026

Now Hiring: Part-Time Museum Exhibit Technician! Love working with your hands? Help bring museum exhibits to life!
🔧 Repair exhibits, lighting, and interactives
🪚 Build and install permanent and traveling exhibitions and more

Power tool experience required. Apply now before it closes! 👇
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/nhc/jobs/5491146

10/04/2026

Haven’t been to see your new Cape Fear Museum? What are you waiting for?! It’s a great experience for the whole family! And don’t just take our word for it! See what our amazing visitors had to say!

This Sunday, October 4th is Resident Free Day! Our reserved tickets are sold out but there will also be tickets availabl...
10/03/2026

This Sunday, October 4th is Resident Free Day! Our reserved tickets are sold out but there will also be tickets available at the door. Bring your proof of residency and show it at the front desk for free entry. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow! 👏😊

Design and Photography provided by LS3P.

Address

230 Grace Street
Wilmington, NC
28401

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

Telephone

+19107984370

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