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  1. Sat Oct. 7

    Small Wonders Join us Saturday mornings at 10 am for this weekly FREE PROGRAM!
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  2. Sat Oct. 14

    Small Wonders Join us Saturday mornings at 10 am for this weekly FREE PROGRAM!
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  1. Wed Oct. 18

    What’s Brewing in Science: Exploring Painted Buntings FREE EVENT! Join us at Hi-Wire Brewing for an exciting program that dives into the vibrant world of ...
    What’s Brewing in Science: Exploring Painted BuntingsRead on...
  2. Sat Oct. 21

    Fire Prevention Month Read Along Join our friends from New Hanover County Fire Rescue for a book reading and signing at Cape Fear Mus...
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  1. Sat Oct. 21

    International Observe the Moon Night FREE EVENT! International Observe the Moon Night is a worldwide celebration of lunar science and exp...
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  2. Thu Oct. 26

    Museum After Dark: Halloween Cape Fear Museum presents Museum After Dark: Halloween. An evening event where adults 18+ can celebr...
    Museum After Dark: HalloweenRead on...
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FIRE!On View May 20, 2022 - November 26, 2023
reflections in black and whiteOn view beginning June 23, 2023
Exhibitions currently on view
wilmington massacre & coup d'etat of 1898Timeline of Events
online photograph collectionView nearly 15,000 images
oral history collectionListen to more than 70 oral histories
  1. Museum News & Events

  1. Local Government Commission approves financing plan for Project Grace

    A debt issuance of $57 million will fund the construction of a purpose-built Public Library and Cape Fear Museum in downtown Wilmington which is expected to open in 2025. Read on...
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    International Observe the Moon Night

    FREE EVENT! International Observe the Moon Night is a worldwide celebration of lunar science and exploration. Join us for hands-on activities, exhibit explorations, Moon observation, themed story time and more! Read on...
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    Museum After Dark: Halloween

    An evening event where adults can celebrate spooky season! Advance tickets are only $15! Read on...
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    Halloween Family Fun

    FREE EVENT! It’s spooky season and Cape Fear Museum is ready to get you in the spirit! Read on...
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    Museum Opens Exhibition, Reflections in Black and White

    Cape Fear Museum’s in-house exhibition, Reflections in Black and White, is now open. Explore everyday life for Black and white Wilmingtonians through a selection of period photographs. Read on...
  6. Fire Exhibition

    Museum Opens In-House Curated FIRE! Exhibition

    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. Read on...
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    814 Market Street
    Wilmington, NC 28401
    Phone: 910-798-4370
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