Family programs, lectures, concert series and language classes are offered. World's largest collection of original art by Norman Rockwell. Changing exhibitions also feature works by other renown American illustrators. Comprehensive Maritime museum emphaiszing local agregarian maritime history from the American Indians including artifacts from Blackbeard the Pirate and Civil war exibits to present. Highlites include a large working colection of restored watercraft with exibits on the evolution of boatbuilding and marine carpentry and model ship building.
Site describes the collections, exhibitions and programming of the state history museum.
The museum has science and ecological exhibits. It is for all ages, but it has many fun activities for children to learn and participate in. The Museum collects, studies and preserves the state's bilogical diversity, promotes environmental awareness, and strives to relate natural sciences to everyday life. Founded in 1879, the Museun of Natural Sciences documents and interprets North Carolina's natural history through exhibits, educational programming and scientific research. The museum will move to a new building in the fall of 1999, filled with all-new, hands on exhibits.