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There is FREE parking in the museum parking lot in 2-HOUR INCREMENTS. Check in at the Parking kiosk in the middle of the parking lot and get your free pass.
Wrightsville Beach Museum Selected for Two Smithsonian ProgramsWW logo
We are happy to announce that the museum has been selected to be one of six hosts in NC for the Smithsonian’s Museums on Main Street (MoMS) “Water/Ways” traveling exhibit, and one of twenty participants in the 2020 Stories: YES program!
“Water/Ways” will be on-site from December 2020 – January 2021. Check out the press release with more information: http://www.nchumanities.org/news/2019/04/16/smithsonian-exhibit-exploring-water%E2%80%99s-impact-tours-north-carolina
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IN THE NEWS! The museum is in an article in Forbes! https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2019/08/06/despite-hurricanes-and-setbacks-this-north-carolina-entrepreneur-stays-the-course/#1fa11b823534 The article is on the Blockade Runner. The museum is mentioned as “one of Wrightsville Beach gems.”
We are proud to announce that Rhesa Stone and Camp Chris Stone have raised the funds to name the Bordeaux Cottage Exploration Room, The Chris Stone Exploration Room!! THANK YOU!!!!
Beach season is winding down, but we still have a lot going on at the Wrightsville Beach Museum –
Come by the museum until September 18 to see Hank Carter’s Photography!!
Lumina Daze: Mark your Calendars- August 25!!! And buy your tickets NOW!!
Tickets: $35 each pre-event price . $45 day of the event and at the door.
LUMINA DAZE 2019
Over 2 decades of Music and Dancing under the stars with our always-enchanting Silent Auction!
Sunday, August 25, 2019 6-9 pm At Blockade Runner Resort, 275 S. Lumina Avenue
Live Music – Food for Purchase – Cash Bar – Silent Auction
Music line up:
The Fabulous Wilmington Big Band in the Ballroom – The Indomitable band The Imitations on the deck by the pool –
NEW ADDITION: South Hammocks Bluegrass Band
There will be displays of newly-acquired artifacts and photographs. Follow us on Facebook as we reveal additions to our line-up of Lumina Daze features and our silent auction treasures.
Tickets: $35 each pre-event price. $45 day of the event and at the door. Purchase tickets at the museum, 303 West Salisbury Street, WB or online:
Upcoming Events: Yes, we are BUSY!! –
Kid’s Club Wednesday mornings at 10:30am through August 14. 10 weeks of free fun for youngsters this summer made possible by Landfall Foundation. Thank you!
August 15 – 7pm at the museum. Opening Reception – Hank Carter Aerial Photography
August 25 –6-9pm at Blockade Runner Resort. Lumina Daze fundraiser
October 24-26 – Plein Air Art Days, October 26, 2-4pm Plein Air Wet Paint Sale – Artists register here: https://squareup.com/store/wrightsville-beach-museum/item/plein-air-artist-registration
Go To Plein Air page to download Rules and Registration Form
October – 19 Waterman Hall of Fame Celebration. Go to Waterman Hall of Fame page to download Nomination Form.
November 9th– Friends of WB Reunion
December- 14th Annual Jingle Bell Run
Be in touch any time! We love hearing from you!!
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Wrightsville Beach Museum of History
PO Box 584/303 West Salisbury Street
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
Phone: 910-256-2569
Website: www.wbmuseumofhistory.com
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The 1924 Bordeaux Cottage transformation is almost done. Come by and take a look at the progress we are making!
The 1924 Bordeaux Cottage has been being used all summer by Camp Chris Stone!!!! The interior has been painted! We are SO close!
We proudly announce that Rhesa Stone and Camp Chris Stone have raised the funds to name the Bordeaux Cottage Exploration Room, The Chris Stone Exploration Room!! THANK YOU!!!!
Saving an historic building – The 1924 Ewing- Bordeaux Cottage, originally located at 405 N. Lumina Avenue, along with its neighbor, the Williams-Bordeaux, were the oldest fully-intact structures north of Stone Street. They are the last two of six cottages that survived the Great Fire of 1934. Currently the greatest threat to historic cottages is the steady rise in property values and demand for development. Moving the Ewing- Bordeaux Cottage saved a rare example of local Wrightsville Beach architecture of which only a handful remain and transition it into a public building to be enjoyed on a much wider scale.
Growing the museum Not only has moving the Ewing-Bordeaux cottage allowed the Wrightsville Beach Museum to preserve this special building, but it also made it possible for the Museum to expand its programs, exhibits and other services to the community. The cottage is allowing our growing project, the Waterman Hall of Fame, to have a permanent home to celebrate water sports and professions that are so important to our community and celebrate those who make positive contributions to our way of life. This is an exciting time in the life of the museum as this cottage allows us to grow our outdoor teaching spaces and indoor experiential learning resources.
See the video of the move!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=algN6nq9hWk
