The Museum of the Albemarle will open its newest exhibit, Discover Colonial Life, on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a public program of colonial living history. Experience living history demonstrations, interact with colonial historians, and engage in hands-on activities as we celebrate the exhibit opening. The Museum of the Albemarle, a part of the Division of State History Museums, Office of Archives and History, is an agency of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
In commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary, the new exhibit will be an interactive and immersive space for families to explore colonial life in northeastern North Carolina between 1750 and 1800. The room is divided into four sections, focusing on farm life, maritime life, town life, and home life. Each section features a colorful wall mural with interpretations of how the region looked during the Revolutionary era. Interactive aspects of the exhibit allow families to grow produce, transport their crops on a flatboat, sell their wares at a shop, and cook their food over a hearth. Families can also try on colonial clothing, practice drilling with the militia, read books, and play colonial toys and games. The exhibit even features a replica colonial windmill! Children must be accompanied by an adult to experience the exhibit.
The Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle, Museum of the Albemarle Volunteers, and the North Carolina Museum of History assisted in the production of Discover Colonial Life. This project was also produced with assistance from the America 250 North Carolina initiative, administered by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. America 250 NC is North Carolina’s commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary and is led by the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. For more information about America 250 NC, visit america250.nc.gov.
About the Museum of the Albemarle
The Museum of the Albemarle is located at 501 S. Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC. (252) 335-1453. www.museumofthealbemarle.com. Find us on Facebook! Hours are Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed Sundays and State Holidays. Serving Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties, the museum is the northeast regional history museum of the North Carolina Division of State History Museums within the N.C.
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, the state agency with the mission to enrich lives and communities and the vision to harness the state’s cultural resources to build North Carolina’s social, cultural, and economic future. Information is available 24/7 at www.dncr.nc.gov.
About the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) manages, promotes, and enhances the things that people love about North Carolina – its diverse arts and culture, rich history, and spectacular natural areas. Through its programs, the department enhances education, stimulates economic development, improves public health, expands accessibility, and strengthens community resiliency.
The department manages over 100 locations across the state, including 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, five science museums, four aquariums, 35 state parks, four recreation areas, dozens of state trails and natural areas, the N.C. Zoo, the State Library, the State Archives, the N.C. Arts Council, the African American Heritage Commission, the American Indian Heritage Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office, the Office of State Archaeology, the Highway Historical Markers program, the N.C. Land and Water Fund, and the Natural Heritage Program. For more information, please visit www.dncr.nc.gov.