The Museum of the Albemarle offers a variety of programs which can be utilized at the museum or are available to be taken into the classroom and other venues.
In addition, the museum holds special events periodically throughout the year that can supplement the classroom studies. As a special service to teachers, we have included which of the goals and objectives of the Social Studies Standard Course of Study can be met with each program. Should you desire more information or wish to schedule a tour or program, please contact our education department:
- Charlotte Patterson | charlotte.patterson@ncdcr.gov
- Lori Meads | lori.meads@ncdcr.gov
Programs available include:
Hands-on History
The museum's hands-on history program can be utilized at the museum or in the classroom or other venues. Through the museum's hands-on history program, participants get a closer look at history through hands-on activities with historic objects and reproductions. Designed primarily for younger audiences, the dialogue with museum staff and inspection of the objects themselves motivate young people to learn not only about the culture that produced the artifacts, but also about themselves. While these kits are primarily designed to be taken into settings outside, they can also be used as presentations for small groups at the museum to complement aspects of the tour.
Traveling Trunks
Bring the resources of the North Carolina Museum of History and Museum of the Albemarle into your classroom through History-in-a-Box Educator Kits. These multi-disciplinary teaching tools provide classes with background materials, reproduction artifacts, lessons, and activities that tie North Carolina history with language arts, science, math, and visual art. Kits are available for loan up to three weeks at no charge. (Schools may pick up at the museum. Available to the Albemarle Region only.)
Audio-Visual Presentations
Audio-visual materials are available for loan from the museum for a period of up to three weeks at no charge. (Teachers pay return shipping if necessary.)
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
CARTifacts Gallery Carts are presented periodically in our galleries. Ask the receptionist if one is available during your visit. A Drop-in Friday demonstration might be available, as well! (Unavailable: COVID-19 restrictions.)
Gallery Backpacks Childen can check out backpacks filled with extra enhancing activities to subjects presented within the Main Gallery, Our Story. (Unavailable: COVID-19 restrictions.)
Discovery Room: Sailing the High Seas: The Albemarle Region is unique because it is half land and half water. The region offered both prey and refuge to pirates. Immerse yourself in maritime-themed activities - with ideas from NEAAAT incorporated into the design! Jump aboard the Queen Albemarle, read books in an underwater cave, learn about the food chain, and play pirate games. (The Discovery Room is currently closed under COVID-19 restrictions.)
Also, be sure to check us out on social media:
Facebook.com/MuseumoftheAlbemarle
Twitter.com/MOAecity
Instagram.com/MOAelizcity
Free Admission
Museum Information
Monday–Friday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
State Holidays: Closed
252-335-1453
MuseumoftheAlbemarle.com
Museum Gift Shop
Monday–Friday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
252-331-4026
Facebook.com/MuseumGiftShop
Find the museum in downtown Elizabeth City across from Waterfront Park on the Pasquotank River. Street address: 501 South Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909.
Accessible Entrance in front of the museum.
Program Calendar is published periodically by the Museum of the Albemarle, a part of the Division of State History Museums, Office of Archives and History, and Parks, an agency of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, DNCR.nc.gov.
Special thanks to the following for their program assistance: Sharon Meade, Curator and Community Services Liasion for the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, Dr. Hilary Green, Associate Professor of History, Department of Gender and Race Studies, University of Alabama, Robert W. Smith, Ph.D., Chairman Department of Arts and Sciences, Professor of History and Bible, Mid-Atlantic Christian University, Southern Bank, and Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle.
Exhibitions
High on the Hog
The Day the Lights Came On
North Carolina Shad Boat
Our Story: Life in the Albemarle
Our Story Audio Tour
River Bridge: Sunken Secrets
Temperance and Bootlegging: A Nation Under Prohibition
Women Breaking Barriers in Northeastern North Carolina: Opens Nov. 20th
