Join this sensory experience unlike any other as live lighting and laser effects accompany classic hits heard through the area’s best sound system.
This is a fundraiser for the Museum of Coastal Carolina, Ingram Planetarium, and individual tree sponsors. The museum raises funds through admission to the festival and selling votes for favorite tree. Sponsors accrue funds through a silent auction for each tree’s lights and decorations. If the winning bidder also wants the tree, it is an additional $50 for the museum.
The Festival of Trees opens on Nov. 11 and closes on January 1, 2022. During that time the Festival will be open to the public on Thursday thru Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm. Additional public hours from 1 pm to 4 pm will be offered on the following Sundays: Nov. 14, 21, 28 and Dec. 5, 12, 19.
HoliDAY at the Museum is on Nov. 26. This is a family friendly event including all day activities for children.
Come and enjoy an array of stories inspired by the stars in this relaxing Sunday afternoon star show.
Experience what it might be like to work on a moon base in this unique immersive game. This is a free event (donations welcome) but reservations are required – call Ingram Planetarium at 910-575-0033 to reserve your spot.
Join this sensory experience unlike any other as live lighting and laser effects accompany classic hits heard through the area’s best sound system.
This program concerns North Carolina ocean animal rescue efforts including the Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter and the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. The program will also include a discussion of the largest marine mammal hospital in the world in California that has rescued over 25,000 sea lions and seals. All of these rescue efforts have a similar purpose: rescue, rehabilitation, and release. The program will detail why an animal needs to be rescued, how it is rescued, and what determines if and when the animal is released. The program will have a brief discussion of how the health of ocean animals is connected to the health of the ocean. The program will include an art activity for children.
This is a fundraiser for the Museum of Coastal Carolina, Ingram Planetarium, and individual tree sponsors. The museum raises funds through admission to the festival and selling votes for favorite tree. Sponsors accrue funds through a silent auction for each tree’s lights and decorations. If the winning bidder also wants the tree, it is an additional $50 for the museum.
The Festival of Trees opens on Nov. 11 and closes on January 1, 2022. During that time the Festival will be open to the public on Thursday thru Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm. Additional public hours from 1 pm to 4 pm will be offered on the following Sundays: Nov. 14, 21, 28 and Dec. 5, 12, 19.
HoliDAY at the Museum is on Nov. 26. This is a family friendly event including all day activities for children.
This fall, on Thursdays at 11:00, the Museum of Coastal Carolina invites preschoolers to a fun, educational series of programs called Budding Scientists. Do you know a child who loves to explore outside, collect bugs and plants, or dig for shells at the beach? Bring him or her to the museum where young science lovers can learn all about our local environment through fun science experiments.
Each month, the program focuses on a different theme:
September – Budding Scientists become Super Earth Protectors by learning about different types of pollution and how to help protect the environment.
October – Budding Scientists learn Spooky Science by making a ghoulish potion, learning all about pumpkins, and performing some creepy chemistry experiments.
November – Budding Scientists learn about Backyard Science by investigating different types of soil, birds, and bugs.
December – Budding Scientists become Budding Meteorologists by learning how thunderstorms form, how to make snow, and how the ocean affects weather.
These programs will be hosted by Jamie Justice, the Education Coordinator for the Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium. She received her Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from Bowling Green State University and her Master of Science in Environmental Science with concentrations in Marine and Coastal Education and Coastal Management from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Jamie is originally from Portsmouth, Ohio and moved to Wilmington, North Carolina for graduate school in 2017. Before coming to the Museum, she worked in a variety of educational positions at summer camps and schools.
Witness the seven ancient wonders of the world examine the theories of how these wonders were created. Explore the universe’s greatest wonders. This film is narrated by British actor Sean Bean, who played Boromir in the feature film trilogy Lord of the Rings. The film is followed by a live star show.