Easter Weekend Schedules, Events Announced for N.C. Historic Sites, History Museums and Art Museums

April 20, 2011 - PRLog -- RALEIGH, N.C. – The Easter weekend will bring schedule changes to many state historic sites, history museums and art museums. Some venues have special activities, including two Easter egg hunts on Good Friday and one on Saturday, plus train rides with the Easter Bunny himself.

Details for the N.C. State Historic Sites, the N.C. Museum of History and its branch museums, and the N.C. Museum of Art and its branch museum are as follows:

Division of the N.C. Museum of History

N.C. Museum of History, Raleigh -- open Good Friday, Saturday and Monday; closed only Easter Sunday

Museum of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City – open Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday

Museum of the Cape Fear, Fayetteville – open Saturday and Monday (galleries are closed on Mondays); closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Mountain Gateway Museum, Old Fort – open Saturday and Monday; closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday

N.C. Maritime Museum, Beaufort -- open on regular schedules all four days

N.C. Maritime Museum, Southport – closed all four days (moving into new facility)    

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, Hatteras – open Monday only


Division of the N.C. Museum of Art

N.C. Museum of Art, Raleigh – open Good Friday, Saturday and Easter Sunday; closed on Mondays

Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston-Salem – open Saturday and Monday; closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday


Division of N.C. State Historic Sites

East Region

Gov. Charles B. Aycock Birthplace, Fremont – open Saturday and Monday; closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Historic Bath, Bath – open Saturday; closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday

Battleship USS North Carolina, Wilmington – open each day on regular schedule, with paid admission; the Easter egg hunt/carnival is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Good Friday ($5 admission, free for kids 2 and younger), featuring continuous games, a petting zoo, a bounce house and pictures with Buddy the Battleship Bunny in his sailor suit (Battleship ticket not required for Easter events)

Bentonville Battlefield, Four Oaks – open Saturday and Monday; closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Brunswick Town/Ft. Anderson, Winnabow – open Saturday; closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday

CSS Neuse/Gov. Caswell Memorial, Kinston – open Saturday and Monday; closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Ft. Fisher, Kure Beach – open Saturday; closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday

Historic Edenton, Edenton – open all four days

Historic Halifax, Halifax – open Saturday; closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday

Roanoke Island Festival Park, Manteo – open each day, with paid admission; special activities in the Outdoor Pavilion include the third annual Easter egg hunt at 1 p.m. on Good Friday and the Rock-n-Ride 2011 Harley Concert featuring the Georgia Satellites from noon-5 p.m. on Saturday (tickets $15/$10 for this Outer Banks Harley Week event)

Somerset Place, Creswell – open Saturday and Monday; closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Tryon Palace (including N.C. History Center), New Bern – open each day on regular schedules, with paid admission (gardens open until 6 p.m.)


Piedmont Region

Alamance Battleground, Burlington – open Saturday and Monday; closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Bennett Place, Durham – open Saturday; closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday

Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum, Sedalia/Gibsonville -- open Saturday and Monday; closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Duke Homestead, Durham – open Saturday; closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday

House in the Horseshoe, Sanford/Carthage – open Saturday; closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday

Historic Stagville, Durham – open Saturday; closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday

N.C. State Capitol, Raleigh – open Saturday and Monday; closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Town Creek Indian Mound, Mt. Gilead – open Saturday and Easter Sunday; closed Good Friday and Monday


West Region

Horne Creek Farm, Pinnacle -- open Saturday; closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday

Ft. Dobbs, Statesville -- open Saturday; closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday

N.C. Transportation Museum, Spencer – open Good Friday and Saturday; closed Easter Sunday and Monday; visitors can ride with the Easter Bunny on the Easter Bunny Express (a ticketed event) on Good Friday and Saturday, and children ages 10 and younger can join the Easter egg hunt Saturday at 12:30

President James K. Polk Birthplace, Pineville -- open Saturday; closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday

Reed Gold Mine, Midland -- open Saturday; closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday

Gov. Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace, Weaverville -- open Saturday; closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday

Thomas Wolfe Memorial, Asheville -- open Saturday; closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday


For additional information call (919) 807-7385. The 27 State Historic Sites, the N.C. Museum of Art and the N.C. Museum of History are within the N.C. Department of 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 about the Department of Cultural Resources is all available 24/7 at www.ncculture.com.

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The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources is 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. www.ncculture.com