Raleigh, NC.— The North Carolina Museum of Art is proud to present “30 Americans”, an exhibition of work by many significant contemporary African American artists, in its Meymandi Exhibition Gallery in East Building until September 4th. Organized …
Blackbeard Artifacts Exhibit Opens at North Carolina Museum
BEAUFORT, NC (AP).- The largest exhibit ever of artifacts from what’s believed to be the remains of Blackbeard’s flagship is opening at the North Carolina Maritime Museum, with bells, cannon, lead shot and part of the hull among the items on display. …
Jet from Miracle Splashdown on the Hudson River Arrives at North Carolina Museum
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP).- It finally arrived. Two years after a US Airways jet left New York for Charlotte and made a miraculous landing on the Hudson River, it reached its intended destination and future home in a museum. “My flight has finally come home…
US Airways’ ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ Jet Destined for North Carolina Museum
HARRISON, NJ (AP).- To stand inside the cabin of the US Airways jet that crash landed on the Hudson River is to imagine, even briefly, some of the terror that must have overtaken the 155 people aboard as the plane descended onto the icy water. The plan…
Appalachian Cultural Museum a Victim of Hard Times
BOONE, NC (AP).- A North Carolina museum devoted to telling the hardscrabble story of Appalachia is the latest victim of budget cuts that have hit almost every state in the nation. The Appalachian Cultural Museum in Boone is closing because of deep b…
New North Carolina Museum of Art Building Wins 2011 AIA Award
NEW YORK, NY.- The 127,000-square-foot, single-story project—one of only ten to receive the Honor Award for Architecture this year—was selected from hundreds of submissions worldwide. The AIA announcement of the Award notes the building interior’s …
Miraculous Hudson River Splashdown Plane Headed for North Carolina Museum
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP).- The US Airways jet that made a near-miraculous landing on the Hudson River in 2009 will finally reach its destination, but as a museum piece rather than in service. The Carolinas Aviation Museum has almost completed an agreement …