The museum is made up of six facilities, divided between five campuses. The newest facility, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville, was announced in 2020 and opened to the public on September 18, 2021.[2] NCMNS is a division of the state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.[3][4][5]
History
The North Carolina State Museum was created in 1879 by combining two existing state-owned collections of geologic and agricultural specimens.[1] The museum was originally housed in the Briggs Building on Fayetteville Street.[4] The museum's collections, outreach and education programs, and status grew over the next 60 years under the stewardship of Herbert Brimley.[1] In 1887 the museum was placed under the management of the Department of Agriculture, and was moved to the department's office building: a former hotel on Edenton Street across from the capitol building.[6] An annex was added in 1899 as the collection grew, and the entire facility was moved to a purpose-built building in 1924.[6] The facility was later renamed the North Carolina State Museum of Natural History.[7]
In the 1950s and again in the 1990s, shifts in education further expanded the museum's holdings as universities donated their collections to the state.[1] In 1986, the museum was renamed to The North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences.[4]
In 2000, the museum expanded with the opening of the Museum of Forestry in Whiteville. This facility was later overhauled and reopened in 2015 as the NC Museum of Natural Sciences in Whiteville.[1] Another location was added in 2004, with the opening of the Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife and Learning.[1] The museum expanded its downtown campus in 2012 with the adjacent Nature Research Center.[1] The collection contains over 1.7 million specimens,[8] including amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, mammals, invertebrates, invertebrate and vertebrate fossils, plants, geology, and meteorites.[9]
On July 14, 2014, a dinosaur replica along with other items were stolen from NCMNS by two accomplices. The offenders turned themselves in on July 17. The replica, along with the other items were recovered.[10]
In 2020, the museum announced its acquisition of the Dueling Dinosaurs, a well-preserved and scientifically important specimen from Montana of a Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus possibly locked in combat. First found in 2006, there were unsuccessful attempts to sell it to museums or private collectors for over a decade until the NCMNS reached out in 2016, prompting negotiations to purchase the fossil. Legal issues concerning mineral rights significantly slowed these negotiations until they were resolved in 2020. Funds for the purchase were raised by the nonprofit Friends of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Following the construction of a dedicated display wing in the Nature Research Center, the DuelingDinosaurs exhibit was officially opened to the public in 2024 in the newly-built SECU DinoLab.[11][12][13]
Nature Exploration Center
The Center is located on Jones Street in downtown Raleigh.
First floor
Natural Treasures of North Carolina – Contains dioramas of various wildlife and artifacts pertaining to nature in North Carolina, such as megalodon jaws and a Carolina parakeet specimen.[14][15]
Coastal North Carolina – Displays dioramas of coastal North Carolina ecosystems, including aquariums featuring live fish native to North Carolina's coast and inland waterways.[15]
Box Office – Sells tickets to the WRAL 3-D theater and the special exhibits.
Second floor
Coastal North Carolina Overlook – Displays an array of marine mammal skeletons overlooking the "Coastal North Carolina" hall, including the museum's former mascot, a sperm whale specimen named "Trouble" that had washed ashore on Wrightsville Beach in 1928.[16] Other specimens on display include a blue whale skeleton, a rare True's beaked whale skeleton, and the skeleton of "Mayflower", a North Atlantic right whale collected in 1874 which has been on display for over a century.[15]
North Carolina: Mountains to the Sea – Displays North Carolina's natural habitats from the western mountains through the central Piedmont and on to the Coastal Plain, as well as native North Carolina species in danger of extinction.[17]
Underground North Carolina – Contains gems and minerals from North Carolina, as well as ground, soil, and seismic displays.
Nature's Explorers – Exhibits the museum's beginnings, and early methods of specimen collection and preservation. Includes a model of an ocean sunfish caught in 1937, as well as Miss Kagawa, one of the only Japanese Friendship Dolls to remain on display throughout World War II.[15]
Discovery Room – A family-oriented hands-on exhibit.
Special Exhibition gallery – Temporary space for an annual special exhibition.
Third floor
Prehistoric North Carolina – Chronicles prehistoric life in the state and throughout North America. This includes prehistoric Mesozoic life, such as petrified wood, skeleton casts of Prestosuchus and the dinosaurs Albertosaurus, Edmontosaurus & Pachycephalosaurus, as well as the skeleton of "Willo", a famous well-preserved Thescelosaurus specimen from Montana, which was formerly thought to have a fossilized heart.[14][18][19] For Cenozoic life, the hall contains the reconstruction of an Eremotherium giant ground sloth excavated by the museum near Wilmington, as well as a walkway through a reconstructed late Eocene ocean ecosystem.[14][15][18][20]
Terror of the South – exhibits a skeletal reconstruction of "Acro" or "Fran" (NCSM 14345), the largest and most complete Acrocanthosaurus specimen, as well as a life-size model of the giant sauropod dinosaur Astrodon. The original skull of "Fran" is also displayed separately.[14][21]
Tropical Connections – Contains a large interactive globe displaying climate regions of the Earth and the connections between North and South America, as well as live tropical animals such as emerald tree boas and poison dart frogs.[15]
Mountain Cove – Contains dioramas about the ecosystems and wildlife of North Carolina's Appalachian Mountains, including live animal displays.[15]
Snakes of North Carolina – Live displays of snakes native to North Carolina.[15]
Windows on the World – A theater, used for demonstrations, talks, and live animal visits.
Curiosity Classrooms – Two classroom spaces.
Bridge Across Time – An open-air bridge connecting the Nature Exploration Center to the Nature Research Center, illustrating the traces left by ancient life over geologic time.[14]
Fourth floor
Arthropod Zoo – Live and static exhibits of the insects, crustaceans, arachnids and other arthropods in North Carolina.
The Nature Research Center (NRC) is an 80,000 sq ft (7,400 m2), four-story wing across the street from the Nature Exploration Center.[24] The NRC and NEC are connected by a breezeway.[25] The initial opening (April 20, 2012) lasted for 24 hours and drew 70,000 visitors.[26]
The NRC provides hands-on activities and visitor-viewing of scientists working in the NRC's four research laboratories. The museum also makes use of distance learning to broadcast lessons and virtual field trips to classrooms around the state.[27][28]
First floor
SECUDaily Planet Theater – Inside the globe, a three-story theater hosts science presentations and scenes from nature.[29]
Our Changing Ocean – A 10,000 US gal (38,000 L) aquarium replicates a typical hardbottom habitat off the North Carolina coast.
Investigating Right Whales – Visitors can see and touch the skeleton of "Stumpy",[30] a North Atlantic right whale killed in a boat collision in 2004, whose death led to laws that require slower cargo ship speeds in whale migration routes.[31]
Exploring the Deep Sea – A model submersible takes visitors on a virtual dive 2,000 ft (610 m) to the ocean floor off the North Carolina coast.
Exploratory Gallery – Presents projects and breakthroughs in engineering, health, and modeling.
Citizen Science Center – Exhibits on getting involved in scientific research and being a citizen scientist.
Protecting Fresh Water – Displays on the importance of clean waterways and how they can coexist with urban development.[32]
North Carolina's Green Gems – Contains emeralds discovered in North Carolina, including North America's largest cut emerald, the 64.8-carat Carolina Emperor.[33][34]
Second floor
Researching Weather – Displays methods used to study the weather.
Diversity of Life – Displays about biodiversity and the extinction crisis faced by modern species, including live animal displays.[14][35][36]
Window on Animal Health – Visitors can view veterinary staff, students, and interns working on real medical procedures. The window is equipped with 2-way audio between visitors and staff and offers video for visitors to view close-ups of images and medical procedures. Patients include species such as reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds, small mammals and invertebrates.[37]
Naturalist Center – Features some of the museum's 20,000 education specimens such as fossils, bones, preserved reptiles, and birds. This exhibit also showcases audio and video of certain specimens at two interactive tabletops.
Planet Micro – large-scale model reconstructions of microbes.[35]
Our Changing Climate – Shows recorded testimonials from experts and students about the impacts of climate change.[32]
Third floor
Unraveling DNA – Displays about DNA replication, barcoding and model organisms, including a giant model of a DNA strand.[38]
Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries – Displays of various fossils across geologic time, including a cast of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus skeleton, fossil predators from the Triassic Period, mammoths & mastodons from the Ice Age, and Ediacaranfossils representing some of the earliest complex life on Earth (542-635 million years ago).[35]
Investigate labs
The Nature Research Center's three investigate labs are open-to-the-public hands-on educational spaces.
Natural World Investigate Lab (second floor) – Visitors can use a variety of tools to observe and study the natural world.
Visual World Investigate Lab (third floor) – Demonstrates modelling and simulation technologies, and offers classes in electronics and computer programming.
Research labs
The Nature Research Center's five research labs are part of the museum's Research and Collections department. These spaces (normally used for behind-the-scenes work) have transparent glass walls through which the public can observe research scientists. The atrium is home to the LCD sculpture Patterned by Nature.
SECU DinoLab (first floor) – Opened in 2024, this timed-entry research lab allows visitors to view the ongoing excavation of the Dueling Dinosaurs specimen, in addition to other interactive displays about the Cretaceous, such as the cast of a Nothronychus skeleton.[13][39]
Biodiversity and Earth Observation Research Laboratory (second floor) – This laboratory is the center for exploration of the flora and fauna of the community, state and planet. Studies focus on such areas as mammalian movement ecology.
Astronomy and Space Observation Research Laboratory (third floor) – Astronomers in this lab use large telescopes around the world to investigate the origins of the Solar System by studying the chemical composition of gas clouds around forming stars.
Prairie Ridge Ecostation (45 acres (180,000 m2)) is a satellite facility and outdoor classroom located 6 miles (9.7 km) from the museum's downtown Raleigh locations. It includes Piedmont prairie, forest, ponds, a stream, and sustainable building features integrated with a wildlife-friendly landscape.[40]
The facility opened a Nature PlaySpace on Saturday, September 28, 2013.[41]
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville, North Carolina formerly known as the North Carolina Museum of Forestry, is a satellite facility of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Its mission is to celebrate the natural history and cultural heritage of North Carolina's forests through interpretive exhibits, educational programming, and the preservation of natural and man-made materials that demonstrate the ongoing relationship of forests and people.[42]
Displays and interactive exhibits include an outdoor Tree Trail and Fossil Dig Pit, and the museum offers educational program experiences and special events.[42]
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Contentnea Creek
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Contentnea Creek, formerly known as the Grifton Nature & Science Center, is a satellite facility and outdoor classroom located in Grifton, North Carolina. It features hiking and paddling trails centered around Contentnea Creek, along with an observatory and outdoor classroom.[2]
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville, North Carolina formerly known as A Time For Science (ATFS), is a satellite facility of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences located in Greenville, North Carolina. It and the Grifton Nature and Science Center were acquired through a partnership between NCMNS and ATFS. The center was renovated with new exhibits being added and reopened in September 2021. The Museum at Greenville is largely based on the Raleigh facility, but with more exhibits focusing on subjects relevant to northeastern North Carolina such as pirates and pollinators, and includes resources from East Carolina University.[2]
Notable annual events
NCMNS hosts many special events through the year. The most notable are:
On Groundhog Day, February 2, Sir Walter Wally makes his annual prediction for the arrival of the upcoming spring. Sir Walter has a 58% accuracy rating,[43] which has earned him nationwide recognition for his prognostication ability.[44][45]
BugFest, held in mid-September every year, is a free day-long festival devoted to insects.[46] This event attracts more than 35,000 visitors per year.[46] A smaller version of the festival, called BugFest South, is held at the Whiteville facility in May or June.[47][48]
NCMNS participates in First Night Raleigh each year on December 31.[49][50] In 2012, First Night drew 80,000 people to the blocks around the museum.[51]
Gallery
The Agricultural Building (the site of the museum between 1887 and 1924) ca. 1900s
Specimen collection ca. 1900
"Mineral Room" of museum ca. 1900s
Exterior of the Museum building (now the Nature Exploration Center) ca. 1942
Museum interior ca. 1960s
An exhibit preparator ca. 1981.
Museum building circa 2007, prior to construction of Nature Research Center
Albertosaurus skeleton mount in the "Prehistoric North Carolina" hall.
Nature Research Center exterior at night
References
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^"Our Nature Programs". N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. State of North Carolina. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^ abc"H-35: N.C. STATE MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES". North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program. North Carolina Office of Archives & History (Department of Cultural Resources). 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
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