New Immersive Family Exhibit Opening: Discover Colonial Life

Name: New Immersive Family Exhibit Opening: Discover Colonial Life
Start: 2025-09-27T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-27T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Museum of the Albemarle

Schedule

Sat Sep 27 2025 at 10:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Museum of the Albemarle | Elizabeth City, NC

Discover Colonial Life Through New Exhibit at Museum of the Albemarle.
We will open our newest immersive family exhibit, Discover Colonial Life, on Saturday, Sep. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a public program of colonial living history. Experience living history demonstrations, interact with colonial historians, and engage in hands-on activities as we celebrate the exhibit opening.
In commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary, the new exhibit will be an interactive and immersive space for families to explore colonial life in northeastern North Carolina between 1750 and 1800. The room is divided into four sections, focusing on farm life, maritime life, town life, and home life. Each section features a colorful wall mural with interpretations of how the region looked during the Revolutionary era. Interactive aspects of the exhibit allow families to grow produce, transport their crops on a flatboat, sell their wares at a shop, and cook their food over a hearth. Families can also try on colonial clothing, practice drilling with the militia, read books, and play colonial toys and games. The exhibit even features a replica colonial windmill! Children must be accompanied by an adult to experience the exhibit.
The Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle, Museum of the Albemarle Volunteers, and the North Carolina Museum of History assisted in the production of Discover Colonial Life. This project was also produced with assistance from the America 250 North Carolina initiative, administered by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. America 250 NC is North Carolina’s commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary and is led by the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. For more information about America 250 NC, visit america250.nc.gov.