Cameron Art Museum

Visit the Cameron Art Museum and see its wonderful “collection of fine art, design and crafts, including significant holdings of historical and contemporary work by North Carolina artists, designers and artisans.”

http://www.cameronartmuseum.com/

The Cameron Art Museum houses a collection of fine art, design and crafts, including significant holdings of historical and contemporary work by North Carolina artists, designers and artisans. Located at 3201 South 17th Street, it is the only accredited art museum in southeastern North Carolina and is supported entirely by the public through contributions, grants and membership. Although the website itself has sample images from the collection, it offers information about upcoming and current exhibits.

“The museum’s grounds include a significant site of one of the last battles of the Civil War, called “The Battle of Forks Road,” fought on February 20, 1865 just before the fall of the city and the subsequent collapse of the Confederate forces. After the fall of Fort Fisher following the largest naval bombardment to date in US history, Union troops marched up the Cape Fear peninsula to capture Wilmington and seal off the Confederate Army’s last remaining port. Lining the edge of the Museum grounds are confederate revetments built during the Battle of Forks Road in the last days of the Civil War.”

The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday. It offers free guided tours for school groups of 10 or more who have given a 3 week advance notice. Only pencils may be used in the galleries. To schedule a tour, call (910) 395-5999 ext.1007. One chaperone for every ten students is required.

Also see the documentary about Francis Speight on the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Documentary page.


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