Cape Fear Museum opens its newest exhibit, “Make It Work,” today at 11 a.m.
Described as “a maritime-related simple machines exhibit,” “Make It Work” highlights those simple machines that have helped people perform maritime-related tasks, such as loading and unloading cargo, aiming naval cannon and raising and lowering anchors.
Visitors can try their hand at large-scale examples of six types of universal simple machines that make maritime work easier: inclined plane, wedge, screw, lever, wheel and axle, and pulley.
Visitors can also discover historic objects from the museum’s collection related to Wilmington’s boat and shipbuilding history and make connections to the machines, the museum said in a release. Other attractions include maritime-related photographs from the Lower Cape Fear, and visitors can go on a simple machines scavenger hunt throughout the museum.
“Make It Work” will be open through September 2015 and is sponsored by the Landfall Foundation, which has raised and contributed more than $3 million to Wilmington nonprofits.
Cape Fear Museum is located at 814 Market St. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, students and military with ID, $5 for children 6-17, and free for children 5 and under and for museum members.
More information is available at capefearmuseum.com.
