Membership is more than a card or a discount. It is an investment in maritime education, historic preservation, community connection, and the future of the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort.
Membership dollars help the Friends respond to opportunities that extend beyond state funding—strengthening the Museum’s programs, exhibits, outreach, and connection to the community.
Help connect students, families, and visitors with North Carolina’s maritime history, culture, environment, and traditions.
Strengthen exhibits, collections, historic vessels, traditional skills, and experiences that preserve the story of our coast.
Support signature events, volunteer opportunities, and meaningful experiences that bring people together around the Museum.
Help fund thoughtful enhancements and strategic opportunities that strengthen the Museum for generations to come.
Whether you participate as an individual, family, business, sponsor, volunteer, or donor, your support moves the Museum’s mission forward.
Become part of a community that believes maritime history should remain accessible, engaging, and alive.
- Support Museum programs and preservation
- Receive member benefits and communications
- Connect with events and opportunities
Align your business with education, preservation, coastal heritage, and one of our community’s most valued cultural institutions.
- Business recognition and visibility
- Employee and client engagement opportunities
- Four levels beginning at $100
Turn a visible community partnership into lasting momentum for Museum education, access, programs, and preservation.
- Support beloved community traditions
- Connect your brand with mission impact
- Help make every event count
Every membership joins with the support of others who share a belief in the Museum’s value. Together, those contributions help fund programs, inspire new ideas, preserve irreplaceable stories, and expand access to North Carolina’s maritime heritage.
You are not simply joining an organization. You are helping sustain a place where history is preserved, traditions are practiced, students learn, families connect, and future generations discover their relationship to the coast.
Become a Friend
Preserving the past.
Investing in the present.
Building the future.
Whether you are joining for the first time, renewing a longstanding membership, volunteering, sponsoring, or making an additional gift, your involvement makes a meaningful difference.