Serving North Carolina...

Annually contributing over $45,000,000 to the NC economy

Welcoming over 2.5 million visitors a year

Provide professional development for 8000 teachers per year

Instructing 1,100,000 students per year, both at the museums and in schools

Providing quality, interactive, science, math and technology instruction

Reinforcing National Standards and the North Carolina Standard Course of Study

Reaching underserved populations across the state

Benefiting from volunteer services at an economic value of 2.5 million dollars

Providing economic, recreational and educational value at twenty-four North Carolina sites

Being visited by citizens of every North Carolina county and welcoming many guests from other states and countries

Providing jobs for 700 North Carolina citizens


North Carolina Grassroots Science Museums Collaborative
Dr. Fran Nolan, Executive Director
c/o North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1029
919.733.7450 Extension 260