North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
View of the Nature Exploration Center from E Jones Street | |
| Established | 1879 |
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| Location | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35°46′56″N 78°38′22″W / 35.782186°N 78.639422°W |
| Type | Natural history museum |
| Visitors | 1.2 million (annually) |
| Director | Dr. Denise Young |
| Website | naturalsciences |
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) is a natural history museum in Raleigh, North Carolina. The museum is the oldest in the state, and the largest natural history museum in the Southeastern United States.
The museum is made up of six facilities, divided between five campuses. The newest facility, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville, was announced in 2020 and opened to the public on September 18, 2021. NCMNS is a division of the state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.