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Planned Giving

Ingram Planetarium and the Museum of Coastal Carolina are run by the Ocean Isle Museum Foundation, Inc. (OIMF). OIMF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relies on income from memberships, admissions, fundraising, grants, and donations from people like you. The mailing address for OIMF is 21 East Second Street, Ocean Isle Beach, NC. When you are making estate planning decisions, please consider supporting OIMF with a legacy gift in any amount.

Planned giving is a way that philanthropic individuals like you can support nonprofits such as OIMF. There are many opportunities for planned giving. You can make a bequest gift from a will, living trust, retirement plan, life insurance, property, real estate, charitable gift annuity, charitable life income trust, etc. We encourage you to discuss various options with your financial advisor and select the option that works best for you.

Whatever option and amount you choose, you can be assured that your gift to OIMF will provide lasting benefits. Your gift will help OIMF continue to fulfill its mission to stimulate the general public’s interest in and understanding of the natural science, environment, and cultural history of the coastal region of the Carolinas, as well as a broader understanding of our earth, our solar system, and our universe, by providing quality educational features for both the public and school students through activities and exhibits.

For more information, please call OIMF Executive Director Jim Hoffman at 910-579-1016 or email [email protected].

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Museum of Coastal Carolina
Sept. 7 to December 31
Thursday-Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and Second Tuesday 5 to 7 p.m. for Sandbar Lectures.

Sundays 12:00 to 4:00 pm during Festival of Trees.

All-day admission: $10 adults, $9 seniors (62+), $8 children (3-12), free for age 2 & under.

Membership: Most events are free for Museum members.

Combo Tickets: admission to museum and one planetarium show: $15 Adults, $14 seniors, $13 children.

Military: with ID receive $2 discount off general admission.

Museums for All: SNAP participants receive $2 Admission for up to 6 people.

Questions? Call the Museum of Coastal Carolina at 910-579-1016.

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Ingram Planetarium
Sept. 7 to December 31
Thursday – Saturday
Dome Shows 11 am to 3 pm
Friday and Saturday
Laser shows at 6 and 7 pm

Per-show admission: $10 adults, $9 seniors (62+), $8 children (3-12), free for age 2 & under

Combo Tickets: admission to one planetarium show and one all-day admission ticket to the museum: $15 Adults, $14 seniors, $13 children.

Military: with ID receive $2 discount off general admission.

Museums for All: SNAP participants receive $2 Admission for up to 6 people.

If you wish, you may call 910-575-0033 on the day of your visit to reserve your ticket.

Questions? Call the Planetarium at 910-575-0033.

Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes early.
DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, ENTRY TO THE THEATER IS NOT ALLOWED ONCE DOORS CLOSE FOR A SHOW.

 

Museums for All

The Museums for All program offers those participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) discounted admission to the Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium. Each member of the family up to six people can receive admission to either the Museum or Planetarium for $2.00 with the presentation of a SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. The Museums for All program is available for general admission during the museum’s regular open hours and at all planetarium dome shows. The program applies to general admission; special events such as laser shows are not eligible.

Similar reduced and even free admission is available to eligible members of the public at venues across the country. More than 800 institutions participate in the initiative, including art museums, children’s museums, science centers, botanical gardens, zoos, history museums, and more. Museums for All is part of the Ocean Isle Museum Foundation’s broad commitment to welcome all audiences.

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