Wood-fired pizza on a table at Hollywood East Brewseum

Scene cue · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)Cowabunga, it’s pizza time.Shot on Wilmington’s stages & streets

The museum.

Screen-worn costumes, hero props and production memorabilia from four decades of filming in North Carolina — and a tribute to the local crew who made the magic. Free with a seat at the bar.

Bar with museum display cases behind it

Screen-worn

Costume gallery

Wardrobe pieces worn on camera, displayed with scene stills and the tailors’ notes.

Hero movie prop displayed on a plinth

Hero props

Suit up

Hand props and set pieces from the big-budget productions that came to Wilmington’s stages.

Call sheets, scripts and crew passes in a display case

Memorabilia

Call sheets & crew passes

Scripts, slates and set passes — the paper trail of forty years of production.

Fresh pint being poured from a tap

The crew

Made in Wilmington

A wall for the local artists and craftspeople who poured their hearts into making the magic.

Dream of seeing your name in lights?

Exhibits are sponsored by local businesses and film fans. Every case carries its sponsor’s name.

Sponsor an exhibit

Grab a beer
and some popcorn.

Opening news, tap changes and watch parties — by email, never too often.