Museums
Ava Gardner Museum
Home to an incredible collection of items including childhood memorabilia, film clips, costumes, domestic and foreign posters, countless black-and-white stills, film scripts, magazine covers, and scrapbooks. Ava Gardner was born near Smithfield and her grave site is located in Sunset Memorial Gardens, approximately 3 miles from the museum. Museum and Gift shop open Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 2pm-5pm. The Ava Gardner Museum is located off I-95 in Johnston County.
Plan Your Visit
Getting There & Details
- Address
- 325 E. Market St. Smithfield, NC 27577
- Phone
- (919)934-5830
- [email protected]
- Website
- www.avagardner.org
- Map
- Get Directions →
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Events in Smithfield
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Lazy O Farm Summer Dayz
Jun
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SJBA Invitational
Jun
21
Smithfield’s Friends of the 4th
Jun
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Tar Heel Leagues SR and Girls Softball State Tournament
Sep
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Annual Faith Festival
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Sep
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Ava Gardner Festival
Oct
8
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