Thanks to the Cultural Arts Capacity Building Grant from the City of Durham, the Museum’s Director of Operations, Jeanette Shaffer, had the opportunity to attend the Alliance of American Museum’s annual conference that took place in New Orleans in May. The conference brought thousands of museum professionals together to share… Read More
Welcome to the Supporters of Durham 150 newsletter, designed to keep those interested in Durham’s sesquicentennial updated on all the planning activities surrounding the yearlong commemoration. The Durham 150 Grant Application is Now Closed The Durham 150 grant program was established to support individuals and organizations requiring assistance to… Read More
On May 10th, we celebrated the opening of our second community curated exhibit Lost to the Loop: Reshaping Downtown Durham. The exhibit, which will run through Sunday, June 9th, tells the story of Durham’s Downtown Loop – from the historical street grid to the Julian Tarrant plan and the implementation of major… Read More
Welcome to the Supporters of Durham 150 newsletter, designed to keep those interested in Durham’s sesquicentennial updated on all the planning activities surrounding the yearlong commemoration. Durham 150 Merchandise is Here! Since the debut of Durham 150 merchandise at the Opening Celebration, we’ve been asked by locals and visitors… Read More
The Museum of Durham History is always seeking input from the community on what they want to see in the museum. The exhibit area Tell Us What We Left Out invites visitors to use post-it notes to ask questions or suggest topics of Durham history they would like to see in the… Read More
In April, two of the Museum’s long-time volunteers were invited to attend a special luncheon hosted by the Triangle Volunteer Center. This gathering of Key Volunteers recognized the service of individuals in the community who are providing service to local organizations and their causes. The Museum’s very own Sue Andreson… Read More
Welcome to the Supporters of Durham 150 newsletter, designed to keep those interested in Durham’s sesquicentennial updated on all the planning activities surrounding the yearlong commemoration. Atwater-Ellis Dinner Series With the lessons of the unlikely Atwater-Ellis friendship in the spotlight with “The Best of Enemies” still in theaters nationwide,… Read More
As you may have heard, the Museum of Durham History had been co-leading the initiative to commemorate Durham’s 150th anniversary. On Saturday April 13th, we it was heartening to see so many Durhamites at the opening event. In the wake of the week’s tragic events with the Duke… Read More
On Friday, April 12th the Museum helped kick-off the opening weekend for Durham 150 with our “Community, Kids, and Pioneers” event where we unveiled THREE new exhibits. Our new Kids Area was a huge hit with new Durham themed toys courtesy of the Melissa & Doug… Read More
The Best of Enemies film made its Durham debut on March 19th at the Carolina Theatre as part of the commemoration for Durham 150. The Museum of Durham History held a drawing for two tickets to the premiere after a campaign for new monthly donors. A huge thank you to… Read More