Please join us at the Museum of Durham History (500 W. Main St.) for our 5th Birthday celebration! We mark five years of sharing Durham’s stories with a weekend of activities that recognizes the past, highlights Museum accomplishments, and shares our value of inclusion with a series of FREE events… Read More
On August 6th, the Museum hosted a teacher workshop for DPS educators, “Exploration of Lesson Plans and Digital Resources,” based on our exhibit Durham Beginnings: 1865-1885, for the second year in a row. MoDH manager Kristi Oberg guided 15 middle and high school teachers through a variety of… Read More
WOW! What an amazing five-month run for our Building Bridges through Good Faith exhibit! From April to August, the Museum was pleased to host nearly 6,000 visitors (some coming from hours away!) and programming in collaboration with the Ar-Razzaq Islamic Center. A variety of groups visited the Museum for the exhibit… Read More
We had a great time celebrating the opening of our newest exhibit Durham During the Great War on August 17th and wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support us! It was a lively night with live music from Robinson Lee Earle, a visit from the City of Raleigh… Read More
Written by Meggan Cashwell, History PhD candidate, Duke University. Meggan is the museum’s exhibit intern this summer, which is funded by the Versatile Humanists at Duke Internship Program. On August 17th, the Museum of Durham History will premier “Durham During the Great War,” an exhibit… Read More
The Museum of Durham History recently had the pleasure of facilitating a donation of Durham-Orange County Medical Society Auxiliary Scrapbooks to Duke University Medical Center Archives. The Auxiliary was made up doctors’ wives and set out to support the men’s Medical Society as well as to provide social opportunities among families. The scrapbooks… Read More
On July 20th, MoDH staff, along with other members of the Durham Humanities Alliance, convened at Five Points Plaza to share “Free History Lessons” on Durham’s Confederate monument. MoDH has been working closely with other local humanities organizations and Historians for a Better Future, a Raleigh-based public history group, to… Read More
Students enrolled in the Documentary Video Intensive Course at Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies recently a filmed short film about one of the quilters who created the Story Quilt, which is on display in the MoDH Story Room. Thanks to CDS & Wisam Al-Jafari and Garrett Johnson for producing… Read More
The Museum of Durham History is delighted to announce the addition of three new members to our Board of Directors. Our board provides key leadership for the Museum in carrying out its mission of telling Durham’s stories. Our newest members have been serving the Durham community for years and… Read More
Last August the Museum was able to host a workshop for local educators on digital resources pertaining to Durham History, thanks in part to the generosity of the Duke Energy Foundation. Duke Energy Foundation has graciously renewed its support for the program for the upcoming year by awarding a… Read More