On Friday, September 20th, the Museum of Durham History officially unveiled its new exhibit, 100 Years of Duke: Names to Remember, here at 500 West Main Street. The event was very well-received and had an amazing turnout. Guest speakers included Stelfanie Williams from the Duke Office… Read More
If you have visited the Museum in the past few years, you have always been greeted by the Faces of Durham outdoor banners lining the sidewalk. This exhibit, originally conceived for Durham’s sesquicentennial celebration, Durham 150, and it is still going strong with new faces continually added. We are happy… Read More
In the month of January, we set up our popular traveling exhibit, 150 Faces of Durham, at Durham Academy Middle School. The Cavaliers engaged with the displays as part of their social studies and local history programming! Check out this time lapse they took of our staff setting up 150… Read More
A lifetime of service by one of Durham’s native sons, Floyd B. McKissick, Sr., is now depicted in an exhibit at Durham Technical Community College in the D. Thomas Jaynes Art Gallery on the College’s Main Campus on Lawson Street. We recently partnered with Durham Tech to install a satellite… Read More
For September’s Third Friday, with major support from Durham Merchants Association Charitable Fund and Durham Central Park, we hosted Movie Night in Durham Central Park, showing the classic E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial. A great crowd of all ages turned out for a beautiful night under the stars (how fitting), and… Read More
This past Friday, September 8th, we celebrated the opening of our brand new exhibit, Stranger Times. The displays turned out fantastic; visually stunning and innovative in our space. We enjoyed speeches from some of the sponsors of the exhibit, as well as a couple of the student curators who worked to… Read More
The Museum of Durham History was invited to attend the Durham Bulls Education Day on April 11th, as they played against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. While the Bulls might have lost that day, it was a great way to interface with elementary, middle, and high school students! We engaged… Read More
Over the course of the ’22-’23 school year, the Museum of Durham History has been working with academic fellows from Duke University on an exciting endeavor: redesigning our online exhibits page. During the course of this project, we have been updating the exhibits into more user friendly presentations that… Read More
On March 30th, the Museum of Durham History and Provident1898 presented a special event, Black Capitalism Forum: Lessons from Soul City. This “dining room table” discussion featured guest speakers Dr. Nishani Frazier, Floyd McKissick Jr., Dr. Charmaine McKissick-Melton, and former Soul City executive (and early MoDH board chair) Lew Myers. Read More
Back in February, we spent some time with our friends at the Durham County Library piloting our new traveling exhibit L is for Legacy, and extension of The Life and Legacy of Floyd B. McKissick Sr. The pop-up exhibit then made its way to at Hope Valley Elementary… Read More