THIS POSITION IS FILLED AND HAS NOW CLOSED. Development Director Detailed Position Description The Museum of Durham History is a 21st-century museum that uses stories about people, places, and things to foster curiosity, encourage further inquiry, and promote an understanding of diverse perspectives about the… Read More
In observance of Juneteenth, the Museum of Durham History will be CLOSED on Wednesday, 6/19. The youngest of the federally-recognized holidays, Juneteenth has only recently been widely acknowledged by Americans outside of the Black community. As a city rich with African American history, Durham has a lot to offer this… Read More
The Museum of Durham History wants to wish a very happy graduation season to North Carolina Central University, Duke University and all Triangle students! A special congratulations to our student-volunteers & interns, and our very own Operations Manager Clay Harrison, for their academic success! We wanted to include another… Read More
The original quilt was created for the Museum of Durham History, completed in January of 2017. The Memories of Durham Story Quilt celebrates Durham’s shared heritage, depicted in cloth. The quilt is based on oral histories recorded for the Museum of Durham History Story… Read More
The Museum of Durham History’s Story Squad is looking to hit the pavement in search of oral histories to collect. It has always been part of the Museum’s mission to preserve and share the stories of everyday Durhamites, young and old. Over a decade ago, several of us interested… Read More
MoDH Director of Education Programs & Exhibits, Michelle Needham asked DPS students and teachers for some of their favorite holiday memories from years past and received some heartwarming stories full of family traditions, humor, and…Star Wars! MoDH staff and volunteers also took some time to reminisce and share… Read More
At the Museum of Durham history, we are all about stories– collecting them from visitors, community members, partners, students, and just about anyone who will take a few minutes to share. Here are a few of our favorites from 2023 and we hope you will consider sharing yours… Read More
This year, we’re grateful for collaborations with partner organizations like the Carolina Theatre, which strengthens Durham’s arts and culture community. Our movie series with them, connecting films to inspirations for the TV show Stranger Things and our Stranger Times exhibit themes, has been so… Read More
Many of you may have already met the newest member of our team, Lynne Lambert, if you visited the museum on a weekend or came to the opening of Stranger Times. Lynne was a volunteer at the museum before she became… Read More
This holiday weekend, the Museum of Durham History will be giving thanks to having known and collaborated with a special person we tragically lost earlier this month, Story Habitat founder Brad Larson. If you have ever recorded a video on the Story Kiosk at an event, sat down to… Read More