Celebrate the Year of the Horse with East and Southeast Asian community groups from Greensboro and beyond. Demonstrations, performances, hands-on activities, and more from community organizations. Plus Bao Yeah! and Sister Liu’s Kitchen Food Trucks Hands-on activities and information tables in the GHM lobby all afternoon. Performance schedule: 11:15 am in Mary Norris Preyer Hall inside the museum […]

By 1776, the New Garden area was well known as an early Quaker settlement. Over continuing generations, the community was a hub for worship, education, and abolitionism. Additional families, including African American families seeking a safe place to live and work, established themselves post-Civil War. Learn what the historical records and family stories tell us […]

Drop by the museum to explore the stories of African American history makers. Black Patriots at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse 11 am in the Mary Lynn Richardson Lecture Hall Join us for a short presentation by historian Dr. Scott Culclasure and descendant Sage Chioma as they explore the stories of Black Patriots from the […]

March is Women’s History Month! Bring your Little Lions to the museum for snacks, crafts and fun with some of Greensboro's Revolutionary Ladies. Take part in fun activity with costume interpreters for pre-K to 3rd graders and their families. Then explore the museum galleries to hear stories of Greensboro women from costumed interpreters with Lifted […]

Hear about Greensboro women’s successes and struggles from costumed interpreters in the museum galleries. Lifted Voices is a series of living history events that bring to life people and stories from Greensboro’s past. This is a free, family-friendly program. Drop by and walk around the museum to experience history in first person. Families with pre-K […]

Drop by the museum to explore colonial life with a fun hands-on activity for preschool and elementary age children and their families! Make a colonial silhouette and go on a history hunt. 

Join us in the Mary Lynn Richardson Historic Park to celebrate colonial lifestyles and history.  Explore the museum's historic eighteenth and nineteenth century buildings, immerse yourself in a Colonial Mystery game, and learn more about the experiences of early North Carolinians in the Back Country.  Check back for more information! This program is organized and developed by Humanities at Work […]

Experience downtown Greensboro and learn about the history of the Greensboro Jewish community. See historic buildings and monuments, and remember the sites that no longer stand. Listen to stories of downtown and how the Jewish community has lived and contributed to Greensboro over the years through docents and guest speakers. Check back for more information […]

Discover twentieth-century Black businesses near Downtown — from beauty shops to banks and much more. We’ll highlight architect Edward Jenkins, haberdasher Harold Cotton, beautician Pauline Farrar McCain and other entrepreneurs large and small on an approximately 5 mile, family-friendly ride. Check back for more information and register for the tour. This program is in partnership […]

Tour the museum’s galleries and meet costumed interpreters portraying Guilford County’s revolutionary residents, public figures, political activist, and more.   Lifted Voices is a series of living history programs that bring to life people and stories from Greensboro’s past. This is a free, family-friendly program. Join us for history in first person.