• Last Day to See Pieces of Now

    Sunday, November 28, 2021

    Due to popular demand, our nationally award-winning exhibition Pieces of Now: Murals, Masks, Community Stories and Conversations has been extended. We are excited to have even more opportunity to explore the stories of NOW and prepare for our next major exhibition, North Carolina Democracy, which will open in March 2022.

  • History of the Aggie-Eagle Football Rivalry: A Live Panel Discussion

    Tuesday, December 7, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    The classic match-up between North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro and NC Central University in Durham has been a fan favorite for decades. Join us for an exploration of the history of the teams and the games with several special guests. In-person at the Greensboro History Museum or livestreamed at https://facebook.com/GHMuseum This program is […]

  • History Lunch Break: New Year Traditions from Taiwan

    Friday, January 28, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

    February 1 will mark the start of the Lunar New Year, and across East Asia different communities have their own ways of celebrating. Join us for a look at the food and customs from Taiwan that mark the Year of the Tiger with special guests from the Taiwanese America Association of NC. Free program. Click […]

  • PB Kickoff & Community Workshop

    Wednesday, February 2, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Do you see a need in your community and have an idea of how to fix it? The City of Greensboro’s Participatory Budgeting program may be able to help. PB will provide $500,000 for resident-driven projects or programs across the city. This virtual kickoff event and community workshop will teach you how PB works and […]

  • Women in Greensboro’s Landscape of Memory

    Tuesday, March 8, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    Greensboro has statues, markers and memorials dedicated to many men from the past – Nathanael Greene, William Sidney Porter, Dr. George Simkins, the Greensboro Four – but far fewer to remind us of women from the past. For International Women's Day we’ll talk to people connected to three projects focused on women to be dedicated […]

    Minding Our Monuments Webinar: African American Sculptures and Sculptors, with Ernest Hooker

    Tuesday, March 15, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Prof. Ernest D. Hooker of NC A&T State University discusses African American sculptures and sculptors. Part of the GHM Education Webinar series Minding Our Monuments: Discovering Lost Pieces of Greensboro History, exploring parts of our city's history that have been commemorated and neglected.   Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UVi2F90lQ0Om30Txk7uuUQ Learn about and register for other upcoming programs in this […]

    Minding Our Monuments Webinar: Racial Disparities in Public Art, with Jose Vazquez of Monument Lab

    Tuesday, March 22, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Monument Lab is a nonprofit public art and history studio based in Philadelphia. Jose Vazquez shares the organization's approach to racial disparities in public art. Part of the GHM Education Webinar series Minding Our Monuments: Discovering Lost Pieces of Greensboro History, exploring parts of our city's history that have been commemorated and neglected. Register for […]

    How to Teach the 1979 Greensboro Massacre, Part 2 – RESCHEDULED

    Friday, March 25, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

    Building Understanding Through Historical Perspective GHM Education Professional Development Series This online professional development workshop offers educators sensitive, informative, and professional methods to teach a difficult subject, the 1979 Greensboro Massacre, guiding participants through a sample lesson plan. You do not have to have attended Part 1 to take advantage of this workshop. Continuing education […]

  • Minding Our Monuments Webinar: Descendants of Heroes, with Sage Chioma and Solomon Titus

    Tuesday, April 5, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Sage Chioma and Solomon Titus discuss learning about their ancestor, Black Revolutionary War Patriot Ishmael who fought at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Part of the GHM Education Webinar series Minding Our Monuments: Discovering Lost Pieces of Greensboro History, exploring parts of our city's history that have been commemorated and neglected. Register for this session: […]

    History Lunch Break: A New Look at Thomas Day

    Friday, April 8, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    Thomas Day was a free person of color and one of the more successful furniture makers in nineteenth-century North Carolina. Day's clients were some of the most influential antebellum businessmen and politicians of the time, including Blandwood owner Governor John Motley Morehead here in Greensboro. On the next History Lunch Break, we'll talk with Blandwood […]