Partner Program

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-in starts 9:30 am. Tour departs 10:00 am and returns to museum by 12 pm. […]

Patrick Lee Lucas of the University of Kentucky (and previously UNCG) examines Grecian-style buildings and how they shaped 19th-century U.S. regional identities. Introduction by architectural historian Benjamin Briggs. Free program. Co-sponsored by Preservation Greensboro. Signing to follow with titles available for purchase from Scuppernong Books.    About Athens on the Frontier In 1811, architect Benjamin […]

Discover Greensboro's History through fun activities for Preschool and elementary age children and families! On Saturday, August 26 at 2 pm stop by LeBauer Park's South Lawn to celebrate Women’s Equality Day with a Suffragist Craft!   Little Lions Saturday in LeBauer Park is a partner program with Greensboro Downtown Parks.

Discover Greensboro's History through fun activities for Preschool and elementary age children and families! On Saturday, August 26 at 2 pm stop by LeBauer Park's South Lawn to celebrate Women’s Equality Day with a Suffragist Craft!   Little Lions Saturday in LeBauer Park is a partner program with Greensboro Downtown Parks.

Discover Greensboro's History through fun activities for Preschool and elementary age children and families! On Saturday, August 26 at 2 pm stop by LeBauer Park's South Lawn to celebrate Women’s Equality Day with a Suffragist Craft!   Little Lions Saturday in LeBauer Park is a partner program with Greensboro Downtown Parks.

GHM is thrilled to co-sponsor a program exploring the growing influence of independent voters with experts from across the country organized by UNCG Lloyd International Honors College next Tuesday, September 12 at 6 pm in the Elliott University Center Auditorium. Free admission!

Meet firefighters from the Greensboro Fire Department and see real fire engines from the 1880s & 2020s at this month's Little Lions Saturday. Families can explore the museum’s re-creation of Steam Fire Engine Station No. 1 in the Welcome to the Gate City exhibition, and museum educators and members of the Greensboro Fire Department will […]

Montagnard Dega Association and the Greensboro History Museum present a free community celebration. 2-3 pm Meet young artists and enjoy snacks in the lobby. 3-4 pm Auditorium program with dance performances, an introduction to Gate City Arrivals immigration history, screening of the original short film “My Mother’s Hands,” a panel discussion with immigrant and refugee […]

Acclaimed writer Jessica B. Harris talks about the food and foodways of the African Diaspora at the Greensboro History Museum with with Dr. Love Jones, Executive Director of Human Rights at the City of Greensboro. Dr. Jessica B. Harris is the author of 12 critically acclaimed books documenting the foods and foodways of the African […]

For more than a century, the textile histories of Greensboro’s White Oak mill and Levi’s have been intertwined. Learn more about the fascinating denim stories in Levi Strauss & Co. Archives from its director, Tracey Panek. Moderated by textile innovator Paige Mullis and introduced by the Greensboro History Museum’s Glenn Perkins. Reception starts 5 pm. […]