Partner Program

Discover how Smithsonian Affiliate museums are making connections around activism, expression and healing. Then join in a post-program discussion to reflect on those topics here in Greensboro. Smithsonian Affiliations, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and two Affiliates—the Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, CA) and the Wing Luke Museum of the […]

Join the Greensboro Public Library and Greensboro History Museum for the premiere of "O. Henry's Gift of the Magi: A Community Read." This new video brings people from across Greensboro together to read O. Henry's holiday classic. Some of our readers will be on hand to share thoughts about the story, the season and more! […]

We're partnering with Action Greensboro to collect your 2021 New Year’s resolutions as part of our History Happening Now initiative. What are you resolve to do in 2021? Call or text with your resolution using our #ResolutionGSO hotline at 336-543-0440!

Join National Park Interpretation Ranger Jason Baum from Guilford Courthouse National Military Park for a look into some lesser-known facts about the American Revolution. Click below to register on Zoom. Register Sponsored by the Greensboro Public Library and Greensboro History Museum

In light of the pandemic, the Greensboro Human Rights Commission is hosting a virtual MLK Memorial event in place of the annual breakfast. A free video production honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy airs at 9 am Monday, January 18, on Greensboro Television Network, Facebook, and the City of Greensboro’s YouTube channel. The […]

One of the best ways for families to pass down wealth is through home equity. However, home ownership has been unattainable for many African Americans. Historical discriminatory lending regulations have led to systemically-ingrained segregation through the zoning practice of “redlining.” Join us as we examine systemic barriers to home ownership and generational wealth. Free program. […]

Join Smithsonian Affiliations for a look at chefs Lena Richard and Julia Child. Through their cookbooks, teaching, and television programs, these extraordinary women inspired generations of people to take cooking seriously. They challenged perceptions and stereotypes of women in their respective eras and made lasting contributions to culinary history. Their stories, reflective of their very […]

In this discussion, scholars from the National Museum of the American Indian, Asian Pacific American Center and Smithsonian American Art Museum explore how artists integrate the ancient world within their contemporary artistic practice. In so doing, their works update and create new meanings, allowing them to pass on complex and layered cultural interpretations to future […]

Join Little Brother Brewing Company, Greensboro History Museum and other partners in LeBauer Park for a Unity 5k, to promote honest, unfiltered conversations to heighten awareness of systemic racism and injustice to communities of color. For more information, visit https://www.littlebrotherbrew.com/unity-5k  

The new Library of America anthology O. Henry: 101 Stories seeks to capture the genius and the extraordinary range of a gifted humorist and Greensboro native. Best-selling author and editor of the collection Ben Yagoda is joined by another best-selling author, and O. Henry Magazine founder, Jim Dodson for a conversation about William Sidney Porter’s […]