Public Programs

Why did members of the Society of Friends, better known as Quakers, decide to move here in the 1700s? How were place names chosen, and how did believers influence the […]

Museum Director Carol Hart and Curator Susan Webster will talk about the need to conserve objects in our collections. Social time begins at 10, with the program at 10:30. Guests […]

Learn more from local men and women representing these diverse cultures and ethnicities in a moderated conversation at 3:00 p.m. Afterwards, curator-led tours will be provided of the Smithsonian Institution […]

Dr. Robert F. Smith will present "Equipping the Southern Army: Manufacturing Military Stores for an Insatiable Patron." He is Assistant Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at Northampton Community College […]

From 1 to 4 pm, costumed interpreters bring history to life by sharing Greensboro stories in first person. Women portrayed in the museum galleries include Josephine Boyd, the first African […]

Craig Rockwell, retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will come in costume as Captain William Clark and talk about the adventures of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Social […]

Dr. Michael Sistrom of Greensboro College, writer Jim Schlosser and Museum curator Jon Zachman will talk about the nation and Greensboro as the Great War began in this program commemorating […]

Keith Debbage, Professor of Urban Geography at UNCG, will discuss his projections for Greensboro over the next 10-15 years. Social time begins at 10, with the program at 10:30. Guests […]

At our May luncheon, former Museum Director Bill Moore will share intriguing stories about objects acquired during his 40 year career. Reservations required; call Don Saunders at 336.299.2996 for more […]

Our 31st season of 5 by O. Henry is in August this year. The show runs August 11 - 20, with evening shows on August 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, […]