Public Programs

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. […]

Did you know that the Gate City was home to the largest urban military base in the country during World War II? Enjoy an afternoon of family fun exploring life in Greensboro in the 1940s with reenactors, music, games, activities, vintage vehicles, ration book bake-off contest, planning your own Victory Garden, and more. Free! Don’t […]

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! Little Lions Saturday in LeBauer Park is a partner program with Greensboro Downtown Parks.

UNC Greensboro Professor of History Lisa C. Tolbert dives into the popularization of self-service grocery stores in her new book, Beyond Piggly Wiggly: Inventing the American Self-Service Store (University of Georgia Press). She will be in conversation with J. David Gwynn, UNCG Libraries and founder of the Groceteria website. Free program. Signing to follow with […]

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.

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.

On Saturday and Sunday come play with GHM at the North Carolina Folk Festival Family Area!  Click here to learn more about NC Folk Fest!