Special Events

Immerse yourself in four different spaces of reflection & explore how your stories and identity are connected to these places of memory and meaning. Kids create a Memory Craft at every station!

Nobody tells a family-friendly ghost story like Cynthia Brown! Bring a blanket or a chair to the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery behind the Museum. Costumes welcome! Stay afterwards for “Spooktacular Stories in the Cemetery.” Admission to both events is free.

Nobody tells a family-friendly ghost story like Cynthia Brown! Bring a blanket or a chair to the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery behind the Museum. Costumes welcome! Stay afterwards for “Spooktacular Stories in the Cemetery.” Admission to both events is free.

Nobody tells a family-friendly ghost story like Cynthia Brown! Bring a blanket or a chair to the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery behind the Museum. Costumes welcome! Stay afterwards for “Spooktacular Stories in the Cemetery.” Admission to both events is free.

Meet characters returning from Greensboro’s past during this family-friendly event in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery behind the Museum. Then check out all the other Ghoulash! activities in LeBauer and Center City Parks. Admission is free.

Join fellow museum members for great food, wine, conversation, the latest museum news and a talk by Greensboro native Jim Dodson. He is a storyteller, author of seven books and Founding Editor of O.Henry Magazine. Jim will give us a special preview of his new literary project, and it is right in our wheelhouse (that is […]

Join us to preview our new World War I exhibition Lest We Forget: WWI through the Eyes of Nine. This members-only reception will be a great time to connect with fellow members and staff, and check out what has been going on behind those closed doors on the second floor! Please RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wwi-exhibit-preview-reception-tickets-39203197820.

Sections of the internationally celebrated AIDS Memorial Quilt – the 54½-ton, handmade tapestry that stands as a memorial to more than 96,000 individuals lost to AIDS – will be on view November 16-19 (Museum open until 7:00 pm on 11/17). We will also host screenings of The Last One: Unfolding the AIDS Memorial Quilt in […]

Surprise your Valentine this year with a special treat: your message in song delivered in period dress with violin accompaniment. The $50 telegram fee includes a song and a card and goes to support museum programs. You can also add vintage candy and Red Velvet Tea to make things extra special. When? February 9-February 14. […]

This critically acclaimed group performs as part of Lifted Voices: Greensboro Women Making Herstory. The Lorena Guillen Tango Ensemble's latest project, The Other Side of My Heart, documents journeys of Latina immigrants to the Triad in image and song. Guillen conducted oral histories with six women who shared and reflected about their dreams and fears while evaluating […]