Historian, author, and filmmaker Malinda Maynor Lowery on "The Lumbees’ Long Fight to Reimagine Democracy." Malinda Maynor Lowery is a historian and documentary film producer who is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. In July 2021 she joined Emory University as the Cahoon Family Professor of American History, after spending 12 years […]

Join us for a conversation with Bennett College Archivist Jocelyne Caldera exploring stories from Bennett’s 150-year history. Free Program. Register to join on Zoom Register Or watch live on the Greensboro History Museum Facebook page

Thurs. 4/25 6 pm-7 pm Longtime President of Preservation North Carolina J. Myrick Howard sits down with Preservation Greensboro’s Haley Moloney to explore the dollars and cents of saving endangered properties and the benefits for communities. UNC Press recently released a new and updated version of Howard’s book, Buying Time for Heritage. Free program. Signing to […]

Sat. 4/27 12 pm-2 pm Screening of works from six local AAPI filmmakers with a panel discussion. Hosted with Pan-Asian Voices & Experiences (PAVE) of NC. About the filmmakers: Howard Affandi was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. He’s currently a sophomore undergraduate student at UNCSA School of Filmmaking, focusing in producing. Paul Byun is […]

Tues. 5/14 6 pm-7 pm Join Greensboro Bound and The Steven Tanger Center for Performing Arts in a pre-performance book talk with JOSEPH CRESPINO (Atticus Finch: The Biography—Harper Lee, Her Father, and the Making of an American Icon) at the Greensboro History Museum. Who was the real Atticus Finch? Prize-winning historian Joseph Crespino reveals the […]

Mon. 5/27

The Museum is closed in observance of the City of Greensboro Juneteenth holiday.

Fri. 6/21 12 pm-1 pm Join us for a conversation with UNC Chapel Hill professor Heidi Kim exploring Japanese American experiences in North Carolina during World War II, a time when the government incarcerated more than 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry across the United States. Free Program. Register to join on Zoom Register Or watch […]

Between 1933 and 1966, “The Negro Motorist Green Book” offered African American travelers a guide to safe spaces across the US, including more than a dozen in Greensboro.  Join us to explore historical locations and currently operating Green Book sites in the Gate City on this guided, family friendly 3 mile ride Tour departs 10:30 […]

Sat. 6/22 12 pm-1 pm Celebrate the season of civic engagement between Juneteenth and July Fourth at the museum. Discover North Carolina history through fun activities for pre-K and elementary age children and families! Stay for our Lifted Voices: Civic Season program to meet costumed interpreters in the museum galleries sharing stories from the NC Democracy: Eleven […]