The Museum of Durham History’s new exhibit, Stranger Times, uses the idea of the “Upside-Down” from the Emmy-nominated Netflix series Stranger Things as an analogy for the experience of life and coming of age during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. As the show centers on teens dealing with unusual… Read More
This holiday weekend, the Museum of Durham History will be giving thanks to having known and collaborated with a special person we tragically lost earlier this month, Story Habitat founder Brad Larson. If you have ever recorded a video on the Story Kiosk at an event, sat down to… Read More
The New York Times recently ran a piece in the Travel section about Durham as a cultural destination in the South. Titled 36 Hours in Durham, reporter Ingrid Williams highlighted multiple great spots around town to visit, from sight-seeing to drinks to outdoor recreation. While they… Read More
“On April 28, 2020, the New York Times ranked my hometown and the town I call home as having the fifth highest average daily growth rate of deaths due to COVID-19 (commonly known as the coronavirus) in the United States of America. After seeing the article with my own two… Read More
On Wednesday, October 25th, the Museum of Durham History celebrated its 10th Anniversary with an amazing party at the Rickhouse. We enjoyed delicious catering, beverages, a multi- media retrospective of past exhibits, a live painting(!), and music courtesy of the NCCU Jazz Studies Program. We also heard remarks from several… Read More