Museum of Durham History

Video from Tools of the Trade Pop-up Museum

NC Mutual Pop-up Museum

Pop-up Museum Thursday, April 18th

Please join us on Thursday April 18th at the History Hub for our second student-curated Pop-up Museum. Duke students lead by Dr. Joshua Clark Davis will be creating mini-exhibits exploring topics from Durham’s past. The exhibits will be on display starting at 5:30pm and going until 7pm. This Pop-Up Museum is… Read More

Want to lend the Hub a hand?

VOLUNTEERS NEEDE FOR THE GRAND OPENING + PARADE Sign up here.     General Volunteer Opportunities: Interested in volunteering with the Museum of Durham History? We are a young organization, growing in every way, and our volunteers are what makes a lot of the work that we do possible. Volunteer… Read More

New Game Offers Team-Building Fun for Local Groups

Guest blog post and photos by Duke’s David Jarmul (Photo: Open Durham website) Can you identify this black-and-white photo? Three Duke University employees spotted it quickly as the current home of Rue Cler restaurant. Duke’s Keith Lawrence is shown here taking a photo… Read More

Happy National Day of Listening!

Today is the National Day of Listening–a day to celebrate and listen to the stories we all have to tell. At a time when people tend to gather to enjoy good company and good food, it’s the perfect time for storytelling. We took some time a couple of… Read More

Pop-Up Museum December 6, 5:30-7:30

Please join us on Thursday December 6 at the History Hub for another Pop-Up Museum, this time curated and created by students from Duke and North Carolina Central! Duke students lead by Dr. Joshua Clark Davis and NCCU graduate students taking Museum Interpretation with Dr. Rhonda Jones will be creating… Read More

Durham Day of Listening Nov. 10th at 6:30-8:30pm

Join us for the Durham Day of Listening on Saturday Nov. 10 from 6:30-8:30pm at the History Hub (500 W. Main St.). There will be live storytelling, food and music, and information about gathering your own stories from friends and family members. Musical guests… Read More

A few of my favorite things…

We had a great event at the History Hub two weeks ago: a Pop-Up Museum. We invited people to bring their old tools and gagets to the History Hub for an afternoon of storytelling. Here are some of my favorites: Poison Bottle: Pharmacist and native Durhamite Ralph Rogers taught me… Read More

Pop-Up Museum September 15 3pm-5pm

Stop by 500 West Main Street between 3 and 5pm  for the Durham History Hub’s first “pop-up museum.” And don’t come empty-handed! Search your attic, basement, cupboards and drawers for a sample of “Tools of the Trade” your own family used once upon a time. This… Read More