The Museum of Durham History was invited to attend the Durham Bulls Education Day on April 11th, as they played against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. While the Bulls might have lost that day, it was a great way to interface with elementary, middle, and high school students! We engaged… Read More
Over the course of the ’22-’23 school year, the Museum of Durham History has been working with academic fellows from Duke University on an exciting endeavor: redesigning our online exhibits page. During the course of this project, we have been updating the exhibits into more user friendly presentations that… Read More
On March 30th, the Museum of Durham History and Provident1898 presented a special event, Black Capitalism Forum: Lessons from Soul City. This “dining room table” discussion featured guest speakers Dr. Nishani Frazier, Floyd McKissick Jr., Dr. Charmaine McKissick-Melton, and former Soul City executive (and early MoDH board chair) Lew Myers. Read More
The Museum of Durham History fulfills a number of community requests on a regular basis. In addition to hosting and visiting numerous school groups, community organizations and public & private entities who seek in-person guided tours, we also look forward to offsite talks all over Durham. To celebrate Women’s History… Read More
Back in February, we spent some time with our friends at the Durham County Library piloting our new traveling exhibit L is for Legacy, and extension of The Life and Legacy of Floyd B. McKissick Sr. The pop-up exhibit then made its way to at Hope Valley Elementary… Read More
Hello! My name is Megan Taylor, and I am currently a first-year at North Carolina State University, studying sociology and history. I often spend my time reading, journaling, and playing board games with friends, as well as volunteering here at the Museum of Durham History! How… Read More
A huge THANK YOU to our friends at the Hayti Heritage Center for recording our February 1st historical lecture, Black Economic Power, with guest speaker Dr. Nishani Frazier. This video can be viewed below and on Hayti’s Facebook page. Look for the recording posted to our YouTube. Read More
Over the past 2 Saturdays, the Museum hosted its L is for Legacy special drop-in/pop-up exhibits at the Durham County Main Library. We wanted to give a huge THANK YOU to the volunteers that helped us with the program, and all of the friends and families who came to experience… Read More
This past weekend, the Museum had so much fun participating in Spectacular Magazine’s 20th Annual NC MLK Black History Month Parade! A huge thanks to our board members, supporters, and fans who came out to see us. Maybe we should do parades more often… And for those wondering: no, they… Read More
This past week, the Museum kicked off event programming for The Life and Legacy of Floyd B McKissick Sr with a historical lecture, entitled Black Economic Power, which featured guest speaker Dr. Nishani Frazier. The lecture was very well-received in the Hayti Heritage Center’s community gathering room, where guests got… Read More
