A new photo exhibition at the Museum of Durham History celebrates the final season of the North Carolina Central University baseball team. The Last Dance, an outdoor photographic essay mounted on banners under the Museum’s gazebo at 500 W. Main St., runs through November 6, 2022. Read More
This past week for Third Friday, the Museum hosted the Durham Production Company and their awesome initiative, Project Aeschylus. Contrary to the playwright the project is named after, this night was anything but a tragedy! Guests enjoyed the Augmented Reality experience developed by DPC, which… Read More
On Wednesday, August 10th, the MoDH hosted the 3rd installment of the 2022 Dining Series at Geer Street Garden. Guests enjoyed family-style BBQ, mac-and-cheese, green beans, mashed potatoes, fried okra, and other delectable southern dishes. After a fantastic meal, we heard a captivating talk by author Andre… Read More
As an introduction to the oral histories that have recently been uploaded to our YouTube channel, the Museum of Durham History produced a video that combines highlights from those oral histories into common themes and topics. Great work by Marc Maximov for weaving these… Read More
Last night, Tuesday July 19th, the Museum was hosted by COPA for our second installment in the 2022 Dining Series! The historical presentation from Bar Director Elizabeth Turnbull and the cuisine prepared by Chef Roberto Copa Matos were equally amazing, and we are truly… Read More
Please join us on Thursday, July 21, from 7-9 PM at Bull City Ciderworks for a knowledge-filled night hosted by TP Trivia! Hint: Come study up at the Museum prior to the event- some of the answers might be found right in our exhibits. We will… Read More
We have collected quite a few oral histories for our latest exhibit, Dining Out In Durham, and we just recently uploaded some of our favorites to our YouTube channel! Hear stories from local entrepreneurs and chefs about the origins of their culinary styles and how they influenced Durham’s food… Read More
In the mid-1990s, Durham’s Latino population was about 2,000 people; today nearly 40,000 Durham residents are Latino. That growth has changed Durham economically, culturally, and socially. There are dozens of Hispanic restaurants, groceries, bakeries, and food trucks serving diverse Durham customers. Latinos in Durham come from many places in Central… Read More
A 1927 article in the Durham Morning Herald reported that 75 of the 80 Greeks living in Durham at the time were in the restaurant business. Emmanuel Mike Galifianakis arrived in Durham in 1919 after immigrating to the U.S. from Greece and immediately opened Mike’s Weenie Stand, serving his wildly… Read More
The Museum of Durham History just installed a great new piece of technology that is intended for the recording of oral histories up to 30 minutes long! Similar to our Video Story Kiosk, the purpose of this audio-dedicated device is to document the experiences of all Durhamites and visitors who… Read More
