Our exhibits may start at 500 W. Main St. but they soon find locations throughout the community. One such example, From Durham Fever to City of Medicine currently lives on at Duke Regional Hospital, and tells the story of three of Durham’s earliest hospitals: Duke, Lincoln, and Watts. We recently received a note from a… Read More
On August 29th, 2016 the Museum of Durham History hosted an evening Reminiscence Session in anticipation for the upcoming exhibit, Durham A-Z: J is for Jazz. Nearly thirty local jazz musicians, professionals, and fans reflected on the history and impact of the musical genre in Durham. Participants shared personal stories of… Read More
The MoDH celebrates the unveiling of a new exhibit on Friday, September 16, 6pm to 8pm, at the Hub, 500 West Main Street downtown. Finding Each Other in History: Stories from LGBTQ+ Durham features personal narratives that illustrate how LGBTQ people in Durham have a long, but often invisible, history of overcoming adversity to… Read More
Finding Each Other in History: Stories from LGBTQ+ Durham is a new exhibit opening at the Museum of Durham History on September 16, 2016. This citizen-curated Our Bull City exhibit features personal narratives that show how LGBTQ folks in Durham have a long, but often invisible, history of overcoming adversity to form community. This exhibit includes… Read More
The Museum of Durham History encourages civic participation in museum exhibits. The exhibit area Tell Us What We Left Out invites visitors to use post-it notes to ask questions or suggest topics of Durham history they would like to see in the museum. Staff and volunteers follow up… Read More
The MoDH is very fortunate to work with a number of partners who generously lend their time, talents, and expertise to create the overall Museum of Durham History experience. We’d like to recognize these “History Heroes”, beginning with Theo Davis Printing, who generously produced the Durham and the Rise… Read More
Excerpted from exhibit Durham and the Rise of the Baseball Card, on display at the MoDH & Durham Bulls Athletic Park through Sept. 5, 2016. Baseball cards as we know them today began their life as advertising tools. After the Civil War, baseball increased in… Read More
As if this exhibit can’t get any better, we’re giving away prizes! All you have to do is complete the Scavenger Hunt, found here. You can also pick up a copy at the Durham Bulls’ Athletic Park portion of the exhibit AND at the MoDH. Finish the Hunt and pick… Read More
Photo courtesy of Durham County Library. View from Corcoran and Main after the fire of 1914, only a few storefronts survived. TELL US WHAT WE LEFT OUT The Museum of Durham History encourages civic participation in museum exhibits. The exhibit area Tell Us What We Left Out invites visitors to… Read More
Poor Eddie Plank. Almost as scarce as Honus Wagner and a fellow Hall of Famer, but not worth nearly as much. A lot of folks know about the famous T206 Wagner card, but a couple others from that same set are also pretty rare. For instance, supposedly it wasn’t worth it to… Read More
