🏀 On March 12, 1944, basketball teams from North Carolina Central University and Duke University School of Medicine secretly played one of the first integrated basketball games in the South.
Curious to learn more?
Explore our online exhibit: https://loom.ly/Y6nY3yI
✨ It’s Women’s History Month! We’re highlighting Mamie Dowd Walker, a civic leader who became North Carolina’s first female judge when she was appointed to the juvenile court in Durham.
Want to learn more about women who shaped local history? Check out Votes of Suffrage: https://loom.ly/oXWY60Y
Heads up! The museum will be closing early today, Saturday, February 28, for a private event. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.
✨Trivia Night✨
Join us at Glass Jug Beer Lab on Thursday, March 12 from 7–8:30 PM for a fun evening of Durham and RTP trivia, hosted in partnership with Bull City Discovery Society! Gather your crew, have some drinks, and test your knowledge. 🧠🍻🏆
Registration required: https://loom.ly/0bDG8Wk
Durham mourns the passing of civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson. Reverend Jackson had deep ties to North Carolina, including visits to Duke University and North Carolina Central University. His lifelong commitment to justice shaped lives in Durham, and inspired others around the world. 🕊️
John Atkins and Robb Teer Jr. sat down with host Leoneda Inge on WUNC’s Due South to explore RTP’s past, present, and future; what it all means for Research Triangle Park, Durham, and the Triangle today. Tune in! 📻 🎧 📰https://loom.ly/1JYhLc8
‼️ Don't forget to join us tomorrow night, 2/20, for Downtown Durham's Third Friday Art Walk! ⏰ We'll be open from 5-8pm, but be sure to stop by at 6:00 for a free presentation: An Overview of Durham History! Come see us and learn a little more about our amazing Bull City 🐂 💙❤️💛
Missed our Fireside Chat? Join panelists John Atkins and Robb Teer Jr. on Due South today at 12pm noon!
Learn more about RTP's founding, it's growth over the years, and plans for the future.
#durhamnc
✨ Third Friday at MoDH ✨
This Friday, February 21, join us at MoDH (500 W. Main St.) from 6–7 PM for a free presentation exploring Durham’s history. New to the Bull City or a longtime resident? Come learn, connect, and celebrate Durham with us! 🐂📚🎨
#durham #thirdfriday #bullcity #modh #history
Check out "We Built This: Profiles of Black Architects and Builders in North Carolina", a new exhibit on display at North Carolina Central University for Black History Month! 🏗️📚
Free and open to the public through March 31 at the James E. Shepard Memorial Library.
Learn more at nccu.edu/news
☃️ Don't worry about all this winter weather -- we're still on for tonight!
🎟️ Join us at the Durham Arts Council's PSI Theater for an exciting and FREE event "The Early History of RTP: A Fireside Chat".
Register on our website at modh.org! 💻
#durhamnc #winter #duke #free #unc #ncsu #durhm #nc
Did you know that in 1957, Rev. Douglas Moore and 6 young students sat down at the segregated Royal Ice Cream Parlor, known as the Royal Ice Cream Sit-In. This protest sparked a movement, 3 years before the Woolworth's Sit-In in Greensboro. Happy Black History month Durham! 🍦✊🏽
#blackhistory
In 1988, George Hitchings and Gertrude Elion received the Nobel Prize for their work developing drugs to fight diseases such as malaria and leukemia. 🏅🧪
Join us for our next event! The Early History of RTP: A Fireside Chat
📆 Thursday, February 5 at 6PM
📍 PSI Theatre Durham Arts Council
We are closed today because of the snow. We look forward to sharing more of Durham's history with you when we open back up! Stay safe and warm! ☃️❄️
#durham #snowday #bullcity #history #museum
The Museum will be closed today, 1/31 due to impending weather. ❄️ Stay tuned for updates later in the week, and be sure to check out our website modh.org for info on events and exhibits. Stay safe and warm!
#museum #staysafe #downtown #durham #snowday
⚛️ Love science AND history??? Do we have the program for you! 📚
Join the Museum of Durham History for an exciting and FREE event "The Early History of RTP: A Fireside Chat" happening February 5, at Durham Arts Council's PSI Theater! (registration recommended). https://loom.ly/ymu4U-I
#durham #nc
🧊Winter Storm Fern left us a lot of ice here in the Bull City, so in the interest of everyone's safety we will remain closed, tomorrow Tuesday January 27th.☃️ Stay tuned for the latest updates and bring the history home to you with our fantastic online exhibits! Just go to modh.org to learn more.🌨
🚨📢 We are closed today due to inclement weather. Stay safe and stay warm, Durham! We look forward to seeing you soon though! ❄️☃️
#durham #weather #staysafe
🚨 CORRECTION! Sorry we didn't catch our mistake earlier. Our Fireside Chat is *Thursday*, February 5th!
🕕 6 p.m. Thursday, February 5th
🆓 FREE and open to the public
📍 Durham Arts Council PSI Theatre
🚨 The Museum of Durham History is thrilled to announce our first program of the new year --- The Early History of RTP: A Fireside Chat 🔥
🗓️ Thursday, Feb 5, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
💲 FREE and open to the public
📍 Durham Arts Council’s PSI Theater, 120 Morris Street, Durham, NC
#durhamnc #bullcity
Join Duke University Libraries for a two-part exploration of Dr. Aaron McDuffie Moore’s legacy and impact on Durham. Learn more and register 📚⬇️
🗓 Jan 22 (12–1:30pm): Reclaiming Durham’s Narrative
🔗 duke.is/SpiritandService
🗓 Jan 23 (5–7:30pm): The Tower and the Town
🔗 duke.is/TowerandTown
Today in History 📅 On Jan. 6, 1965, Gov. Terry Sanford announced NIEHS (formerly HEW) would locate in Research Triangle Park. Soon followed by IBM, this helped shape RTP and transform the region.
Our RTP exhibit is still on display, stop by today!
#durham #innovation #museum
Come see our outdoor exhibit "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero" before it's gone! ⌛ Today (Jan 5th) is the last day to see our outdoor banner exhibit about the life, legacy, and murder of Booker T. Spicely, a black soldier shot by a bus driver in Durham in 1944.
#durham #civilrights
🎉 Happy New Year, Durham! We’re open! Stop by to learn something new, explore our indoor exhibits, or enjoy the sunshine with our outdoor banner displays. Make your New Year’s resolution all about discovering more of our favorite city 🐂📍☀️
#durham #museum #downtown #bullcity
🍾 Happy Holidays Durham! 🥂
This season we are reflecting on why we do what we do, and the amazing people who help us share our city’s history. Board Member Renée Clark, shares her Durham memories and why she chose MoDH. Learn more at the blog post here --> https://loom.ly/JKiSS0Q
#durham #history
🎅🎄Happy Holidays Durham! ☃️🎁 We at the Museum are looking forward to an amazing holiday, and wish you and your family the same! From December 24-25, we are going to be closed for the but we'll be back open with another weekend of hot cider and cookies on the 26th! #christmas #holiday #durhamnc
❄️🎄 Happy Holidays! 🕎 ☃️
’Tis the season of giving—and of looking ahead. As we plan for 2026, the Museum of Durham History believes that everyone deserves to know the stories that shaped this place we call home.💙❤️💛
Help us preserve Durham’s histories! https://loom.ly/r4m5ZmI
#durhamnc #bullcity
🎄 Merry Christmas! A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by for cider and cookies! Seeing so many of you come through has made these cold winter days so much more tolerable. We’re going to keep it going for one more weekend, so bring your friends and family and stop by! 🍎🍪
🥶 🧊Cold days making you long for warmer weather? ❄️☃️
We're daydreaming about what we have going on this coming year! 🗓️ As we close out 2025, we’re asking for your support.
👉 Read the full story & make your year-end gift on our blog: https://loom.ly/T3hlMhg
#durhamnc #durm #donate #giving
Come visit us after hours for 3rd Friday! 🎉 We'll have free cider and cookies all day. If you'll be downtown, stop in and say hey! 👋
We'd love to see you! ☃️🎄
#3rdfriday #cookies #cider #downtowndurham #bullcity
