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The Museum of the Albemarle will host our monthly History for Lunch on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at noon in the Gaither Auditorium.  David Bennett, curator of maritime history with the North Carolina Maritime Museums, will explore the development of shad and herring fisheries

A new exhibit at the Mountain Gateway Museum, "A Place at the Polls," examines the history of voting rights in the United States and how it played out in Western North Carolina. The exhibit runs through February 2025.

The Museum of the Albemarle will open the exhibit Who Can Vote: Brief History of Voting Rights in the United States on June 4, 2024.

The Museum of the Albemarle invites you to join us on Saturday, July 13, 2024, for the grand opening of our newest exhibition, Where the Waves Break: Surfing in Northeastern North Carolina.

WHAT: George H. White: Searching for Freedom Documentary Screening

WHEN: Thursday, June 13, 7:30 p.m.

The Tar Heel Troubadours concert will be the final concert hosted by the North Carolina Museum of History before it temporarily closes its doors for renovations. 

Join the North Carolina Museum of History for Tar Heel Troubadours, a celebration of Americana, roots, bluegrass, and traditional music performed by artists from or living and working in North Carolina.

Join the North Carolina Museum of History to commemorate and celebrate Juneteenth with an evening of poetry and music.

The Museum of the Albemarle will open its newest exhibit, Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons, on June 3, 2024. “The National Library of Medicine produced Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons.

Flowers are blooming, and birds are building nests, which means it’s time for the Mountain Gateway Museum’s “Birds & Blooms Bonanza.”