Press Releases

The first African American and also the first North Carolinian to serve as quartermaster general is being honored with the "Albemarle Profile: Maj. Gen. Hawthorne L. Proctor, Jr., U.S. Army (Retired)" exhibit at the Museum of the Albemarle now through September.

Local storytellers and actors Mitch Capel and Sonny Kelly will pay homage to the Civil War's African American soldiers with "The Color of Courage," a free program held at the North Carolina History Center Thursday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m.

Learn about 18th and 19th century slave narratives and their impact on the abolitionist movement during the February Lunch and Learn at the North Carolina History Center, held at noon Friday, Feb. 19.
 

The North Carolina Museum of Art hosts its second Art in Bloom, a four-day festival of art and flowers, April 7−10. The event features 56 floral masterpieces inspired by the NCMA’s permanent collection in addtion to master classes, presentations, family activities and more.

Musket and cannon firing demonstrations will be highlights of a Feb. 27-28 program at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site commemorating action from the French and Indian War.

The deadline to apply for the Mary B. Regan Community Artist Residency award is set for Tuesday, March 15.

In the spirit of friendly competition, Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site in Midland and the Western Museum of Mining and Industry in Colorado Springs are wagering gold nuggets toward the winner of the golden Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, Calif.

The gaiety of colonial social life will give way to the clamor for war at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site Feb. 19-21.

Learn about famed naturalist Charles Darwin, take a closer look at his theories and their impact on modern science, and meet some of the scientists who are continuing his work when the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts Darwin Day on Saturday, February 13, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Free; donations welcome.