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Greensboro Historical Museum
Greensboro, North Carolina
Description

Local history museum. Ten galleries plus 2 restored houses and blacksmith shop in adjacent park. Collections strong in military history, furniture, decorative arts.

History

The Greensboro Historical Museum was founded by volunteers in 1924. Its home since 1939 has been a former church building dating to 1892, a building since listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Accredited by the American Associations since 1984, the museum joined the Smithsonian Affliation program in 2006. Approximately 15,000 sq. ft. of exhibit galleries feature military history, early transportation, social and ethnic history, historic room interiors, early 20th- century Greensboro, Dolley Madison, O. Henry, Confederate firearms, and the 1960 Greensboro Sit-Ins. Two historic houses, blacksmith shop, and woodworking shop are located in an adjacent park.

Artifact Collections
Three-dimensional objects including the following areas: Costume and Textiles, Decorative Arts, Fine Arts, Militaria, Business and Industry, Sports, Entertainment, Work, Education, Religion and Politics. Major collections include military history, textiles
Research Collections
Archives: Two-dimensional items including paper based documents (manuscript and printed materials) and publications, audio-visual material, digital records, photographs, art on paper, numismatic and currency. Museum archives includes 150,000 documents,
Programs

Free guided tours for groups of all ages Annual teachers guide Two annual endowed lecture programs Volunteer force of 200 including teens Active docent group of 30 with annual and ongoing training Monthly volunteer newsletter Outreach including traveling trunks to schools Talks by museum staff on and off-site.
Governance

Facility of the City of Greensboro

Library

Access: General Public, Students, Scholars, Members

Appointment required: True

Address
130 Summit Ave.
Greensboro, NC 27401
phone: 336-373-2043
fax: 336-373-2204
home page: www.greensborohistory.org
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