Exhibit-Related Programs

The N.C. Museum of History offers a First Friday exhibit reception,  programs, and a food drive in conjunction with the exhibit In Search of a New Deal: Images of North Carolina, 1935-1941, opening Thursday, Oct. 29, in Raleigh.

During the Nov. 6 exhibit reception, tour the exhibit, and see a preview of an episode to be featured on PBS’s American Experience television miniseries “The 1930s,” which begins airing on UNC-TV on Oct. 26. 

In other programs, hear a lecture or make a Depression-era craft. All events are free and evening and weekend parking is free.

Make It, Take It: Make Your Own Fun
Saturday, Oct. 31
1-3 p.m. (drop-in program)

Make a Depression-era craft and look at photos of life in 1930s North Carolina in the exhibit.

First Friday Exhibit Reception: In Search of a New Deal
Friday, Nov. 6
6-9 p.m.
Film at 7 and 8:15 p.m.
To register, call 919-807-7847 by Nov. 2.

Enjoy food and beverage, and tour this traveling exhibit featuring Farm Security Administration photographs documenting rural life in Depression-era North Carolina. Exhibit sponsorship is provided by UNC-TV.

In Daniels Auditorium, see a preview of an episode to be featured on PBS’s American Experience television miniseries “The 1930s,” which begins airing on UNC-TV on Oct. 26. During the Nov. 6 event, UNC-TV will present an episode about Seabiscuit, a racehorse that became a symbol of triumph over adversity during the Depression. For more information about the miniseries “The 1930s,” go to www.pbs.org/americanexperience and www.unctv.org.

History à la Carte: The New Deal in North Carolina
Wednesday, Nov. 18
12:10-1 p.m.
Bring your lunch; beverages provided.

Gary Grant, Executive Director, Concerned Citizens of Tillery

In the 1930s Pres. Franklin Roosevelt instituted the New Deal Resettlement Program, which offered the rural poor the opportunity to purchase land. Learn about Tillery Resettlement Farm, one of only 15 African American resettlement projects in the nation.

Food Drive for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina
Thursday, Oct. 29-Sunday, Nov. 8

The similarities between today’s economic hardships and those presented in the exhibit are all-too familiar in North Carolina. Help other Tar Heels in need by bringing canned goods and other nonperishable items for this worthy cause. A collection bin will be placed outside the exhibit for donations.

For more information, call 919-807-7900.

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