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Everyday Artistry
Quilts, furnishings, tools, and other objects illustrate how rural North Carolinians have sought to beautify their world through utilitarian objects.
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A Thousand Words: Photographs by Vietnam Veterans
See photographs taken by service personnel from North Carolina during their tours of duty in Vietnam. Exhibition created and curated by Martin Tucker.
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Bearing Witness: Civil Rights Photographs of Alexander Rivera
Images of the African American community during the Civil Rights movement by photojournalist and Greensboro native Alexander M. Rivera Jr.
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ArtDuckO: Waterfowl Culture in North Carolina
Decoys and other objects associated with waterfowl hunting and conservation in North Carolina, plus Audubon prints, photographs, and a flock of “ducky” artifacts.
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"Showboat": The USS North Carolina (BB 55)
Small exhibit featuring artifacts, memorabilia and photographs that tell the story of the famous battleship.
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Community and Culture: North Carolina Indians Past and Present
Small exhibit concerning cultural practices maintained in the state's American Indian communities.
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Pleasing to the Eye: The Decorative Arts of North Carolina
Objects from the museum's collection, including furniture, ceramics, metalwork, silver, portraits, pottery, and textiles ranging from the 1600s to the late 1900s.
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1920s Drugstore
Re-created interior of a typical North Carolina drugstore from the 1920s, complete with pharmacist's workroom and authentic marble-topped soda fountain.
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North Carolina in the American Revolution
Traveling exhibition, organized by the Society of the Cincinnati in Washington, D.C., highlighting North Carolina’s contributions to the Revolution.
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From Horses to Horsepower
Lobby display of vehicles highlighting North Carolina's transportation history.
Tar Heel Talk About, Junior Johnson |
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A Call to Arms
A look at North Carolina’s military heritage from the American Revolution to the Iraq War.
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David Marshall "Carbine" Williams
Workshop of famous inventor of weapon innovations, with information about his life.
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North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
Audio, video, and interactive biographies, plus Richard Petty's stock car, Meadowlark Lemon's uniform, and other sports artifacts.
N.C. Sports Hall of Fame Members
N.C. Sports Hall of Fame Web site
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Tar Heel Junior Historian Association
Award-winning history projects by North Carolina students. |
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Previous Exhibits
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Mysteries of the Lost Colony and A New World: England's First View of America from the British Museum
Examination of the disappearance of the 1587 English settlement on Roanoke Island, highlighted by the British Museum's traveling exhibition of original John White watercolors. About the Exhibit |
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Health and Healing Experiences in North Carolina
Environments and stories of self-care, conventional medicine, faith, and other healing systems. Interactive Online Exhibit |
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North Carolina and the Civil War
Uniforms, weapons, flags, and other artifacts enhanced by historical settings, photographs, biographies, and computer interactives. Interactive Online Exhibit
North Carolina Civil War Sesquicentennial |
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Crafted from Silver: Objects in the Museum's Collection
Small exhibit of prized pieces, including a ladle made in the early 1800s by Raleigh silversmith Jehu Scott. Online Exhibit
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