Greensboro History Museum

The Historic First Presbyterian Church Cemetery next to the museum contains the graves of many prominent early residents of Greensboro, including Governor John Motley Morehead. Drop in anytime during the above hours for a free tour to learn about the history, people and remarkable funerary art of this historic cemetery.

Learn more on the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park website .

Homeschool and small groups are invited to join the GHM Education team for a day discovering the American Revolution and the North Carolina backcountry. Children ages 5-14 can enjoy colonial activities, explore GHM’s historic buildings and learn about the American Revolution. Please sign up to let us know that you are coming . However, drop ins are welcome.

Celebrate 50 years of NC’s oldest American Indian urban association with conversations and activities highlighting Native American cultural heritage in Greensboro and beyond. Program in connection with the Community Voices display Guilford Native American Association at 50, on view in the museum lobby August-September 2026. More details coming soon.

Join us for an evening with historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Kathleen DuVal. Check back for more information! About the Author: Kathleen DuVal is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Native Nations: A Millennium in North America as well as Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution and the U.S. history textbook Give Me Liberty! A history professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hil

Find GHM Education at the Festival’s Kids Zone for some fun history activities. Find full lineup of festival activities and map at https://www.impaqtgso.org/pride

On Saturday and Sunday come play with GHM at the North Carolina Historic Folk Life Area in the Mary Lynn Richardson Historic Park! You will find all kinds of hands-on activities from the museum both days. The museum’s historic buildings will be open to tour. Check back for more information! Click here to learn more about NC Folk Fest!

Join us on Saturday, September 26 for a Quinceañera dress fashion show and a community panel discussing the significance of the Quince in Latino culture. We will also have refreshments to celebrate the history, legacy, and future of Casa Azul of Greensboro! Participe en nuestro evento conmemorando el 15 aniversario de Casa Azul, su legado y su futuro. Habrá desfile de vestidos de quince, un panel comunitario explorando el significado de los quince años en la cultura hispana, y una rece

Drop by the museum to dig into Archaeology Day with fun activities and demonstrations for the whole family. This program is in partnership with the UNC Greensboro’s Archaeology Program and Guilford Court House National Military Park.

The Greensboro Youth Council’s Ghoulash! Halloween festival is back in LeBauer Park. Free activities with the Museum include: Ghost tales with storyteller Cynthia Moore Brown Little Lions Saturday craft activity Lifted Voices: Unliving History Tours in the Historic First Presbyterian Cemetery Ghoulash! is an annual festival featuring fall and Halloween themed activities led by the Greensboro Youth Council (GYC) in pa

Join us for this free event as we celebrate Darley Newman’s new book Revolutionary Road Trip: Hidden Stories of America’s Founding Journey . Darley of PBS’s Travels with Darley , will be chatting with Museum Director Carol Ghiorsi Hart, and be available for questions and book signings.

More information coming soon

Meet President Abraham Lincoln in a one-man show featuring veteran actor Peter Holland.

Join us during and after the Downtown Greensboro Holiday Parade to celebrate the winter season and the launch of the Mousetastical Adventure mouse hunt all around the museum. Plus fun crafts, hot cocoa, and a special visit from Ms. Claus and Santa. Check back for more information!

Join us during and after the Downtown Greensboro Holiday Parade to celebrate the winter season and the launch of the Mousetastical Adventure mouse hunt all around the museum. Plus fun crafts, hot cocoa, and a special visit from Ms. Claus and Santa. Check back for more information!