NEW BERN, NC – Feb. 16, 2018
Research regarding Craven County’s enslaved population will be the topic of Tryon Palace’s next installment during its monthly Lunch and Learn series. “To Know Them By Name” will be held Friday, Feb. 16 at noon in the North Carolina History Center.
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NEW BERN, NC – Feb. 15, 2018
Tryon Palace will hold a lecture examining the roles of African Americans after the Civil War at this month’s African American Lecture Series. “How Free is Free: Civil Rights Act of 1866,” featuring comedian, Timothy A. Shopshire, will be held on Thursday, Feb...
NEW BERN, NC – Feb. 6, 2018
Tryon Palace will host behind-the-scenes tours of the costume shop, Conservation Lab and Tryon Palace gardens throughout the month of February. All tours begin at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, with a different tour offered each week.
Tours of the Tryon Palace...
NEW BERN, NC - Feb. 3, 2018
Tryon Palace is open free to the public during its annual Free Day on Saturday, Feb. 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guests can enjoy free tours of the Governor's Palace, Kitchen Office, Stable Office, and Dixon and Stanly houses (limited to first floors), access to...
NEW BERN, NC – Jan. 19, 2018
WinterFeast, the Tryon Palace Foundation’s annual oyster roast and fundraising event, returns on Friday, Jan. 26, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. “WinterFeast: Oysters, Brews, & Comfort Foods” will be held at North Carolina History Center, located at 529 South Front...
NEW BERN, NC – Jan. 18, 2018
Tryon Palace will hold a performance featuring folklore, music, songs and dance to recreate the day-to-day resistance of African Americans from the Civil War to the Post Reconstruction years of American History at this month’s African American Lecture Series...
NEW BERN, NC – Jan. 20, 2018
Tryon Palace will present “Lumbee Tribe Cultural Performance by Ryan Dial-Stanley” on Saturday, Jan. 20. Ryan Dial-Stanley, a member of the Lumbee Tribe of N.C. and a student at UNC Chapel Hill, will describe and demonstrate different Indigenous performing...
NEW BERN, NC – Jan. 20, 2018
Tryon Palace will showcase various quilting techniques in a new exhibit “Pieced with Care.” “Pieced with Care” will open on Saturday, Jan. 20 and will be on display until March 25, 2018. The exhibit will be held in the Duffy Exhibition Gallery located inside...
NEW BERN, NC – Jan. 10, 2018
Tryon Palace will mix history with craft beers during “Palace Pours: New Year’s Resolutions” Wednesday, Jan. 10. The event will be held in the Commission House at 5:30 p.m.
The January Palace Pours will feature samples of various types of champagne...
NEW BERN, NC – Jan. 20, 2018
Tryon Palace’s January garden lecture series features a presentation from the Twin Rivers Camellia Club. This free lecture will take place in the Cullman Performance Hall at the North Carolina History Center at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20.
The Twin Rivers...
