NEW BERN, N.C. - August 20, 2019
Join Tryon Palace at the annual reenactment of the Stanly-Spaight Duel, an interpretation of an infamous moment in New Bern's early history at 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 31, at the New Bern Academy.
On September 5th, 1802, a prominent New...
NEW BERN, N.C. - July 22, 2019
Tryon Palace Presents Stedman Graham and Robert J. Brown: Lessons on Leadership and Identity, at 7 p.m. on August 22, 2019, at the North Carolina History Center. The event will include a lecture presentation from both authors, a book signing...
NEW BERN, N.C. - August 13, 2019
The Tryon Palace Foundation is pleased to open a new round of applications for Palace Scholars, an educational program linking students and educators from Title I schools with funding for field trip opportunities to Tryon Palace. Applications for the...
NEW BERN, N.C. - July 16, 2019
The Tryon Palace Foundation is honored to thank the International Paper Foundation for their generous support of the Tryon Palace 2020 Gardens Programming: Planting Seeds of Learning. The $1,775 grant, awarded in July 2019, will enable Tryon Palace to...
NEW BERN, N.C. - July 11, 2019
The Fifes and Drums of York Town will perform at Tryon Palace on Friday, July 19. At 11:30 a.m., The Fifes and Drums of York Town will begin their march down the Grand Allée to the Tryon Palace South Lawn for their performance. This performance is...
NEW BERN, N.C. - July 10, 2019
The Tryon Palace Foundation is honored to thank Wells Fargo for their generous support of the Tryon Palace 2019/2020 Cultural Arts Series. The $5,000 grant, awarded in May 2019, will enable Tryon Palace to offer low-cost and free performances...
NEW BERN, N.C. - July 3, 2019
Join Tryon Palace for a night of instrumental music, celebrating world-renowned composers, classic rock, our favorite movie scores, and contemporary pop music, as the Cultural Arts Series presents Crystal Coast Musicians in Concert. Crystal Coast...
NEW BERN, N.C. - July 2, 2019
Tryon Palace will host a traveling exhibit "Your Obedient Servant: James Monroe's 1819 Presidential Tour of the Southern States," July 9 - 28, 2019, in the North Carolina History Center. This exhibit is on loan from the James Monroe Museum in...
NEW BERN, N.C. - June 25, 2019
In 1783, North Carolina Governor Alexander Martin became the first American governor to issue a state order for celebrating the Fourth of July. Step back in time and attend one of our earliest celebrations of American independence at the Glorious...
NEW BERN, N.C. - May 30, 2019
Tryon Palace is pleased to announce the reopening of the Tryon Palace Barbour Boats Exhibit in the North Carolina History Center's Duffy Exhibition Gallery, June 8. The reinstalled exhibit will feature a new collection piece, the racing hull Cap't Hub...
NEW BERN, N.C. - May 21, 2019
On May 26, Tryon Palace will offer free admission to all active duty and military veterans, and their dependents and minor children in honor of Memorial Day. Because Tryon Palace is closed Mondays, the museum will mark the occasion Sunday. Hours of...
NEW BERN, N.C. - April 22, 2019
As a "thank you" to the hard-working educators in North Carolina, Tryon Palace will offer free admission to all teachers on May 4. This event is made possible through a sponsorship by Carolina Publishing & Associates. Teachers with identification...
BERN, N.C. - April 12, 2019
Tryon Palace is pleased to announce they have contracted with HistoriCorps, who have begun work at the New Bern Academy. Beginning Monday, April 8, volunteers with HistoriCorps have begun repointing historic brickwork with traditional lime mortar torestore and...
NEW BERN, N.C. - March 28, 2019
Tryon Palace invites you to celebrate 60 years of education, exploration, and inspiration at North Carolina's First State Capitol, April 5 - 7. Tryon Palace will mark their diamond anniversary with lectures, speciality tours, the grand opening of a...
NEW BERN, N.C. - February 4, 2019
Come visit Tryon Palace to enjoy activities and craft demonstrations free-of-charge at Free Day: Daily Life in Historic New Bern, Saturday, February 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
New Bern was a lively community in the 18th century, just as it is...
NEW BERN, N.C. - January 25, 2019
Tryon Palace is pleased to announce the reopening of the Tryon Palace Barbour Boats Exhibit in the North Carolina History Center's Duffy Exhibition Gallery. After the gallery sustained damage from Hurricane Florence, the exhibit was closed, but it will...