Jun 11, 2022 – Jan 08, 2023 
Duffy Gallery
Sep 10, 2022 – Jan 31, 2023
Open Hours
Mattocks Hall, NC History Center
Panel exhibit detailing the Middle Passage, conditions on slave ships, the slave trading business, laws concerning importation of enslaved people, and methods of their resistance. It was created by the AAHC’s Africa to Carolina initiative.
Sep 12, 2022 – Jan 29, 2023
10 AM to 5 PM – Mon. – Sat., Sunday – Noon – 5 PM
Cannon Gallery, NC History
The Great Fire of New Bern: Images on its 100th Anniversary In memory of its 100th Anniversary this December, images of the New Bern fire, when 40 city blocks burnt to the ground in 1922.
This one-man play is based on the life of Abraham H. Galloway, a fiery young slave rebel, radical abolitionist, and Union spy who rose out of bondage to become one of the most significant and stirring black leaders in the South during the Civil War. He risked his life behind enemy lines, recruited black soldiers for the North, and fought racism in the Union army’s ranks. At the forefront of an African American political movement, Galloway lead a historic delegation of black southerners to the White House to meet with President Lincoln and to demand the full rights of citizenship. He later became one of the first black men elected to the North Carolina legislature. This performance illuminates Galloway’s life and deepens our insight into the Civil War and Reconstruction as experienced by African Americans in the South. The performance is based on the book, The Fire of Freedom: Abraham Galloway & the Slaves’ Civil War, by David Cecelski, and adapted by playwright Howard Craft. Performance to begin at 7:00 p.m., at the NC History Center’s Cullman Performance Hall, 529 S. Front Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
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Sep 23, 2022 – Sep 25, 2022
12:30 – 4:30 PM
New Bern Academy
FREE admission to four exhibits at North Carolina’s first public school chartered by the NC General Assembly in 1764. Self touring of this historic building built in 1809. Exhibits include – Face to Face: Civil War Sketches and Stories; New Bern Architecture; Civil War Military Occupation; and History of Education.
Sep 29, 2022
3:30 PM
Tryon Palace Front Gates
“Life on the Lesser Stairs” will take you on a tour of the Palace, Stables, and Kitchen Office to shine a light on the individuals who also called the Palace home but whose lives were not as glamorous.
Sep 30, 2022 – Oct 02, 2022
12:30 – 4:30 PM
New Bern Academy
FREE admission to four exhibits at North Carolina’s public school to be chartered by the NC General Assembly in 1764. Self touring of this historic building built in 1809. Exhibits include – Face to Face: Civil War Sketches and Stories; New Bern Architecture; Civil War Military Occupation; and History of Education.
Oct 03, 2022 – Oct 09, 2022
10 AM – 3 PM
Tryon Palace
Explore textiles at Tryon Palace with demonstrations on the historical process from raw natural materials, to a completed woven product. Demonstrations will be offered from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday, October 3, through Sunday, October 9. Schedule of activities to be announced.
This one-man play is based on the life of Abraham H. Galloway, a fiery young slave rebel, radical abolitionist, and Union spy who rose out of bondage to become one of the most significant and stirring black leaders in the South during the Civil War. He risked his life behind enemy lines, recruited black soldiers for the North, and fought racism in the Union army’s ranks. At the forefront of an African American political movement, Galloway lead a historic delegation of black southerners to the White House to meet with President Lincoln and to demand the full rights of citizenship. He later became one of the first black men elected to the North Carolina legislature. This performance illuminates Galloway’s life and deepens our insight into the Civil War and Reconstruction as experienced by African Americans in the South. The performance is based on the book, The Fire of Freedom: Abraham Galloway & the Slaves’ Civil War, by David Cecelski, and adapted by playwright Howard Craft. Performance to begin at 7:00 p.m., at the NC History Center’s Cullman Performance Hall, 529 S. Front Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
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Oct 06, 2022
3:30 PM
Tryon Palace Front Gates
“Life on the Lesser Stairs” will take you on a tour of the Palace, Stables, and Kitchen Office to shine a light on the individuals who also called the Palace home but whose lives were not as glamorous.
Oct 07, 2022 – Oct 09, 2022
12:30 – 4:30 PM
New Bern Academy
FREE admission to four exhibits at North Carolina’s public school to be chartered by the NC General Assembly in 1764. Self touring of this historic building built in 1809. Exhibits include – Face to Face: Civil War Sketches and Stories; New Bern Architecture; Civil War Military Occupation; and History of Education.
Directions
1-800-767-1560