Join us for two nights of holiday magic.

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.  

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.  

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.  

Enjoy sips, samples and a 25% discount on all purchases (excludes clearance or consignment items) at our Museum Store at the NC History Center.  There will be a raffle too – maybe a gift for you!

Join us on a tour of the Governor’s Palace and focus on the decorations for the upcoming “Candlelight Christmas Celebration.”

Join us on a tour of Stanly, Dixon and Commission Houses focused on the decorations and traditions of Christmas past.

Join us on a tour of the Governor’s Palace and focus on the decorations for the upcoming “Candlelight Christmas Celebration.”

Age My Way – “Hear Me NC” Listening Session Please Join Us.  One in five North Carolinians will be over 65 – more older adults than children for the first time ever.  What would you like to see happen to make life better for residents of all ages?