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Current Exhibits
Soldiers A Thousand Words: Photographs by Vietnam Veterans
(Opens May 1) See photographs taken by service personnel from North Carolina during their tours of duty in Vietnam. Exhibition created and curated by Martin Tucker.
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Rivera image Bearing Witness: Civil Rights Photographs of Alexander Rivera
Images of the African American community during the Civil Rights movement by photojournalist and Greensboro native Alexander M. Rivera Jr.
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Duck ArtDuckO: Waterfowl Culture in North Carolina
Opens March 21, 2008
Decoys and other objects associated with waterfowl hunting and conservation in North Carolina, plus Audubon prints, photographs, and a flock of “ducky” artifacts.
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USS North Carolina "Showboat": The USS North Carolina (BB 55)
Small exhibit featuring artifacts, memorabilia and photographs that tell the story of the famous battleship.
Pine needle basket Community and Culture: North Carolina Indians Past and Present
Small exhibit concerning cultural practices maintained in the state's American Indian communities.
Persian jar Pleasing to the Eye: The Decorative Arts of North Carolina
Objects from the museum's collection, including furniture, ceramics, metalwork, silver, portraits, pottery, and textiles ranging from the 1600s to the late 1900s.
Scales 1920s Drugstore
Re-created interior of a typical North Carolina drugstore from the 1920s, complete with pharmacist's workroom and authentic marble-topped soda fountain.
WAAC poster Everybody's War: North Carolina and World War II
Artifacts, images, and stories chronicling the contributions of North Carolinians during wartime.
Tea caddy owned by Penelope Barker North Carolina in the American Revolution
Traveling exhibition, organized by the Society of the Cincinnati in Washington, D.C., highlighting North Carolina’s contributions to the Revolution.
Banjo Rhythm and Roots of North Carolina Music
Case exhibit of musical instruments and other related artifacts, with profiles of over one hundred notable musicians with ties to the Tar Heel state.
Junior Johnson's 1963 Chevrolet From Horses to Horsepower
Lobby display of vehicles highlighting North Carolina's transportation history.
Tar Heel Talk About, Junior Johnson

Iraqi police armband
A Call to Arms
A look at North Carolina’s military heritage from the American Revolution to the Iraq War.
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David Marshall Carbine Williams David Marshall "Carbine" Williams
Workshop of famous inventor of weapon innovations, with information about his life.
North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
Audio, video, and interactive biographies, plus Richard Petty's stock car, Meadowlark Lemon's uniform, and other sports artifacts.
N.C. Sports Hall of Fame Members
N.C. Sports Hall of Fame Web site
Tar Heel Junior Historian Association Tar Heel Junior Historian Association
Award-winning history projects by North Carolina students.
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Upcoming Exhibits

Civil Rights Exhibit
A Change Is Gonna Come: Black, Indian, and White Voices for Racial Equality
This exhibition, currently in development, will focus on the struggle for racial equality in North Carolina from the 1860s to the 1980s through the personal stories of the state's citizens.

This exhibit is sponsored in part by GlaxoSmithKline, the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. For information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact the North Carolina Museum of History Associates at 919-807-7850.
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Previous Exhibits
Sir Walter Raleigh Mysteries of the Lost Colony and A New World: England's First View of America from the British Museum
Examination of the disappearance of the 1587 English settlement on Roanoke Island, highlighted by the British Museum's traveling exhibition of original John White watercolors. About the Exhibit
Students explore the exhibit Health and Healing Experiences in North Carolina
Environments and stories of self-care, conventional medicine, faith, and other healing systems. Interactive Online Exhibit
North Carolina and the Civil War North Carolina and the Civil War
Uniforms, weapons, flags, and other artifacts enhanced by historical settings, photographs, biographies, and computer interactives. Interactive Online Exhibit
Crafted from Silver Crafted from Silver: Objects in the Museum's Collection
Small exhibit of prized pieces, including a ladle made in the early 1800s by Raleigh silversmith Jehu Scott. Online Exhibit
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