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The North Carolina Museum of History is embarking on a transformative journey that will redefine how visitors experience the state's rich history. As part of this project, the physical museum building will close to the public Oct. 7 to begin an exciting makeover that will last two to three years.
The North Carolina Museum of History will host a special one-day public exhibition of a rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution, Wednesday, Dec. 7.The document is one of just 14 known copies of the official printing of the Constitution produced for the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and for the Continental Congress. It is one of only two copies of the first printing of the Constitution that remain in private hands.
The exhibition explores the artistry and industry that is part of North Carolina’s story of how we “make ourselves at home” and invites visitors to interact with the furniture manufacturing process.