Charlotte Museums Events

Sunday, Feb 19 9:00a
Discovery Place, Charlotte
Mummies of the World, the largest exhibition of mummies and related artifacts ever assembled, makes its southern U.

Monday, Feb 20 9:30a
Billy Graham Library, Charlotte
One of the most influential African American women in history, Ethel Waters (1896–1977) began her career as a jazz singer and went on to become an award-winning vocalist and star of stage and screen.

Sunday, Feb 19 9:00a
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Belmont
Join the Expedition! For more than 100 years orchid hunters have faced tropical diseases, wild animals, cannibalistic tribes, floods, and often fierce competition from each other all in the quest for exotic gem

Friday, Feb 24 6:30p
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Belmont
Celebrate an elegant evening during this Garden fundraiser, surrounded by the beauty of orchids from around the world.

Saturday, Mar 31 10:00a
President James K. Polk State Historic Site, Pineville
This program illustrates the life of a common citizen who has been called into service due the 1846 conflict with Mexico.

Sunday, Feb 26 4:00p
Old Salem Museum and Visitor center, Winston-Salem
Old Salem Museums & Gardens will host the Frederick Douglass Oratorical Contest for local middle and high school students on Sunday, Feb.

Saturday, Mar 17 1:00p
Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory
Saturday, March 17 Book Signing with Artie Discover Folk Art: An Art Adventure with Artie 1 - 2:30 PM, Mezzanine Gallery HMA’s children’s mascot, Artie, will be signing copies of his new book (available

Sunday, Mar 4 3:00p
Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory
Join Robin Salmon, Vice President for Collections and Curator of Sculpture at Brookgreen Gardens as she shares her expertise on Huntington’s life and sculpture.

Saturday, Mar 17 10:30a
Childrens Museum of Winston-Salem, Winston Salem
March 17, 10:30 a.m., The Children's Museum of Winston-Salem, 390 S. Liberty St., Winston-Salem. Each child will receive a bracelet and costume ring, then they will make their own tiaras, wands, fancy fans and

Thursday, Apr 12 7:00p
Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology, Winston-Salem
Dr. Dean Snow, renowned Professor of Anthropology at Penn State University, will discuss his research on 30,000-year-old hand stencils in the caves of France and Spain and his unexpected results about the gende