Greensboro Historical Museum Inc

THE GREENSBORO HISTORY MUSEUM SHARES THE CITY'S COMPELLING HISTORY IN COUNTLESS WAYS. EXHIBITS FIRE IMAGINATIONS, MODERN TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES NON-STOP ACCESS AND OUTREACH, PROGRAMS EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN, AND COLLECTIONS LINK GENERATIONS. THE COMMITTMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE, DIALOGUE, AND RELEVANCE NEVER WAVERS.

THE MUSEUM EDUCATES THE COMMUNITY BY PRESENTING CREATIVE TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT EXHIBITS, EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS, AND OPERATING THE MUSEUM SHOP. EXHIBITS ONGOING IN 2021 INCLUDED "PIECES OF NOW: MURALS, MASKS AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATION", "VOICES OF A CITY: GREENSBORO NORTH CAROLINA", AND "WELCOME TO THE GATE CITY!". LISTED BELOW ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EXHIBITS FOR 2021 BY MONTH:JANUARY THE GREENSBORO HISTORY MUSEUM PARTNERED WITH ACTION GREENSBORO TO COLLECT OUR COMMUNITY'S 2021 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS AS PART OF OUR HISTORY HAPPENING NOW INITIATIVE. THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN ROBUST AND MANY OF THE RESOLUTIONS CAN NOW BE SEEN IN OUR PIECES OF NOW: MURALS, MASKS AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATION EXHIBITION.FEBRUARY ON 2/25, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED THREE VIRTUAL TOURS OF THE "PIECES OF NOW" EXHIBITION USING OUR NEW ONLINE VR EXHIBIT: 158 JONES ELEMENTARY STUDENTS; STUDENTS AT SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY IN DALLAS, TEXAS; AND A VIRTUAL TOUR AND BLACK HISTORY DISCUSSION WITH ALPHA KAPPA PSI BUSINESS SORORITY/FRATERNITY AT UNC-G.MARCH GHM WAS ALSO HONORED WITH THE 2020 DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION AWARD FROM THE NC MUSEUMS COUNCIL FOR THE HISTORY HAPPENING NOW INITIATIVE AND THE PIECES OF NOW EXHIBITION. THE AWARDS CHAIR WROTE: "PIONEERING PROGRAMMING SUCH AS THAT WHICH YOUR PROJECT PRESENTED IS THE FUTURE OF 21ST CENTURY MUSEUMS AND SOLIDIFIES YOUR PLACE IN BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND THE EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE DIVERSE UNIVERSE OF LEARNERS OF ALL AGES. ADDITIONALLY, BEING RECEPTIVE AND NIMBLE ENOUGH TO QUICKLY FACE THE CHALLENGES OF COVID-19 AND TO EMBRACE THE RECENT PROTEST MOVEMENT WITH THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING IS ANOTHER REASON YOUR PROJECT HAS BEEN SELECTED TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION." MAY THE GREENSBORO HISTORY MUSEUM'S EXHIBITION PIECES OF NOW: MURALS, MASKS, COMMUNITY STORIES AND CONVERSATIONS HAS BEEN SELECTED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY FOR TWO AWARDS, AN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE PLUS A HISTORY IN PROGRESS AWARD. ACCORDING TO THE AASLH THESE AWARDS REPRESENT THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY. THE HISTORY IN PROGRESS AWARD IS AN ADDITIONAL HONOR BESTOWED ON AN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WINNER WHOSE NOMINATION IS HIGHLY INSPIRATIONAL, EXHIBITS EXCEPTIONAL SCHOLARSHIP, AND/OR IS EXCEEDINGLY ENTREPRENEURIAL IN TERMS OF FUNDING, PARTNERSHIPS, OR COLLABORATIONS, CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING, OR UNUSUAL PROJECT DESIGN AND INCLUSIVENESS. ONLY TWO PROJECTS RECEIVED THE NATIONAL HISTORY IN PROGRESS DISTINCTION THIS YEAR. THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL AASLH CONFERENCE ON SEPTEMBER 24TH IN LITTLE ROCK AR.JUNE ON 6/5, THE MUSEUM PRESENTED "REFLECTIONS ON PIECES OF NOW: A HISTORY HAPPENING" IN MARY LYNN RICHARDSON PARK AT THE CORNER OF LINDSAY AND CHURCH STREETS. THIS EVENT WAS A COLLABORATION WITH HAUS OF LACKS AND THE COLLECTIVE GSO, AND CELEBRATED ARTISTS, TEACHERS AND ACTIVISTS WHILE REFLECTING ON CHANGES IN THE CITY OVER THE PAST YEAR AND PERSISTENT SYSTEMIC RACIAL DISPARITIES NATIONWIDE. THE AFTERNOON'S PERFORMERS INCLUDE BRANDON GREEN, CHASYN SPARX, ATTICUS LANE, DJ MAC DAVILLE, DJ DLINKWENT AND OTHERS. AN ICE CREAM TRUCK, ART INTERACTIVES, FAMILY ACTIVITIES, VENDORS AND INFORMATION TABLES WERE ALL PART OF THE EXPERIENCE. ABOUT 400 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED. JULY THE GREENSBORO HISTORY MUSEUM IS ONE OF TWENTY-SEVEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE WON ACCOLADES IN EIGHT CATEGORIES IN THE 22ND ANNUAL MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY MUSE AWARDS, PRESENTED BY THE MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL NETWORK OF THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS (AAM). GHM WON THE GOLD AWARD IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR ITS PIECES OF NOW PROJECT, THE JUDGES STATING, "POWERFUL, IMPACTFUL PROJECT THAT DEALS WITH DIFFICULT CONTEMPORARY SUBJECT MATTER IN A SENSITIVE WAY BY 'STEPPING ASIDE AND LETTING COMMUNITY VOICES BE HEARD. THE PLATFORMS AND ONLINE PROGRAMMING MEET AUDIENCE NEEDS IN A GREAT EXAMPLE OF CO-CURATION AND COMMUNITY COLLECTING BEST PRACTICES." THE PROJECT ALSO WON THE SILVER AWARD FOR 2020 RESPONSE. OTHER AWARD WINNERS INCLUDED THE AMNH FOR ITS ASTRONOMY ONLINE (BRONZE 2020 RESPONSE) AND NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM IN TAIPAI, TAIWAN (SILVER RESEARCH AND INNOVATION). THE MUSEUM BROUGHT REFLECTIONS ON PIECES OF NOW AND DEMOCRACY TABLES TO LEBAUER PARK ON SATURDAY, JULY 17, FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM AS PART OF LITTLE BROTHER BREWING COMPANY'S UNITY 5K. A COLLABORATION BETWEEN TOGETHER WE STAND NC AND FIVE BREWERIES ACROSS THE STATE, THE UNITY 5K INCLUDES A CHARITY RUN/WALK AND ACTIVITIES PROMOTING UNFILTERED CONVERSATIONS TO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF SYSTEMIC RACISM AND INJUSTICE TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FROM NONPROFITS, INCLUDING GREENSBORO HISTORY MUSEUM, DOWNTOWN GREENWAY AND NCCJ. MUSEUM ACTIVITIES IN THE PARK INCLUDED MINI-DEMOCRACY TABLES FROM OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH UNCG COMMUNICATION STUDIES AND ART ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES FROM THE GHM EDUCATION SUMMER PROGRAM. AUGUST MUSEUM ARCHIVIST ELISE ALLISON IS EXCITED ABOUT A RECENT EXTREMELY RARE AND SIGNIFICANT DONATION OF A COMPLETE ISSUE OF THE MAY 15TH 1867 THE RED STRING, A LOCALLY PRINTED VERY SHORT-LIVED REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATED WITH ALBION TOURGEE. TOURGEE WAS A LAWYER, WRITER AND PIONEER CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST KNOWN FOR HIS RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES. LOCAL TOURGEE SCHOLAR AND BIOGRAPHER MARK ELLIOTT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY MICROFILMED OR PRINTED FULL ISSUES. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF EDUCATION ASSISTANT CATHERINE JOHNS, INTERN SHARI MERTEN COORDINATED THE MUSEUM'S SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM, ARTIVISM IN THE COMMUNITY. WORKING WITHIN OUR PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS AND WITH THE HELP OF TEN TEEN VOLUNTEERS, STUDENTS EXPLORED THE PIECES OF NOW EXHIBITION AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES LIKE MURAL PAINTING. 123 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED FROM SEVEN ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE YWCA, KIDS R KIDS, AND BROWN RECREATION CENTER. OCTOBER GLOBAL ATTRACTIONS INDUSTRY NEWS SOURCE BLOOLOOP RECOGNIZED CURATOR OF EXHIBITS ROBERT HARRIS AS ONE OF ITS TOP 50 2021 MUSEUM INFLUENCERS WORLDWIDE FOR HIS WORK ON PIECES OF NOW. THE RECOGNITION "SHOWCASES PEOPLE WHOSE INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY HAVE BEEN KEY IN GUIDING MUSEUMS THROUGH A TURBULENT 12 MONTHS." IN COMPANY WITH ROBERT AND GHM ON THE LIST ARE CEOS, DIRECTORS AND PRESIDENTS OF THE LOUVRE, MUSEUM OF LONDON, SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART, FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, BRITISH MUSEUM AND NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM, JUST TO NAME A FEW!NOVEMBER THE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PROGRAMS INCLUDED SPECIAL MUSEUM HOURS ON VETERANS DAY, A LUNCH BREAK WEBINAR ON FRIDAY WITH CURATORS DAWSON AND ZACHMAN HIGHLIGHTING OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH LOCAL VETERANS IN THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, AND A LIVING HISTORY PROGRAM WITH COSTUMED INTERPRETERS PORTRAYING VETERANS FROM CONFLICTS PAST ON SATURDAY. PIECES OF NOW: MURALS, MASKS, COMMUNITY STORIES AND CONVERSATION CLOSED ON 11/28, BUT NOT BEFORE A FINAL EXHIBITION-RELATED PROGRAM "PICKING UP THE PIECES". THERE WAS CONVERSATION ABOUT THE EXHIBITION AND ITS LOCAL ARTS CONNECTIONS WITH CREATIVE LEADERS DARLENE MCCLINTON AND RASHEEM PUGH, PLUS A SNEAK PEEK OF A NEW MUSEUM-PRODUCED VIDEO ABOUT GREENSBORO HIP-HOP AND DEMOCRACY - AND A SPECIAL LIVE PERFORMANCE BY SINGER BRANDON GREEN, ONE OF THE MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHOSE EXPERIENCES, CREATIONS AND GUIDANCE HELPED CREATE PIECES OF NOW. ALSO, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE MUSEUM WAS OPEN ON THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, SO MORE COMMUNITY COULD VISIT THE EXHIBIT IN ITS FINAL WEEKEND. ATTENDANCE WAS THE HIGHEST SINGLE DAY VISITATION IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS.ON NOVEMBER 17TH, THE MUSEUM WAS NOTIFIED IT WAS CHOSEN BY SMITHSONIAN AFFILIATIONS AS ONE OF TEN NATIONAL AFFILIATES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM, "FOSTERING CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR COMMUNITIES", IN COLLABORATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF SITES OF CONSCIENCE. CURATORS PERKINS AND DAWSON WILL BE THE LEAD PARTICIPANTS IN THIS 2022 EFFORT.DECEMBER A HIGHLIGHT FOR DECEMBER WAS OUR 5TH ANNUAL MONTH-LONG MOUSETASTICAL MOUSE HUNT. VISITORS WERE INVITED TO VISIT THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS AND JOIN IN THE FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITY OF SEARCHING FOR STUFFED MICE HIDING IN GALLERIES ACROSS THE MUSEUM. VISITORS WHO FOUND ALL THE MICE CLAIMED A CANDY CANE TREAT AT THE FRONT DESK. THE MUSEUM WAS OPEN SPECIAL HOURS ON 12/26. ON 12/7, THE MUSEUM HOSTED A DISCUSSION OF THE CLASSIC MATCH-UP BETWEEN NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY IN GREENSBORO AND NC CENTRAL UNIVERSITY IN DURHAM THAT HAS BEEN A FAN FAVORITE FOR DECADES. IT WAS BOTH IN-PERSON AT THE GREENSBORO HISTORY MUSEUM AND LIVESTREAMED AND WAS PRESENTED ALONGSIDE A COMMUNITY VOICES DISPLAY ON THE AGGIE-EAGLE RIVALRY ORGANIZED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY & POLITICAL SCIENCE AND F.D. BLUFORD LIBRARY. THE DISPLAY OPENED DECEMBER 7 AND WILL BE ON VIEW IN THE MUSEUM LOBBY FROM THROUGH FEBRUARY 2022. A PARTNER EXHIBIT CAN BE FOUND AT THE MUSEUM OF DURHAM HISTORY.

LISTED BELOW ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING FOR 2021 BY MONTH:FEBRUARY WAS A BUSY MONTH CENTERED ON BLACK HISTORY, WITH 11 ADULT PROGRAMS AMOUNTING TO NEARLY 9 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING FOR 288 ZOOM VIEWERS, PLUS 339 LIVE VIDEO VIEWS ON FACEBOOK. THE WEEK OF 2/22-2/26 ALONE REACHED 190 LIVE VIEWERS BETWEEN THE TWO PLATFORMS. THE POLICE, COMMUNITY & JUSTICE SERIES CONNECTED TWO PROGRAM FORMATS: AN EDUCATION WEBINAR SERIES AND SMALL GROUP FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS ON THE SUBJECT THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S DEMOCRACY TABLES COLLABORATION WITH UNCG COMMUNICATION STUDIES DEPARTMENT. THE GREAT VALUE IN THE ONLINE CONTENT IS THAT IT CONTINUES TO BE VIEWED AND IS BEING USED/GROUPED TO DEVELOP A VARIETY OF SCHOOL CURRICULA. OUR INVESTMENT IN DIGITAL CONTENT CONTINUES TO PAY OFF IN VIEWERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT. OUR PROGRAMMING ON FACEBOOK GREW TO 2,200 VIEWS TOTALING 3,156 MINUTES (52.6 HOURS) IN FEBRUARY; YOUTUBE SAW 1,600 VIEWS TOTALING 126.6 HOURS OF WATCH TIME. THERE WERE INTERVIEW SEGMENTS WITH MUSEUM STAFF ABOUT GREENSBORO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY ON SPECTRUM, FOX8 AND WFMYNEWS2 SHOWS AND AN ARTICLE IN YES! WEEKLY. MARCH WAS A BUSY MONTH FOR ONLINE PROGRAMMING. GHM STAFF PRODUCED NEARLY 12 HOURS OF LIVE ONLINE PUBLIC PROGRAMS WITH 518 ATTENDEES. PROGRAMS INCLUDED THREE EDUCATION WEBINARS PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTER FOR NEW NORTH CAROLINIANS AT UNCG. FOUR HISTORY LUNCH BREAK SHOWS HIGHLIGHTED THE BATTLE OF GUILFORD COURTHOUSE, THE RICHARDSON FAMILY AND VICKS VAPORUB, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER ELLA BAKER AND SPECIAL OLYMPIAN MARTY SHEETS. THOSE PROGRAMS DREW 111 ZOOM ATTENDEES AND 195 VIEWERS ON FACEBOOK.APRIL SPRING DEMOCRACY TABLES WRAPPED UP WITH A YOU ASKED! SESSION ON HOUSING & EQUITY. UNCG CENTER FOR HOUSING & COMMUNITY STUDIES AND SONYE' RANDOLPH FROM THE CITY NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ANSWERED QUESTIONS DEALING WITH REDLINING, RENT AND MORE. THE PROGRAM REACHED 415 PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK. GHM EDUCATION COLLABORATED WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEPARTMENT FOR A WEBINAR SERIES "FROM GRASSROOTS TO GOVERNMENT" WITH FOUR PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTING HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES IN GREENSBORO, INCLUDING THOSE REENTERING FROM PRISON AND TRANS MEN AND WOMEN. THREE HISTORY LUNCH BREAK PROGRAMS DREW ON LOCAL UNIVERSITY CONNECTIONS (AND STUDENTS) TO PROFILE THE EAST WHITE OAK COMMUNITY CENTER (FEATURING SUMMER 2020 UNCG INTERN SARAH MASKE), AGGIE VETS DURING WORLD WAR II AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY RESPONSES TO TUBERCULOSIS (FEATURING SPRING 2021 UNCG INTERN SUMMER CREWS). NC A&T INTERN AMBER PRIMUS HELPED WITH EACH OF THE PROGRAMS AND CO-HOSTED THE EAST WHITE OAK PROGRAM. MAY THE MUSEUM HAD ONLINE PROGRAMS AS PART OF ITS ONGOING FRIDAY LUNCH BREAK IN HONOR OF NATIONAL JEWISH HERITAGE MONTH AND ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH. MAY 7TH, TINA FIRESHEETS AND CHRISTIE SOPER JOINED CURATOR GLENN PERKINS AND TALKED ABOUT PAN ASIAN VOICES AND EXPERIENCES IN NORTH CAROLINA (PAVE NC), A NEW ONLINE PROJECT HIGHLIGHTING ASIAN AMERICAN STORIES AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR AREA. ON MAY 28TH, UNCG ARTIST IN RESIDENCE SHOSHANA GUGENHEIM JOINED GLENN TO TALK ABOUT THE GREENSBORO CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM AND HOW IT HELPS PUSH AT THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT A MUSEUM CAN BE. MAY 17TH, THE SUPPORT OF THE ENRICHMENT FUND FOR GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS INC. FOR THE MUSEUM'S VIRTUAL TOUR EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE PIECES OF NOW EXHIBIT WAS HIGHLIGHTED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE NEWS & RECORD. CLASSES HAVE STARTED TO JOIN OUR EDUCATORS FOR THE LIVE ONLINE INTERACTIVE TOURS AND WILL CONTINUE IN THE FALL SEMESTER. MAY 18TH WAS INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY, AND THE MUSEUM HOSTED AN INTERNATIONAL PANEL OF EXPERTS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT CHALLENGES TO ENGAGING WITH BELONGING AND EXCLUSION WITHIN CITIES AND ACROSS COUNTRIES - AND HOW MIGRATION CONNECTS WITH AND ILLUMINATES ISSUES LIKE CLIMATE, COVID AND (DE)COLONIZATION. WITH OMAR ALI, PROFESSOR AND DEAN OF LLOYD INTERNATIONAL HONORS COLLEGE, UNC GREENSBORO; ANDRA DELAPLACE, UNIVERSIT PARIS 1 PANTHON-SORBONNE; EMILY MILLER, HEAD OF LEARNING AND PARTNERSHIPS, MIGRATION MUSEUM, LONDON; MARLEN MOULIOU, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN MUSEUM STUDIES, NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS; AND JACK TCHEN, CLEMENT A PRICE PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC HISTORY & HUMANITIES AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - NEWARK AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE MUSEUM OF CHINESE IN AMERICA. JUNE FOR JUNETEENTH, THE MUSEUM CONTRIBUTED SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO THE CITY'S ONLINE "DAY OF CELEBRATION AND REMEMBRANCE" -- ORGANIZED BY GHM, GPL, CREATIVE GREENSBORO AND PARKS & REC - INCLUDING "GOD WITH US," "JUNETEENTH & THE DIVINE 9," "REDEFINING SUCCESS," "JUNETEENTH BINGO AND FIVE PARTS OF A JUNETEENTH RAP CYPHER FILMED IN PIECES OF NOW. A JUNETEENTH GREEN BOOK BIKE TOUR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BICYCLING IN GREENSBORO SAW MORE THAN 50 RIDERS LEARNING ABOUT "THE NEGRO MOTORIST GREEN BOOK AND STOPPING AT THE LOCATIONS OF BLACK BUSINESSES LISTED IN THE GUIDE BETWEEN THE 1930S AND 1960S, INCLUDING THE HISTORIC MAGNOLIA HOUSE.AUGUST THE MUSEUM PREMIERED ITS NEW GHM EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES BUILDING UNDERSTANDING THROUGH HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON AUGUST 18TH WITH PART ONE OF A TWO-PART, ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP TEACHING THE 1979 GREENSBORO MASSACRE. LED BY CURATOR OF EDUCATION RODNEY DAWSON, THIS WAS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GHM EDUCATION AND THE GREENSBORO HISTORICAL TEACHING ALLIANCE AND INCLUDED JOYCE AND NELSON JOHNSON, AS WELL AS OTHER SURVIVORS, VETERAN EDUCATORS AND HISTORIANS. PART TWO (SEPTEMBER 16) WILL GUIDE PARTICIPANTS THROUGH A SAMPLE LESSON PLAN. CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE 30 EDUCATORS IN ATTENDANCE. SEPTEMBER THE GREENSBORO HISTORY MUSEUM'S FIRST IN-PERSON PROGRAM IN 18 MONTHS WAS A COLLABORATION WITH GPL AND SCUPPERNONG BOOKS. BESTSELLING AUTHOR BEN YAGODA VISITED GHM TO TALK ABOUT EDITING THE NEW "LIBRARY OF AMERICA ANTHOLOGY O. HENRY: 101 STORIES". JOINING HIM FOR THE CONVERSATION WAS O.HENRY MAGAZINE FOUNDER JIM DODSON. FORTY-NINE PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT IN THE AUDITORIUM AND ANOTHER 16 TUNED IN ON YOUTUBE FOR OUR FIRST LIVESTREAM OF AN AUDITORIUM PROGRAM. CURATOR OF EDUCATION RODNEY DAWSON HELPED ORGANIZE A HISTORY PANEL - INCLUDING CURATOR OF COMMUNITY HISTORY GLENN PERKINS -- AS PART OF THE NEXT CITY VANGUARD CONFERENCE. THEN, THANKS TO THE RAIN, A FASCINATING KEYNOTE CONVERSATION WITH CHANCELLORS HAROLD MARTIN (NC A&T) AND FRANKLIN GILLIAM (UNCG) TOOK PLACE IN THE GHM AUDITORIUM. CONFERENCE ATTENDEES ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE PIECES OF NOW EXHIBITION. THE NONPROFIT AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST RELEASED A 45-MINUTE YOUTUBE VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING THE JOHN AND ISABELLE MURPHY CONFEDERATE LONGARMS COLLECTION AND ITS NEW INTERPRETATION IN THE MUSEUM GALLERIES ON SEPTEMBER 24. THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN CURATOR OF COLLECTIONS JON ZACHMAN AND KRIS WHITE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION FOR THE AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST, HAS ALREADY GOTTEN OVER 21,000 VIEWS. OCTOBER THE MUSEUM'S ARCHAEOLOGY DAY EVENT IN COLLABORATION WITH UNCG ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAM, DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS DREW AROUND 100 VISITORS ON 10/16, FOR HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT ARCHAEOLOGISTS CAN DISCOVER ABOUT HISTORY. ANOTHER 100+ TUNED IN TO LISTEN TO UNCG AND STATE ARCHAEOLOGISTS DISCUSS RECENT FINDINGS DURING THE DISCOVERING PIEDMONT ARCHAEOLOGY WEBINAR SERIES FROM GHM EDUCATION.ON 10/23 "SPOKES & VOTES" ACTIVITIES CELEBRATING BICYCLING AND WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE CONCLUDED WITH A CYCLING TOUR EXPLORING LOCAL LEGACIES OF WOMEN'S STRUGGLE FOR VOTING RIGHTS IN GREENSBORO. THE PROGRAM, ORGANIZED WITH UNCG, BICYCLING IN GREENSBORO, GREENSBORO DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION AND OTHERS TOOK PLACE ACROSS TWO SATURDAYS, WITH VOTER REGISTRATION, A BIKE SAFETY RODEO AND ICE CREAM.MUSEUM STAFF WERE BUSY LEARNING, SHARING AND CONNECTING DURING TWO MAJOR ONLINE CONFERENCES IN OCTOBER. A PANEL "CIRCULATING JUSTICE INSIDE, OUTSIDE AND ALL AROUND MUSEUM SPACES ORGANIZED BY GLENN PERKINS AND CONNECTING PIECES OF NOW WITH MUSEUM EFFORTS IN SEATTLE AND LOS ANGELES DREW 120 ATTENDEES AT THE AASLH ONLINE CONFERENCE. MUSEUM DIRECTOR CAROL HART ALSO PRESENTED A SESSION ON THE MUSEUM'S PROJECT DEMOCRACY 20/20 PROJECT AND VR GERRYMANDERING GAME. GLENN AND CAROL ALSO PRESENTED AT THE SMITHSONIAN AFFILIATIONS ONLINE CONFERENCE.DECEMBER ON DECEMBER 1-4, GLENN PERKINS ATTENDED THE CAMOC ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN BARCELONA, SPAIN. CAMOC IS THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON MUSEUMS (ICOM) COMMITTEE FOR THE COLLECTIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF MUSEUMS OF CITIES. HIS TALK "DEMOCRACY TABLES: REMIXING CIVIC DIALOGUE" HIGHLIGHTED THE GHM PROJECT DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE, INCLUDING THE DEMOCRACY TABLES COLLABORATION WITH UNCG, THE GERRYMANDER MADNESS VR GAME AND THE COMMUNITY-LED RAPID-RESPONSE EXHIBITION PIECES OF NOW.