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Museum of Durham History

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500 W Main St
Durham, NC 27701
+1 (919) 246-9993
http://modh.org
A FREE, 21st-century museum that uses stories about people, places and things to foster curiosity, encourage further inquiry, and promote an understanding of diverse perspectives about the Durham community and its history.

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Tawanda R.
10/6/2023

The Museum of Durham History showed me just how much people in that area know about where they came from and pride themselves of it. I was in awe of how much people there don't really leave,...

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Rebecca M.
9/11/2023

The Museum of Durham History is a small museum in Downtown Durham. The museum has a parking lot with free parking and admission to the museum is free. I did not find the museum welcoming and felt...

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Travis T.
3/22/2025

Although the museum was tiny, the museum had quite a bit of information about the history of Durham which makes an ideal stop for people who want to explore Durham but are time-strapped.

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Mary A.
8/5/2023

A small museum, that is a bit like an information booth pit stop. The museum attendant can give you pamphlets and pointers on local attractions to see in the immediate area, the tobacco campus,...

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Mary Z.
9/14/2019

It's a fantastic little museum in the old bus depot, and they manage to pack a lot of information into that very small space. We spent over an hour looking at timelines, reading about integration...

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