MAMRH - Mount Airy Museum of Regional History

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The Museum is open from 10AM - 5PM Tuesday - Saturday

Changing Exhibits

Exploring Extinction: The Dodo

November 11 - mid May 2023

Upcoming Events

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Sat Apr 01 @ 2:00pm - 04:00pm
History Talk: The History of Church Hats

Sat Apr 01 @ 5:00pm - 06:30pm
Dungeons & Dragons Youth D&D Group! - FREE

Sun Apr 02 @ 2:00pm -
Free Easter Egg Hunt at the William Alfred Moore House

Who We Are

Mount Airy Museum of Regional History

IMG_8201_-_Copy_606x640 Ours is an all American story - typical of how communities grew up all across our great nation. While our story takes place in the back country of northwestern North Carolina at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, it is likely to bear many similarities to the development of crossroads, towns, and cities throughout America.

It had taken little more than 100 years for the corridors along the coastline of this still-new continent to overflow. As tensions grew and conflicts flared, the pioneer spirit set in. Families literally packed up everything they owned and headed into the unknown-searching for the "promised land."

Mission Statement:

The Purpose of the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History is to Collect, Preserve and Interpret the Natural, Historic, and Artistic Heritage of the Region

Adopted by the Board of Directors October 9, 1995

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Mount Airy Museum Of Regional History

Museum members preview new African-American Builders exhibit

The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History opened its doors last night after hours to preview its brand new African-American Builders exhibit to members and their guests.

Many in attendance at the event had relatives who were African-American builders and some said they truly learned from the exhibit.

Duffus discusses Blackbeard myths at museum lecture

"Not everything we’re told about our history is true.” That was one of the key statements made by researcher, author and documentary filmmaker Kevin Duffus at the start of his lecture at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History on Sunday.

Duffus was at the museum to speak about the last days of Blackbeard, one of the state’s most infamous pirates. But Duffus, who has spent years combing archives for information about the pirate, said most accounts people have heard about Blackbeard are inaccurate. He said much of the history about Blackbeard and his men was only superficially researched, with most people rehashing the same inaccurate information. So he set out to find truth about Blackbeard. He asked those gathered at the lecture to reconsider what they have heard about the pirate.

Museum camp to expose kids to pioneer life

Children ages 5 and up are invited to join the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History for a week-long Hands-on History Summer Camp July 18-22. This year’s theme will be Pioneer Life in the Hollows.

Matt Edwards, executive director for the museum, said he is excited about this year’s camp because it will be a hands-on camp for kids that will expose them to what life would have been like for early settlers to the Hollows.

Toast and Jam to feature Round Peak wine and Reggie Johnson

The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History is hosting a free wine and music event in hopes to draw interest in museum activities. Toast and Jam will be held Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m.

Matt Edwards, executive director of the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History, said it is important to the museum to have people to come out and to learn what the museum has to offer.