Museums in Partnership (Western North Carolina)

Cherokee stories from a Cherokee voice; Museum is updating exhibit - The Cherokee One Feather The Museum of the Cherokee People is currently working on updating its main exhibit – one that has been on display since 1998. The Museum received a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation for $225,000 for the research and development aspects of the update to the area that will now be called the Main...

Join the MCPL Local History Club on Friday, Jan. 19th from 2-3 at the Marion Library to learn about the 1916 Flood with our Local History Room Manager Amanda Biddix. All are welcomed to join and learn about an event that shaped our county!

Did you know? In 2023, the Museum of the Cherokee People's Atsila Anotasgi Cultural Specialist program presented 184 educational and cultural programs on-site at the Museum and throughout the region, with nearly half of those programs directly serving citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Meet the Atsila Anotasgi Cultural Specialists and learn more about their work: https://bit.ly/41HdIfL

First opened in 1998, the Museum of the Cherokee People's current main exhibit took a mainstream museum approach to exhibit design, following an archaeological timeline from the paleolithic period to the early twentieth century. Designed in collaboration with Disney Imagineers, the award-winning main galleries used Museum collections and state-of-the-art technology to immerse the visitor in the Cherokee story.

This photo captures Walker Calhoun (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), Ken Blankenship (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), and Chief Joyce Dugan (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) at the 1998 grand opening of the exhibit. Were you there?

December 29, 2023 is the final day to see the Museum's current exhibit as we begin the process of developing a new exhibit sharing the Cherokee story from a Cherokee perspective. As we conclude the Museum's 75th year, we look forward to reflecting on what we've learned and look toward the future. Stop by the Museum for free guided tours in the morning at 10am and in the afternoon at 2pm, and join us for Party Like it's 1998: A New Year for the Museum of the Cherokee People at 6pm in the evening! motcp98.eventbrite.com.

📸: Grand opening of Museum exhibit, 1998. Museum of the Cherokee People archives.

We're happy to be included in Lynne Cooke's "Top 10 Exhibitions of 2023"! We are grateful to Lynne for visiting us here in Asheville and taking the time to highlight "Weaving at Black Mountain College."

Check out the Best of 2023 list: https://www.artforum.com/lists/lynne-cooke-top-ten-2023/weaving-at-black-mountain-college-anni-albers-trude-guermonprez-and-their-students-black-mountain-college-museum-arts-center-asheville-nc-curated-by-michael-beggs-and-julie/

Fort Defiance is excited to welcome Gabe Pipes as the new Site Director. Gabe is originally from Hudson, North Carolina and graduated from South Caldwell High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army where he retired after twenty-two years of service as a Human Resources Sergeant. His most recent assignment in the Army was as the First Sergeant of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program. While serving in the Army, Gabe attained a Liberal Arts degree from Troy University. Gabe has a love of all things history and enjoys reading historical biographies. His hobbies include golf, travel, and watching college sports. He currently lives in Valdese on his small farm where he raises barnyard animals. Gabe has two grown children and two that are currently in high school. He is very excited about joining the Fort Defiance community.

UPDATE: ONLINE AUCTION IS NOW CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO KATHY KERWIN RIDDLE!

⭐⭐!!!!!!!QUILT AUCTION IS NOW LIVE!!!!!!⭐⭐BID MUST BE PLACED ON ORIGINAL POST ON HIDDENITE ARTS & HERITAGE CENTER’S FACEBOOK PAGE!!!!⭐️⭐️

The Brushy Mountain Quilters Guild's online auction of a stunning 100"x100" cotton quilt, lovingly quilted by its members, is NOW LIVE!!!!! All proceeds will be donated to the Guild's charity projects.

The auction will begin with a base price of $500, with bids made in $25 increments. Make sure to keep checking this post to ensure your bid remains the highest! Bidding will close on Tuesday, December 19th, at 12:00 pm. The winner will be notified at the close of the auction. (Note: The winner should make plans to pick up the quilt locally. If the quilt cannot be picked up, it can be shipped and the shipping cost will be added to the price.) Bid now and support a great cause! HAPPY BIDDING! 🥰

LEARN MORE & SEE AN ADDITIONAL PHOTO HERE: https://hiddenitearts.org/our-blog/f/online-quilt-action-hosted-by-brushy-mountain-quilters-guild

As another year at the Park draws to a close, we would like to thank all of those who made it a successful one. We don't know what we would do without the wonderful staff and volunteers who make Bethabara shine. Or the support we get from all of you out there! Thank you for coming to our events, for liking our posts, and for loving Bethabara as much as we do.

We will see you in 2024 and wish you all a wonderful holiday season.

Make sure your calendar is marked for our Coffee at the Museum this Thursday, December 14th, at 10:00 AM. William Brown III will be talking about his 5th great grandfather, Dr. Joseph Dobson Sr. (1720-1791) an early settler of Burke County.

See you Thursday!

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Great event today for the Sacred Fire courtyard. Sculptors William Rogers and Nathan Bush with Beloved Woman Carmaleta Monteith who spearheaded the project.

Hoot & Wren helped us welcome the exhibition 'Disruption' last September with their delicious personal charcuterie boxes, and they'll be back for our big year-end event on December 29, Party Like it's 1998: A New Year for the Museum of the Cherokee People!

Tickets are FREE for tribal members and museum members, or $25 general admission, via motcp98.eventbrite.com.*

Stay tuned for more announcements on the artists and vendors who will make December 29 a night to remember!

📸: Hoot & Wren's spread at the opening of 'Disruption,' photo by EBCI Communications Department.

*For complimentary tickets: citizens of federally-recognized tribes, enter code EBCI90 at checkout and click 'Apply.' Members of the Museum of the Cherokee People, enter code MEM90 at checkout and click 'Apply.' Digital membership card or tribal enrollment card must be presented at event check-in.

Come see our FREE demos this week!

Tuesday: Food Preservation 10:30-3:30
Wednesday: Blacksmithing 10:30-3:30
Thursday: Colonial Medicine 10:30-3:30
Friday: Candle-Making 10:30-3:30
Sunday: Textiles 1:30-4:30

See you at the Park!

Fort Dobbs to host ‘Winter with the Western Company’ on December 9 Special to Iredell Free News By December of 1756, Fort Dobbs was complete. Its garrison of North Carolina soldiers prepared to spend the first of many winters in the building as they guarded the we…

Looking for visuals for your website, documentary, or exhibit? Take a look at North Carolina Maps! It has historical maps of North Carolina spanning from the late 1500s - 2000. Each map is available to download.

Happy Thanksgiving! As many of us prepare to enjoy our Thanksgiving meals, lets pause for a moment to look at the evolution of that meal.

Thanksgiving as a regular, national holiday, dates to 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated on the final Thursday of November 1863.

The menu for Thanksgiving Dinner has changed greatly over the years, as has our national perception of the holiday. Days of thanks and special thanksgiving were part of Protestant religious practices in the 16th through 19th centuries and were common elements of harvest festivals worldwide.

Come join historic demonstrators tomorrow, November 18 as they make fall foods in the Kitchen House!

Ask questions, learn about the history of traditional holiday foods, and experience some of the sights and smells of a backcountry kitchen. Turkey pie, cranberry chestnut stuffing, potato and sweet potato balls, syllabub and meatless minced pie will all be on display.

They will be active 10 am - 3 pm. This event is free of charge and open to all ages.

📷 Mark Thornberry, Volunteer

Join us.