The Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum at the Palmer Memorial Institute State Historic Site is excited to announce its slate of holiday programs for the 2021 season.
Starting the first week of December, the Visitor’s Center will be open to the public and staff will have children’s craft bags available along with a story walk featuring “The Nutcracker in Harlem” by T. E. McMorrow with illustrations by James Ransome. Staff will also be giving candlelit holiday-themed tours of the campus on Saturday, Dec. 11 and Dec. 18 at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Craft bags and the story walk are free and will be available during regular site hours (Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.), and the guided tours are $5 per family.
These events are the first big events for the all-new interpretive staff at the museum. Assistant Site Manager Liz Torres Melendez, Education Coordinator Kelly Scott and Historic Interpreter Julisa Canty are excited to welcome visitors back into the refinished Visitor’s Center and onto the site.
Masks are required indoors at all of our department facilities.
For more information, please call the site at (336)-449-3310, email CHB@ncdcr.gov, or visit the website historicsites.nc.gov/chb. The Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum is located at 6136 Burlington Rd. Gibsonville, NC 27249. It is part of the Division of State Historic Sites within the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources.
About the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) is the state agency with a vision to be the leader in using the state's natural and cultural resources to build the social, cultural, educational and economic future of North Carolina. NCDNCR's mission is to improve the quality of life in our state by creating opportunities to experience excellence in the arts, history, libraries and nature in North Carolina by stimulating learning, inspiring creativity, preserving the state's history, conserving the state's natural heritage, encouraging recreation and cultural tourism, and promoting economic development.
NCDNCR includes 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, three science museums, three aquariums and Jennette's Pier, 41 state parks and recreation areas, the N.C. Zoo, the N.C. Symphony Orchestra, the State Library, the State Archives, the N.C. Arts Council, the African American Heritage Commission, State Preservation Office and the Office of State Archaeology, and the Division of Land and Water Stewardship. For more information, please visit www.ncdcr.gov.