Current Programs and Exhibits
On view April – September 2024
The History of Hope Part II: 1930’s – 1950’s at the Seymour Center’s Pop-Up Exhibit
If you missed our History of Hope Part II Exhibit at the Orange County Historical Museum, you can see selected items from the exhibit in our pop-up display at the Seymour Center.
The Robert & Pearl Seymour Center
2551 Homestead Road,
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
919-968-2070
on view APRIL10 – **
Dining Out In Chapel Hill and Carrboro: Restaurant History
While you visit the Orange County Historical Museum’s “United We Stand” exhibit, be sure to stop by our Chapel Hill Historical Society exhibit , “Dining Out in Chapel Hill and Carrboro: Restaurant History.” You will learn about some famous restaurants from the past, including the Rathskellar, the Porthole, and Mama Dip’s, as well as current favorites like Sutton’s, the Carolina Coffee Shop, and the Mediterranean Deli!
Orange County Historical Museum
201 N. Churton Street,
Hillsborough, NC 27278
919-732-2201
Upcoming Programs
April 18, 2026
Did you know… prisoners of war from Camp Butner worked in Chapel Hill and Carrboro during World War II? Join us at the Seymour Senior Center on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 2 PM for a talk by Richard Ellington on prisoners of war in North Carolina. It covers the period from the American Revolution to World War II
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