2014
Upcoming Event: IdEA Diaspora Tour
Join… U.S. Special Representative for Global Partnerships Andrew O’ Brien Thursday, September 11 Talley Student Center, NC State University 5:30pm – 7:30pm The Diaspora Tour is coming NC State University and the Khayrallah Center for Lebanese-American Studies is involved. As […]
Sneak Peak: Tarheel Junior Historian
For several months, we’ve been working with the Tarheel Junior Historian Association and NC Museum of History‘s magazine department in contributing an article (and photos, of course!) to their latest issue of the Tarheel Junior Historian (THJH). Started in 1961, THJH […]
De-installation
What goes up, must come down. And museum exhibitions are no exception. Here’s the exhibit’s de-installation process happening at NC Museum of History. It’ll be re-installed at Tryon Palace in the coming weeks. If you haven’t registered for the opening […]
Lebanese Festival photos
In case you missed the Lebanese Festival, we wrote a two posts on the successful event here and here. Recently, we received a few additional photos shared below. Thank you to NC Museum of History for the photographs. And don’t forget […]
Final week of Museum Exhibition
This is the final week of Cedars in the Pines, one of the most popular exhibits at the NC Museum of History. Check it out before it heads to Tryon Palace in New Bern, NC.
A Message from our Director
As we draw near to the final days of the Cedars in the Pines exhibit at the NC Museum of History (closing August 31), I wanted to update you on some exciting news about the project. 1. Move to Tryon Palace: After closing […]
Exhibit leaving Raleigh soon
We are so proud of the work we accomplished with the support and donations of the community in bringing together a full-scale museum exhibition that features the contributions and history of the Lebanese in North Carolina from the 1890s to […]
Festival scavenger hunt, great success!
This is a guest post from Margie Merod, Assistant Director, The Lebanese in North Carolina Project. Saturday, August 2nd saw a great turnout at the Cedars in the Pines festival hosted by the Triangle Lebanese Association (TLA) and the Khayrallah […]
Over 1,000 visit exhibit in 1 day!
On Saturday, during the Lebanese festival held at the NC Museum of History, nearly 2.400 people visited the museum. Of this high volume, over 1,000 passed through the Cedars in the Pines exhibit to learn about Lebanese history in the state […]
Tomorrow: Lebanese Festival in Raleigh
Come celebrate Lebanese culture at the North Carolina Museum of History 5 E. Edenton Street, downtown Raleigh Food, dancing and activities of the whole family!