Exhibits
The Orange County Historical Museum performs the crucial task of highlighting and preserving Orange County’s unique history through permanent, special, and traveling exhibits.
Current Exhibit
Working for a Living:
A History of Trades in Orange County
Join us for a unique shopping trip! Explore the history of 11 trades that were practiced and discover how they changed over time. Pick up a card at the entry and learn about some interesting people who lived in the county from the 1750s to the 1940s. Then, visit the businesses to purchase items on your shopping list... if you are able to fit everything in your budget.
Partnership Exhibit
The Businesses of Franklin Street
Serving as the front door to the University of North Carolina since its beginnings, Franklin Street is legendary for gamedays & celebrations, to work, worship, eat, stroll, protest, parade, and party.
This exhibit presents a walk through the past, down Franklin Street in 1977.
