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Be Our Valentine
Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • Feb 3, 2020
  • 1 min

Be Our Valentine

The Historic House is open on Sundays again after our month-long hiatus! This also means that you can stop by and see our annual...
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The Historic House is Open Again!
Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • Feb 2, 2020
  • 1 min

The Historic House is Open Again!

The Greenbelt Museum Historic House closes every year for the month of January (read this post about what we do during that time). We...
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Lecture Series: Iconic Communities
Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • 1 min

Lecture Series: Iconic Communities

Greenbelt scholars Mary Corbin Sies and Isabelle Gournay (along with Robert Freestone), are the editors of the new book Iconic Planned...
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Mapping Racism Lecture
Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • Oct 22, 2019
  • 1 min

Mapping Racism Lecture

As part of our Fall Greenbelt Museum Lecture Series, on Oct. 17 we presented a lecture by Stuart Eisenberg of the Hyattsville CDC (HCDC)...
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From the Director: #WeAreGreenbeltHistory
Megan Searing Young, Director
  • Sep 20, 2019
  • 2 min

From the Director: #WeAreGreenbeltHistory

Did you know Greenbelt has a museum? We are often surprised at how many people have expressed that they did not and that is something...
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We're On Fox 5 DC's Zip Trip!
Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • Jul 26, 2019
  • 1 min

We're On Fox 5 DC's Zip Trip!

Fox 5 DC stopped through Greenbelt for one of their "Zip Trip" segments to share with everyone the top 5 must-sees here, including the...
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Greenbelt School Building Wayside Panel
Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • Jun 6, 2019
  • 1 min

Greenbelt School Building Wayside Panel

Unveiled on June 1, the City of Greenbelt's newest wayside panel is now up! The Greenbelt Museum was instrumental in the creation of a...
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Museums for All!
Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • May 22, 2019
  • 1 min

Museums for All!

The Greenbelt Museum is also participating in Museums for All, which is an ongoing program offering free admission to families receiving...
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We Are A Blue Star Museum!
Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • May 18, 2019
  • 1 min

We Are A Blue Star Museum!

The Greenbelt Museum is pleased to announce that we are a Blue Star Museum! This summer, the Greenbelt Museum Historic House at 10B...
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The Historic House Was Closed in January...Why?
Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • Feb 3, 2019
  • 1 min

The Historic House Was Closed in January...Why?

The Greenbelt Museum Historic House was closed for the month of January. Since we are about to re-open tomorrow, we thought we'd tell you...
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2018 Lecture Series: Food History & Immigration in Our Region
Megan Searing Young
  • Feb 3, 2019
  • 1 min

2018 Lecture Series: Food History & Immigration in Our Region

Budding food historian Ellot Merker presented a lecture about food history and immigration in our region and how it has influenced our...
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Giving Tuesday 2018
Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • Nov 28, 2018
  • 1 min

Giving Tuesday 2018

We kicked off our year-end fundraising campaign yesterday with #GivingTuesday on November 27! The event, which follows Black Friday and...
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Labor Day with the Greenbelt Museum
Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • Sep 4, 2018
  • 1 min

Labor Day with the Greenbelt Museum

The Greenbelt Museum had a busy Labor Day weekend filled with activities and events as part of festivities! The Historic House was open...
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Celebrate Labor Day with the Greenbelt Museum!
Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • Aug 29, 2018
  • 2 min

Celebrate Labor Day with the Greenbelt Museum!

We are thrilled about the upcoming Labor Day events here at the Greenbelt Museum this weekend, Aug. 31 - Sep. 3! Come join us at one of...
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Behind the Scenes: Wayside Panel
Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • Aug 21, 2018
  • 1 min

Behind the Scenes: Wayside Panel

Megan and Lawana proofed a new outdoor wayside panel about the history of the Greenbelt High School building. Thanks to Sheila for...
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"The City" Screening & Walking Tour
Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • Aug 7, 2018
  • 1 min

"The City" Screening & Walking Tour

This past Sunday, August 5, the Greenbelt Museum partnered with the Old Greenbelt Theatre for a special screening of the 1939 documentary...
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Museum to Be Featured in Upcoming Podcast
Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • Jul 10, 2018
  • 1 min

Museum to Be Featured in Upcoming Podcast

Award-winning podcaster Hannah Hethmon visited Greenbelt on July 9. She recorded an interview with director Megan Searing Young, took a...
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Docents Celebrated at Event
Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • Jun 12, 2018
  • 1 min

Docents Celebrated at Event

The FOGM Board and Greenbelt Museum staff honored and thanked our dedicated volunteers at the annual docent dinner held June 9....
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Preservation Month: Greenbelt's Civic & Commercial Buildings
Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • May 11, 2018
  • 1 min

Preservation Month: Greenbelt's Civic & Commercial Buildings

Let's look at the buildings of Greenbelt, Maryland's historic civic and commercial core! First up is the Community Center, completed in...
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Preservation Month: Greenbelt's Housing
Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
  • May 5, 2018
  • 1 min

Preservation Month: Greenbelt's Housing

The month of May is Historic Preservation Month! Let's talk about the types of homes in historic #Greenbelt, Maryland! The original 1937...
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Historic House

 

10B Crescent Rd.

Greenbelt, MD 20770

Stay tuned for how to visit!

Admission $5 or under

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Contact us to visit or book  tours on other days!

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Exhibition Gallery

 

Lenore Thomas Straus Exhibit

Greenbelt Community Center

15 Crescent Rd. 

Greenbelt, MD 20770

Open M-Sat 9am-10pm, 

Sundays 10am-7pm

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The strength of Greenbelt is diverse people living together in a spirit of cooperation. We celebrate all people. By sharing together all are enriched. We strive to be a respectful, welcoming community that is open, accessible, safe and fair.

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