#MuseumFromHome Spotlight On: Swanky Swigs
It's the first official day of spring! So we thought we'd put the spotlight on a cheery artifact in the Museum collection that's...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
- Mar 18, 2020
- 1 min
#MuseumFromHome FDR's First Fireside Chat
In the Museum house we have a streamlined, art deco, wood radio in the living room. Above the radio we (usually) have a framed photo of...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
- Mar 17, 2020
- 1 min
First #MuseumFromHome
We love holidays here at the Greenbelt Museum and couldn't let St. Patrick's Day pass without acknowledgment. So for our first...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
- Mar 17, 2020
- 1 min
#MuseumFromHome
In an effort to keep everyone healthy and safe, the Greenbelt Museum, along with so many other organizations and businesses has had to...
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Megan Searing Young
- Mar 17, 2020
- 1 min
#MuseumFromHome
In an effort to keep everyone healthy and safe, the Greenbelt Museum, along with so many other organizations and businesses has had to...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
- Feb 6, 2020
- 2 min
From the Director: Black History Month 2020
Greenbelt's segregated history is a topic often on our minds at the Museum. The fact that Greenbelt was built by both African American...
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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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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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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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Greenbelt Museum Staff
- Dec 17, 2019
- 1 min
Book A Greenbelt Airbnb Experience
Discover Greenbelt, City of Tomorrow! If you are in the Greenbelt area, you can book an Airbnb Experience and go on special tours up to...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
- Oct 31, 2019
- 2 min
From the Director: The Three Rs
We give tours to dozens of college students each year. Most of them come primarily to learn about Greenbelt history, but some of my...
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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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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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Greenbelt Museum Staff
- Sep 5, 2019
- 1 min
Labor Day Festival 2019
The Greenbelt Labor Day Festival (Aug 31 - Sept. 2) is always a great time for us to open the Historic House for free tours and show off...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
- Aug 26, 2019
- 1 min
PGAAMCC Community Chest
On August 24, we hosted the Prince George's African American Museum and Cultural Center (PGAAMCC) as they held their Community Chest...
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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 Museum Staff
- Jul 24, 2019
- 1 min
Radical Suburbs Lecture
As part of our 2019 Lecture Series, on July 18 the Greenbelt Museum presented a lecture and book signing by Amanda Kolson Hurley, author...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
- Jun 17, 2019
- 1 min
Behnke Lecture Video Available
On May 2, Stephanie Fleming, Vice President of Behnke Nurseries (and granddaughter of the founders) gave a Greenbelt Museum lecture about...
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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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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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