December ’24 through January 4th
Winter Holiday Season
at the Smith-McDowell House, home of the Asheville Museum of History (AMoH)
Celebrate the winter holiday season with the Asheville Museum of History (AMoH) and enjoy a decorated and picturesque Smith-McDowell House with fun programming for the whole family!
Free — with paid admission — In-Person Event
Tuesday, January 21st
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
OLLI & AMoH Partner History Hour:
Conquistadors in North Carolina: Excavating the Berry Site and the Exploring Joara Foundation
with Mike Carpenter
In-Person/Zoom Hybrid Event at UNCA’s Reuter Center, home to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), 300 Campus View Road, Asheville, NC, 28804
Saturday, February 22nd
11 AM – 5 PM
Andrea Clark, “Self Portrait,” ca. 1970-1971, Courtesy of Andrea Clark Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville, NC
Feature Exhibit and Community Day Event:
The Photography of Andrea Clark: Remembering Asheville’s East End Community: PART II
Andrea Clark, acclaimed local photographer, captured an extensive photographic archive of Asheville’s East End and Downtown around 1970, both areas that were later rapidly transformed by the city of Asheville’s urban renewal program and redevelopment. Clark’s photos are an important record of the landscape, people, and buildings that once made up the African American community of the East End.
Join us at the Asheville Museum of History (AMoH) for our Community Day, celebrating the official start of Part II of our exhibit, The Photography of Andrea Clark. Part II will display a new series of photographs from the Andrea Clark Collection. Community Day is a free event and will include special activities and programming.
Andrea Clark, “Looking Down Eagle Street,” ca. 1970-1971, Courtesy of Andrea Clark Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville, NC
Andrea Clark, “Valley Street Neighborhood,” ca. 1970, Courtesy of Andrea Clark Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville, NC
Thursday, April 10th
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
History Hour:
John Ehle: One-Man Think Tank and Chronicler of the Mountains
with Catherine Frank and Terry Roberts
In-Person Event at the Smith-McDowell House, home to the Asheville Museum of History (AMoH), 283 Victoria Road, Asheville, NC, 28801