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WELCOME TO THE RALEIGH CITY MUSEUM!
The Raleigh City Museum is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of Raleigh, North Carolina's capital city.
Visitor Information
The museum is located in the historic Briggs Building at 220 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, N.C. 27601. [MAP]
Admission is free and no tickets are required for entrance to the museum. For information, please call 919.832.3775.
LATEST MUSEUM NEWS
BACK TO THE BEACH USED BOOK SALE: The Museum's bi-annual used book sale is going on now! Stock up on some summer reading, great old photos, music, and more. The sale will be going on during normal business hours through Saturday, June 20.
PORTRAITS OF RALEIGH: SERIES TWO IS NOW OPEN! The second part to the new exhibit, Portraits of Raleigh: Images of a City and Her People opened First Friday June 5, from 6:00-9:00. We had live music by the Southern String Band, drinks, and great food courtesy of The Mint. Click here for more information on the exhibit, and here for a gallery of photos from the opening reception.
TIME WARP 2009 PHOTO GALLERY: The museum's fundraiser last month was great time! Click here to see the photos.
PORTRAITS OF RALEIGH PHOTO GALLERY: Check out our gallery of photos to see images from the Member Preview Party and the First Friday Opening Reception!
NEW ON OUR WEBSITE: We have now added a photo library of past events and programs at the museum. Click here to see who has been having fun with Raleigh history.