GATES MUSEUM

DURHAM, NC

Under the Weeping Bald Cypress
Under the Weeping Bald Cypress Credit: jacksonlanier2

The Gates Museum is a museum located in Durham, NC, dedicated to the history of African American culture and achievements. It was founded in 2003 by Dr. Charles L. Becton, a retired judge and civil rights activist, and is named after his late wife, Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Gates.

The museum showcases a collection of artifacts, photographs, videos, books, and documents that tell the story of African American history and culture, from slavery to present day. The exhibits cover a wide range of topics, including the Civil Rights Movement, African American art, music, literature, and sports.

One of the museum's most notable exhibits is the "Great Escapes" exhibit, which tells the stories of enslaved people who escaped from slavery and found their way to freedom. It features a replica of a slave cabin, an underground railroad exhibit, and artifacts from the era.

The museum also has a research library, which contains a vast collection of books, manuscripts, and other materials related to African American history and culture. The library is open to the public and is a valuable resource for scholars, researchers, and students.

Overall, the Gates Museum is an important institution that preserves and celebrates the rich history and culture of African Americans in the United States. Its exhibits and resources provide a fascinating and educational experience for visitors of all ages.

GATES MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in DURHAM NC. US MID #8403700098

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

Under the Weeping Bald Cypress
Large Pink Camellia
Pink Tulip
Leaf hider Putty Root - Aplectrum hyemale Foliage present mostly in winter and early spring, like the much more common Cranefly Orchid, Tipularia discolor. I cannot recall seeing so many Aplectrum in a clump like this previously.
Leaf hider Putty Root - Aplectrum hyemale Foliage present mostly in winter and early spring, like the much more common Cranefly Orchid, Tipularia discolor. I cannot recall seeing so many Aplectrum in a clump like this previously.
Early bloomer Round-lobed Hepatica - Hepatica americana (sometimes listed as Hepatica nobilis) A botanist friend of mine has seen it blooming in the Triangle area as early as Christmas!
Bee likes toothwort Bee on Cute-leaves Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata). Posted at: <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203852156" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.inaturalist.org/observations/203852156</a> ID as Andrena sp.
Toothwort Cut-leaved Toothwort - Cardamine concatenata (Note correction to ID.) With a few Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum).
Spicebush party Spicebush - Lindera benzoin Pretty display that day.
Small stag beetle Platycerus quercus - Oak Stag Beetle (female, 9 mm) I found a female and a male under the loose bark of a rotting log, likely an oak. They were quite near each other. Males, apparently, are sometimes found on spring flowers. The Dillons tell us "Mandibles of male as long as head and with about six teeth near apex, in female much smaller". It was nice to find a male and a female together for comparison. Also posted at (female): <a href="https://bugguide.net/node/view/2339429" rel="noreferrer nofollow">bugguide.net/node/view/2339429</a> References - BugGuide <a href="https://bugguide.net/node/view/17091" rel="noreferrer nofollow">bugguide.net/node/view/17091</a> - Dillon and Dillon, A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America (Row, Peterson, and Company, 1961), p. 569, plate 56(1)--P. virescens, a synonym for P. quercus - Evans, Beetles of Eastern North America (Princeton University Press, 2014), p. 144 - Ratcliffe and Paulsen, The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska (Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 2008), pp. 106-108, fig. 153
NCMA Art In Bloom Mar 2024-ATB1282
NCMA Art In Bloom Mar 2024-ATB1288

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GATES MUSEUM
220 ALEXANDER AVE
DURHAM
NC
27705

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MID # 8403700098
Name GATES MUSEUM
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Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
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LAT/LONG 36.004236, -78.926547
CODES FIPS State Code: 37
FIPS County Code: 063
US Census Tract: 000500
US Census Block: 1018