Exhibits & Grounds
Indoor Exhibits
Our four galleries span the Revolution, the power of political imagery, and a rotation of traveling exhibits:
- American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition immerses you in the making of a new republic.
- Revolution in the Carolinas: The Augmented Exhibition explores the Southern theater of the Revolutionary War, with a focus on the Carolinas.
- Captured in Cartoons provides a look at how propaganda and political cartoons have long-shaped public opinion.
- Navigating Jim Crow: The Green Book and Oasis Spaces in N.C. opens November 14 and traces how Black travelers planned every mile, and the spaces that became havens along the way.
Hezekiah Alexander Homesite
The Rock House is the last standing home of a framer of North Carolina’s first Constitution and first Bill of Rights. Finished in 1774, the building is a testament to the craftsmanship and ingenuity of its creators, the labor of enslaved people, and the last remaining structure of Charlotte’s Revolutionary history.
Siloam School
The Siloam School is one of Mecklenburg County's oldest remaining African American schools, and the only Rosenwald-era schoolhouse in Mecklenburg County interpreted as a historic site. Alongside our community partners, the Museum led a $1.2 million fundraising effort to save the historic Siloam School. The Museum moved the School to our East Charlotte campus in September 2023, and opened the building to the public in June 2024.
American Freedom Bell
Standing 7 feet tall, 7 feet wide, and weighing 7.5 tons, the American Freedom Bell is the largest bell of its type in the world. Donated by the Belk Foundation in 2000, the Bell honors the ideals of the Declaration of Independence and reminds us to "never forget that you are free."
Want to ring the Bell? Just ask a staff member for assistance!
