Rowan Museum Inc.

In celebration of the 81st anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, the Rowan Museum is excited to host a WW2 history display! The free-of-charge event will take place Saturday, May 23rd from 12 PM to 5 PM with a set-up at 11 AM!

Due to road closures for the Cheerwine Festival, Rowan Museum will close early on Friday, May 15, at 3 PM.

UPDATE: The Rowan Museum 'What is Freedom?' Civil War Summer Camp will be open on Wednesday, June 24th, from 8:30 AM to 3 PM.

We are incredibly excited to host ‘Craft in the Garden’ this Saturday for Cheerwine Festival! Come to the back garden of the Rowan Museum to dive in the history of past crafts, and for the opportunity to make one yourself!

Join us this Tuesday as we welcome Janet Pyatt for this month's history club at the Rowan Museum! Known as 'The Backcountry Peddler,' Janet is a member of the Southeast Mercantile Cooperative and will be discussing textiles and trade in early North Carolina! Learn about the wonderful textiles imported to our state and how they developed alongside America! We'll see you there!

We are just ONE WEEK AWAY from the opening of our new exhibit, The People of Cheerwine! Join us at the annual Cheerwine Festival to see the live of the men and women who make this celebrated drink possible!

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Liquidation Sale on June 13th

In celebration of Rowan County's annual Cheerwine Festival, we our excited to announce the opening of a new exhibit this May 16th: The People of Cheerwine! Join us as we showcase the workers who made our county's native soda possible!

Due to a lot of commitments, we're suspending the 2nd Saturday Sale until July 11th for Christmas in July. We'll see you then!

We are incredibly excited to welcome our Catawba College seniors TOMORROW as they present their history theses! Please join us Tuesday night as we celebrate the culmination of their college careers and hard work. We will see you there!