Museum Memories
Explore Museum Memories from our visitors, below. Have your own memory of the Gaston County Museum that you'd like to share? Email us at gaston.museum@gastongov.com or tag us on social media!

“Seeing the museum decorated for Christmas with the textile exhibit in the background, I can almost smell the inside of the mill Christmas parties from when Mama worked at the Ragan Plant in Bessemer City.” -Susan Carver Ratteerree
“I can't walk into the Museum without thinking about my mother, Rebecca Rhyne, and Lucy Penegar, Linda Hoyle, Jeanne Rauch, Robert Regan and the scores of others who spent thousands of volunteer hours working to make the Museum a reality. Their dedication to the building and their enthusiasm for creating the Museum has been unmatched! I hope we can continue to keep their vision alive!” – Patricia Rudisill


“I remember enjoying the art classes I attended at the museum as a child. I loved making and performing at the puppet shows we had in the depot! I also loved making this pencil holder from a Pringle’s can that I still have from 1976! – Merry Deely
Into the Dark
Gaston County Museum presents: Into the Dark! A virtual program full of fun, fantasy, and most importantly-- lights!
READ AND DRAW ALONG
Read and Draw Along with the Gaston County Museum and the Gaston County Public Library
READ AND DRAW
Penguin on Vacation
by Salina Yoon
READ AND DRAW
The Good Egg
by Jory John
READ AND DRAW
Extra Yarn
by Mac Barnett
READ AND DRAW
Kitten's First Full Moon
by Kevin Henkes
READ AND DRAW
For Pete's Sake
by Ellen Stoll Walsh
READ AND DRAW
Saturday
by Oge Mora
READ AND DRAW
The Princess and the Pig
by Jonathan Emmett
READ AND DRAW
The Night Gardener
by The Fan Brothers
READ AND DRAW
Swimmy
by Leo Lionni
READ AND DRAW
Quackers
by Liz Wong
READ AND DRAW
Unplugged
By Steve Antony
CLICK! LISTEN! DISCOVER!
Explore some of the many artists that have performed at the museum or that call our region home.