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Apollo: When We Went To The Moon

Virginia Museum of History and Culture 428 North Boulevard, Richmond, VA

The exhibition chronicles the timeline from the beginning of the Space Race – a time when the U.S. and Soviet Union competed over their accomplishments in space exploration – to the collaborative culture of the International Space Station program and beyond. Through objects and artifacts from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s archives that set…

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Event Series Stories at the Museum

Stories at the Museum

Virginia Museum of History and Culture 428 North Boulevard, Richmond, VA

Aimed at early-middle elementary learners, this educator-led program will feature a read-aloud story time in one of their related museum galleries, paired with a craft activity.

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Event Series Stories at the Museum

Stories at the Museum

Virginia Museum of History and Culture 428 North Boulevard, Richmond, VA

Aimed at early-middle elementary learners, this educator-led program will feature a read-aloud story time in one of the related museum galleries, paired with a craft activity.

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Sensory Friendly Morning

Virginia Museum of History and Culture 428 North Boulevard, Richmond, VA

Experience the Museum galleries in a calm, crowd-free environment. Interact with replica objects and accessibility-trained Museum staff along the way. The Museum's gallery experience will be modified with sound and lighting adjustments, limited crowds, no films, and other accommodations geared toward audiences with sensory sensitivities.

Free

The Burning Land: When the Family Goes to War, and the War Comes Home

Virginia Museum of History and Culture 428 North Boulevard, Richmond, VA

David O. Stewart discusses writing a Civil War novel inspired by an ancestor’s long and tragic service in the Twentieth Maine Infantry meant considering how war changes soldiers, those closest to them, and communities.

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First Fridays

Virginia Museum of History and Culture 428 North Boulevard, Richmond, VA

This family-friendly event includes free museum admission, cafe specials, and family activities. Stop by the RFM table to say hi, make a craft, and enter to win a prize!

Free

Chasing Space: A Virginia Astronaut’s Journey 

Virginia Museum of History and Culture 428 North Boulevard, Richmond, VA

Conversation with Virginia astronaut, Leland Melvin, who will share the inspirational story of grit, grace, and second chances that led him to space. A book signing will follow the program, with copies of Chasing Space and the Chasing Space Young Readers’ Edition for sale through the VMHC Museum Store.  

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Profs & Pints Richmond: New Views of the Universe

Virginia Museum of History and Culture 428 North Boulevard, Richmond, VA

Profs and Pints Richmond presents a look at the previously unseen realms and phenomena revealed by space telescopes, with Jack Singal, associate professor of physics at the University of Richmond and former researcher at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Stanford University.

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Confessions of a Southern Church

Virginia Museum of History and Culture 428 North Boulevard, Richmond, VA

Christopher Graham is a historian, museum curator, and member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, VA discusses his book Faith, Race, and the Lost Cause: Confessions of a Southern Church.

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Event Series First Fridays

First Fridays

Virginia Museum of History and Culture 428 North Boulevard, Richmond, VA

The museum will offer free admission to the galleries, specials in the Café, access to food trucks, live music, and family-centered activities. Stop by the RFM table for a fun craft and chance to win a prize!

Free
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