Homeschoolers are invited to a day of outer space activities and free gallery admission. They will also be joined by their friends at NASA Wallops Flight Facility to host a rocket stomp activity, and Art on Wheels to host a galaxy inspired painting craft. Register online. ...
This free, family-friendly program will feature outdoor games and toys from yesteryear as well as space-themed activities in honor of their temporary exhibition, Apollo: When We Went to the Moon. Weather permitting, you’ll find them on their front lawn along Arthur Ashe Boulevard. ...
Experience the Museum galleries in a calm, crowd-free environment. Interact with replica objects and our 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. ...
Experience the Museum galleries in a calm, crowd-free environment. Interact with replica objects and their 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. ...
This free, family-friendly program will feature outdoor games and toys from yesteryear as well as space-themed activities in honor of the temporary exhibition, Apollo: When We Went to the Moon. Weather permitting, you’ll find them on the front lawn along Arthur Ashe Boulevard. ...
Focus on general Virginia history in the K through 12 classroom. Participants will enjoy a mix of exhibit tours, primary source analysis, object-based activities, guest speakers, and self-guided time to explore. Learn more and register online. ...
A Naturalization Ceremony with 75 candidates for citizenship taking the Oath of Allegiance inside the Robins Family Forum. Choose to attend in person or watch their livestream on Facebook or YouTube. ...
Play with colonial-era replica games, as well as take part in slinky races down the front steps, giant checkers on the lawn, and even try your luck in getting George Washington back home to Mount Vernon in a 19th century version of chutes and ladders. Plus, special space-themed activities (think rocket launches & astronaut training ...
Play with colonial-era replicas of games, as well as take part in slinky races down the front steps, giant checkers on the lawn, and even try your luck in getting George Washington back home to Mount Vernon in a 19th century version of chutes and ladders. Plus, special space-themed activities (think rocket launches & astronaut ...
Enjoy a day of free admission, outer space-related games, tours, and activities. They will also have special guests from NASA Wallops Flight Facility who will facilitate a model spacecraft design, build, and test challenge and talk about opportunities to tour their visitor center. Please see the schedule online. Registration is required. ...
In a voice both timeless and distinctly greatest generational, Richmonder Parke F. Smith wrote about being the last U.S. pilot accepted into the ranks of the RAF through their training exchange program at War Eagle Field, Los Angeles. Tickets are required for in-person admission. Tickets are not needed if you would prefer to join live ...
Rachel Beanland’s latest novel, The House Is On Fire, is based on the true story of the 1811 Richmond Theater fire. Tickets are required for in-person admission. Tickets are not needed if you would prefer to join live on YouTube or Facebook. ...
Join the VMHC for a virtual discussion of Hidden Figures (PG). Watch the film in advance, whenever or however works best for you, and then log into an interactive Zoom presentation and discuss what's true, what's not, and make connections to their collections. ...
Prospective, new, and seasoned homeschoolers will enjoy inspirational speakers, interactive workshops, vendor hall, board game social hour, on-site food trucks, free museum admission, and more. ...
In 1740, Great Britain mounted the largest overseas expedition in its history to that time. The goal was to seize control of Spain’s West Indies possessions during the so-called War of Jenkins’ Ear. Tickets are required for in-person admission. Tickets are not needed if you would prefer to join live on YouTube or Facebook. ...
Discover new authors and books. In-person and virtual event tickets are available ...
In this 8–session course, VMHC staff will prepare students to successfully complete the U.S. citizenship test. Continues Wednesdays, June 21st. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
Connor Williams will discuss perspectives from the Congressional Naming Commission and the Army's War on the Lost Cause. How our society arrived at questions like What stories should be commemorated? What features should be highlighted? What role should the Confederacy play in the history of the United States? Should we memorialize Confederates, and if so, ...
As we approach America’s 250th anniversary, we have the great opportunity to reflect on the milestone moments that propelled us to American Independence, including 3/12/1773, when Virginia formed its Committee of Correspondence and established a new national dialogue. Pulitzer-prize winner Stacy Schiff discussed her new book, The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. ...
Get out of the house during your winter break by joining VMHC Education for a day of guided and self-guided activities. ...
Get out of the house during your winter break by joining VMHC Education for a day of guided and self-guided activities. ...
Join the VMHC Education team for the upcoming webinar“Different Paths to Freedom: Slavery and the American Revolution. Recommended for Upper Elementary Students and above. ...
Created by Hamilton Glass in the spring of 2020, Mending Walls RVA sought to establish empathy and connection between individuals through art following the murder of George Floyd. The project, inspired by a conversation with artist Matt Lively, paired 30 artists from different backgrounds to have difficult conversations and create 16 murals across the city ...
Jeffry D. Wert is the author of many books on the Civil War presents The Heart of Hell: The Soldiers' Struggle for Spotsylvania's Bloody Angle. ...
Join bestselling author Douglas Brinkley for a lecture about his newest book, Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening. ...
The VMHC Education team will present the webinar Power & Agency in Colonial Virginia. Recommended for upper elementary students and above. ...
Meet and mingle with other homeschoolers from across Virginia. Participants will be some of the first students to see the new permanent exhibition, Our Commonwealth, as well as the current temporary exhibition, American Democracy. There will be activities for all ages, including guided gallery tours (first come, first served), as well as self-guided crafts, games, ...
