Virginia Museum of History & Culture Announces Virtual Programs for March

Virginia Museum of History & Culture Announces Virtual Programs for March

Media Alert
March 1, 2021
Emily Lucier, Manager of PR &Marketing, elucier@VirginiaHistory.org,804.342.9665

Richmond, VA –The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) is pleased to announce the museum’s virtual digital programs for March.

Movie Mythbusting
Join the VMHC education team as they “mythbust” these fan favorites. Watch the film in advance and then log into an interactive Zoom presentation where all will chat about what’s true and what’s not. This program is free but registration is required.
Ruby Bridges –Tuesday, March 2 at 7:00pm
This film presents the real-life story of Ruby Bridges, one of the first African-American children to attend an integrated school in the Deep South. Special guests from the Moton Museum will join us to discuss Barbara Johns and Virginia’s school integration story.
Elizabeth –Tuesday, March 16 at 7:00pm
This film follows the life of Elizabeth Tudor as she becomes queen of a divided and dangerous England in 1588. Intelligent and cautious, she must choose where to place her trust and how to face threats from both within her own country and abroad.
Walk the Line –Tuesday, March 30 at 7:00pm
This film not only focuses on the rise of country music legend Johnny Cash as he finds he trademark sound, but also what happens when we meets the love of his life, singer June Carter, while on tour and how his volatile lifestyle threatens to keep them apart.

 

Curators At Work
Stamping Out Smallpox - Friday, March 12 at 12:00pm
This livestreamed Curators At Work program explores the history of smallpox, its impact on Virginians, and related artifacts in the VMHC collections –including one item that prompted a visit from the Centers for Disease Control! This program is free and will be livestreamed on the VMHC Facebook and YouTube channels.

 

Banner Lecture Series
Rebellious Passage - Thursday, March 18 at 12:00pm
In this Banner Lecture, Jeffrey R. Kerr-Ritchie chronicles the first comprehensive history of the 1841 revolt on the Creole, a U.S. slave ship bound for New Orleans, its consequences, and its relevance to global modern slavery. This program is free and will be livestreamed on the VMHC Facebook and YouTube channels.

 

Student Webinars
During these live webinars, students will be guided through an inquiry process to analyze and interpret primary sources aligned with Virginia Standards of Learning. These programs are free, but registration is required.
Lincoln & Emancipation –Tuesday, March 9 at 10:00am
This program uses primary sources to analyze and interpret political cartoons about paintings about Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the end of slavery. Recommended for upper elementary students.
Suffrage Starter Pack –Friday, March 12 at 10:00am*
This program uses primary sources like broadsides and photographs to examine the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia and the varying perspectives of 20th-century women about gaining suffrage. Recommended for 4th and 5th graders.

Sign of the Times –Friday, March 26 at 10:00am*
This program uses primary sources from the VMHC collections to learn how writing influenced social activism and examine rhetorical techniques used by Virginia women in the fight to gain women’s suffrage. Recommended for middle school students.

Commonwealth Classroom
Join members of the VMHC staff and other experts virtually to learn about a variety of topics related to history of the Commonwealth in this series.
Sleeping Around: Virginians & Their Bedchambers
Thursday, March 25 at 7:00pm

How has your relationship with your bedroom changed during the pandemic? How have bedrooms reflected how Virginians lived, worked, and decorated in the mid-18thcentury and antebellum period? Join textile historian Natalie Larson for this virtual program that examines how historians preserve, interpret, and discover new information about these intimate spaces.

 

For more information and details on all of these programs, please visit www.virginiahistory.org/events.
*Special Women’s History Month Event

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The Virginia Museum of History & Culture is owned and operated by the Virginia Historical Society —a private, non-profit organization established in 1831. The historical society is the oldest cultural organization in Virginia, and one of the oldest and most distinguished history organizations in the nation. For use in its state history museum and its renowned research library, the historical society cares for a collection of nearly nine million items representing the ever-evolving story of Virginia.

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture is located at 428 N Arthur Ashe Boulevard in Richmond’s Museum District. Hours are Monday –Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the galleries and museum shop, Monday –Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the research library. For more information call 804.340.1800, visit VirginiaHistory.org, or connect on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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