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Mornings at the Museum

July 2 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join us Mondays & Wednesdays in July at 10am–12pm for summer fun packed with history, hands-on activities, and stories from the Civil War! $10 PER PERSON – includes program plus full access to all museum exhibits.

Each week has a new theme—from musket blasts and spy codes to Civil War kids and medicine mysteries. Investigate artifacts, tour our galleries, and do unique craft projects!

  • Week 1: Kaboom! (historical explosions)
    Start July off with a bang with these engaging programs. Walk with an interpreter to nearby Brown’s Island to learn about the women and girls who worked there during the Civil War and the fateful 1863 explosion. Create a painting with bursts of watercolor. Take a family-friendly tour of our main gallery, A People’s Contest.
    • Brown’s Island Tour: 10:00, 11:00
    • Gallery Tour: 10:30, 11:30

  • Week 2: Children of the Civil War
    Children were not only affected by the Civil War–they were a part of it. Touch artifacts from our handling collection that tell the story of a young soldier. Learn how to tap out a beat, or make your own beat, like a drummer boy. Take a tour highlighting the stories of children in the Civil War in our main gallery, A People’s Contest.
    • Gallery Tour: 10:30, 11:30

  • Week 3: Spies of the Civil War
    Richmond was an active site for spies during the Civil War. Touch artifacts from our handling collection that tell the story of a Richmond spy. Make a cipher and decode secret messages. Take a family-friendly tour of our main gallery, A People’s Contest.
    • Gallery Tour: 10:30, 11:30

  • Week 4: Medicine in the Civil War
    Participate in an interactive program about surgery and medicine during the Civil War. Touch artifacts from our handling collection that tell the story of a Civil War nurse. Take a tour highlighting the stories of children in the Civil War in our main gallery, A People’s Contest.
    • Gallery Tour: 10:30, 11:30

  • Week 5: Tredegar History Week
    The American Civil War Museum is built around the ruins of Tredegar Ironworks. Learn more about the site and how it was powered with a guided walking tour. Touch artifacts from our handling collection that tell the story of a Tredegar worker. Create a paper cannon and test your aim.
    • Tredegar Tour: 10:30, 11:30

Come explore, discover, and have fun with history all July long! 🚂📚

Perfect for grades K–8

Free with membership code — use your code at checkout.

$10 PER PERSON
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