• Daily Tredegar History Tours & Weekend Musket Firing Demonstrations!

    Join us for a Tredegar History Tour—an engaging journey through the story of the former Tredegar Iron Works, right in the heart of downtown Richmond. Explore one of Richmond’s most iconic historical sites, discover how cannons were made during the Civil War, and check out our current exhibitions!

    Free
  • The Man Behind the Cane with Paul Quigley

    Join Paul Quigley to discover what prompted Preston Brooks' attack on Charles Sumner and how it deepened the nation's division over slavery. …

    $10
  • 2026 Lincoln Prize Lecture

    The American Civil War Museum is pleased to announce the Annual Lincoln Prize Lecture will be held at the Tredegar site in …

    $35
  • A Nation Unraveled

    During the American Civil War, clothing became central to the ways people waged war and experienced its cost. Through the clothes they made, wore, mended, lost, and stole, Americans expressed their allegiances, showed their love, confronted social and economic challenges, subverted expectations, and, ultimately, preserved their history. Join us as author Sarah Weicksel draws on her book and focuses on artifacts—including those in the American Civil War Museum's collections—and their stories to explore how clothing was central to the ways people waged the Civil War and experienced its cost. Dr. Sarah Weicksel is a historian and material culture scholar and …

    $10
  • Tredegar Tree Lighting

    Join us at the popular Tredegar Tree Lighting as we officially illuminate the 20-foot-tall tree in the museum lobby!

    Free