Virginia Beach History Museums
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VBHM includes the Francis Land House, Thoroughgood House, Lynnhaven House, and Princess Anne County Training School/Union Kempsville High School Museum.
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Youth from Teens With a Purpose perform poetry blending past and present, inspiring future change!
ImmortALL Hear This! – Grand Finale
Saturday, April 27
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Virginia Wesleyan University Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center
FREE tickets: eventbrite.com/e/the-immortal…
Be sure to join us from 6-8 p.m. at the Sandler Center this coming Monday, April 15, for a FREE opening reception for the latest Sandler Center Art Gallery exhibit, 'Threshold Grace: A Sumi-e Journey,' by local artist Mike Lane. No RSVP is required.
#NationalSiblingsDay Willie Mae and William Creekmore at Princess Anne County Training School in the late 1950s/early 1960s
Visit the PACTS/UKHS Museum, located in Renaissance Academy, 5100 Cleveland Street, for FREE from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.
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Check out the latest Virginia Beach blog post, highlighting some of the latest Cultural Affairs projects in both visual and performing community arts!
virginiabeach.gov/connect/blog/f…
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Learn more about the Victorian art and history of 'Tussie-Mussies,' and make one for yourself at this week's Spring CrafTea events! Full cream tea service is included.
Thursday, March 28 (tea times at 3:30 and 6 p.m.)
Get tickets at culture.virginiabeach.gov/events.
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Happy first day of spring! 🌷
Celebrate the season with flowers, perfume, tea and more at our Spring CrafTea: Tussie Mussie and Mother's Day Craftea: Perfume Workshop events at Lynnhaven Colonial Education Center.
Get tickets at culture.virginiabeach.gov/events.
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Happy #NationalGirlScoutDay !
The Virginia Beach History Museums are proud to have hosted numerous Scout Programs across our historic home sites over several decades. Learn more about our Scout Programs at vbmuseums.org/education/scou….
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Get your tickets now for some tea-riffic spring events! Visit culture.virginiabeach.gov/events for tickets and more information.
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Join us at the Thoroughgood House or Princess Anne Library later this month for a FREE event, 'Conversation with a Curator: The Enslaved Woman's Perspective,' with guest speaker Dr. Stephanie Richmond from Norfolk State University.
Learn more and register at culture.virginiabeach.gov/events.
Leaping across the finish line on Leap Day! 🥇
Photo: Union Kempsville High School track runner, 1965 yearbook.
Learn more at the Princess Anne County Training School/Union Kempsville High School Museum: vbmuseums.org/museums/pacts-….
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Alexander 'Alex' Woodhouse, a former student at Princess Anne County Training School, ended up returning to the school to give back as a teacher.
Can anyone name the type of machine in front of Mr. Woodhouse? Photo from 1958 PACTS yearbook.
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The Virginia Beach seeks a professional artist or artist team to design, fabricate, and install a freestanding and interactive sculpture(s) for City View Park.
Application deadline: Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 at 5 p.m.
Learn more at virginiabeach.gov/publicart.
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#FBF we thought you stalagmite like this photo from Mrs. Louise Carter's Union Kempsville High School class trip to Luray Caverns in the mid-1960s.
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Band director Roy Reid and students in front of Union Kempsville High School in 1968.
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This clarinet, located in the Princess Anne County Training School/Union Kempsville High School Museum, was donated by Willie Mae Creekmore, Princess Anne County Training School Class of 1961, and still has the original reed Willie used in school.
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