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    Black Arts Festival

    The Fredericksburg Black Arts Festival is a culmination of African American culture, music and art in the Fredericksburg area. The Fredericksburg Area Museum and Fredericksburg Parks and Recreation have partnered to create a revised version of the original Harambee 360 Black Arts Festival created in 1975. ...

  • Evening with an Expert

    Our popular Evening with an Expert lecture series returns! Join us on Thursday, September 19th, October 17th, and November 21st at 7pm at the Fredericksburg Area Museum. Each lecture topic closely relates to current exhibitions housed at the FAM....

  • FamFaire

    FAM is pleased to host FAMFaire: KrisKringlMarkt in historic Market Square on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, from 11 am – 6 pm. This event will be a spectacular outdoor shopping experience in one of the most beautiful parts of our notable town....

  • Fredericksburg Area Museum Announces Promotion of Dr. Gaila Sims to Vice President of Programs and Interpretation

    We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Dr. Gaila Sims to Vice President......

  • OUT & ABOUT PROGRAMMING

    The Fredericksburg Area Museum is thrilled to announce the event lineup for the LGBTQ+ exhibit Out and About: The Walk in Closet, which opened June 6th....

  • Sounds of Summer

    Every summer, the Fredericksburg Area Museum hosts musical artists of all genres in our Sound of Summer concert series. Through these concerts, we recognize our area’s talented performing artists, celebrate the diversity of our shared musical past, and bring awareness to the rich arts and cultural district of downtown Fredericksburg. Enjoy our FREE Sounds of Summer concerts in historic Market Square!...

  • Sparking Freedom (SOLD OUT*)

    The Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM), in partnership with Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields National Military Park and Discover Stafford, is pleased to announce a new trolley tour Sparking Freedom: Enslaved Resistance in Fredericksburg and Stafford, Virginia. Led by Dr. Gaila Sims, Curator of African American History and Special Projects....

  • What Remains: Dark History

    Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024 • Discover the dark and strange side of Fredericksburg through the artifacts we have in our collection. Join us as we tell the stories surrounding mourning, photographs and paintings with a past, haunted objects, tombstones, buried objects, and more....