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. ...

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....

FAM is pleased to host FAMFaire in historic Market Square on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, from 10 am – 4:30 pm. This event will be a spectacular outdoor shopping experience in one of the most beautiful parts of our notable town....

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

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....

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....

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....