• Book Talk with Justin Marlowe | February 5, 7:00-8:30pm

    Join us for an engaging book talk on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, from 7:00-8:30pm with author Justin Marlowe as he discusses his book Perfect Strangers. Through candid anecdotes and heartfelt reflections, Justin Marlowe’s Perfect Strangers […]

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  • FamFaire

    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.

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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. 

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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    FAMFaire: KrisKringlMarkt 2023

    December 9th, 2023,11 am – 6 pm • Join FAM as we host FAMFaire: KrisKringlMarkt, our traditional German-style holiday market that includes nearly 25 vendors selling crafts and foods. Local musicians play for audiences adding to the perfect environment to evoke the holiday spirit while friends, families and neighbors stroll along tents filled with gifts and treats.

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  • FAM Merry Trees

    Merry Trees Open House

    December 1st, 5pm - 7:30pm • We invite everyone young and old to come to the FREE Merry Trees Open House on Friday, Visitors will have an opportunity to see each class’s tree, participate in a family holiday I Spy game, and pick up a book from Bookmobile Fredericksburg.

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  • Johnny P Johnson: The Color of Love

    November 16, 7:00 - 8:30 • The Fredericksburg Area Museum's fall Evening with an Expert: Lecture Series presents "Johnny P Johnson: The Color of Love." Join Retired United States Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater in a presentation of the extraordinary artist and educator Johnny P. Johnson. A local icon in the city of Fredericksburg and beyond, his life far exceeds his artistry.

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