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December 1 through December 31st • Join us for FAM's third annual Merry Trees exhibit. The third floor Council Chamber gallery will be filled with fifteen trees decorated by the Hugh Mercer Elementary School’s second graders. Each tree is inspired by a book the students have read in the classroom.
November 2016 – December 2018 • Often entertainment and recreational accounts are overlooked and underappreciated because of the influence that our region
April 2017 – Dec 2018 • Twice within 25 years the Fredericksburg Area mobilized for war. Local men and women “shipped out,” while thousands
October - December 2018 • Constantly Becoming is a solo art exhibit that highlights the works and accomplishments of 14-year-old Sophia Pineda. Sophia, an artist possessing a natural spirit most people strive to possess who happens to have Down Syndrome.
January 27 – March 11, 2018 • Curated by the Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street, Water/Ways aims to bring understanding about what water means culturally, socially, spiritually, and to their community, and to inspire people to conserve and protect water as an important resource
November 2017 • Features over 25 German Santa figurines from 1890-1930, Courtesy of the Tom Rotella Collections. Santa Claus figures became popular in Europe in the late 19th Century as decorations for the home.
December 2017 • This December, the Museum will display 10 small Christmas trees with different children’s literature themes. Elementary school classes have selected a children’s book, read it in class, and created a theme for their class tree.
October 2017 - April 2018 • An exhibition combining a short video, still photographs and graphics showing the effects the 1942 flood had on Fredericksburg and Falmouth.
Permanent Exhibition • Features a number of Fredericksburg-native objects including a case clock, check canceler, scale and weights and much more.
Permanent Exhibition • The Rappahannock River has shaped the history of our community. People settled on its banks, traveled and traded on its waters