November 20th - December 23rd, 2023 • FAM is pleased to announce the eighth annual Merry Trees exhibit in partnership with Fredericksburg City Public Schools. FAM’s gallery spaces will be filled with fourteen miniature trees decorated by second-grade s...
FAM’s permanent and rotating exhibitions highlight the rich stories of the Fredericksburg region. Drawing from the permanent collection and loans from other institutions, FAM’s goal is to share these stories with the community at large.
Opens March 1, 2024 • In 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette visited the city of Fredericksburg as part of his multiyear Grand Tour of the United States. Lafayette was an extraordinary individual who made essential contributions to American history as a wealt...
September 22nd, 2023 - April, 2024 • Fredericksburg Area Museum and Dahlgren Heritage Museum Partner to Exhibit "STEM Trailblazers Dr. Gladys and Ira West," featuring the story of pioneering mathematician Gladys West who used the power of education to co...
June 2024 • The Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM) is excited to announce Out and About, an LGBTQ+ exhibit focusing on the history and stories of LGBTQ+ individuals in the Fredericksburg area. We are honored to have the opportunity to preserve and tell the...
March 2023 - December 2026 • Walk 12,000,000 years back in time at the FAM! Be the first to view casts of dinosaur prints taken from the only recorded locations of dinosaur evidence for the Cretaceous period in the state of Virginia! Follow dinosaur trac...
March - December 2023 • Featuring 100 years of African American Artists with deep connections to the Fredericksburg region. Ten bodies of work focus on themes of women’s empowerment, educational equity, and public art. Featured artists include famed Fr...
March - August 2023 • Fredericksburg’s local branch of this international service club celebrate 100 years of service. The Kiwanis seek to improve the lives of children, one community at a time. This exhibit highlights the members and projects that hav...
Opening November 5th • The Fredericksburg Area Museum is pleased to announce the opening of its new exhibition A Monumental Weight: The ‘Auction Block’ in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This exhibit will feature the City of Fredericksburg’s ‘Auction B...
March 2019 - Present • This exhibit will give voice and life to the buildings, sites, and objects of Fredericksburg, using a combination of then-and-now photography, objects, illustrations, and primary sources to illuminate the story of Fredericksburg. T...
Permanent Exhibition • Illuminating the nature and fabric of eighteenth and nineteenth century Fredericksburg through fine arts while systematically highlighting the artisans and laborers who made the finery possible....
Permanent Exhibition • Using every nook and cranny of historic Town Hall, the FAM recreated historic Town Hall’s first floor into collection storage...