Museums
Lists and describes museums and collections by category and location. Provides notice of specific displays and activities.
Alexandria’s George Washington Masonic Memorial
Masonic Memorial as seen from Alexandria House
As a tribute to our first president, George Washington, the Masonic Memorial was created. The memorial looks like the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria. With 9 floors in the edifice, it has something for everyone.
The first floor is dedicated to the Shriner’s, with the George Washington Memorial Theater joining along side. The second floor features the Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22. On the third floor is the Grotto Exhibit, an organization featuring the Master Masons. The fourth and fifth floors are covered with paintings, and historical documents. The sixth contains the Memorial Library. Once on the seventh floor you will experience murals of Masonic lessons. On the eigth floor is The Knights Templar Chapel. Finally, as you make your way to the ninth floor you will see a replica of King Solomon’s throne.
This historical site is a must see. It contains many reflections of one of our founding fathers and a glimpse inside the mysterious. The Masonic Memorial is easliy accessible near the King Street Metro.
For more information please contact:
George Washington Masonic Memorial
101 Callahan Drive
Alexandria, VA. 22301
703-683-2007
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The Many Faces of The Lyceum
Lyceum in Old Town Alexandria
The Lyceum in Alexandria has had many faces through the years. Built in 1839, The Lyceum was founded by several men who merged with the Alexandria Library Company. First, the historical site was a cultural center. Then, when the Civil War came to the area The Lyceum was used as a hospital for Union Soldiers. After the war ended the site became a private home, office space and a Bicentennial Center through the years. Now, it is a museum also used for different events in the area.
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The Lyceum
201 S.Washington Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
703-838-4994
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The Torpedo Factory Art Center
Located on the Waterfront of Historic Old Town Alexandria, the Torpedo Factory Art Center is a great place for art lovers and tourists alike. The center is stocked
A Penthouse unit from the Torpedo Factory
with pieces ranging from “The Nest Project” to at “Fiberworks” Gallery. The museum has over 500,000 visitors annually and has over 82 artist studios, six galleries, two workshops, and the Alexandria Archaeology Museum. The center also houses over 165 visual artists who produce artwork ranging from painting to stained glass. The Torpedo Factory is located at 105 N. Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. (703) 838-4565.
Across the street from the Torpedo Factory Art Center is the Torpedo Factory Condominiums, a collection of apartment and townhouse-style condos at the heart of Old Town’s most desirable waterfront locations.
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No. Virginia and Tourism – Perfect Together?
When was the last time you were a tourist in your own backyard?
Most residents of Fairfax County and the northern Virginia area think they live in the shadow of Washington DC tourism. Who can compete with attractions such as the White House, the Capitol, the historical monuments and the Smithsonian museums?
But a closer look at Northern Virginia makes one realize how much there is to see before trekking into DC.
Start with a trip to George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens in Mount Vernon, VA. Open year round (including Christmas), Mount Vernon includes a restaurant, food court and shop, all recently renovated,
Fairfax County is home to Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, the nation’s only national park dedicated to the performing arts. Wolf Trap, with indoor and outdoor concert venues, is in Vienna, just off the Dulles Toll Road about halfway between downtown Washington and Dulles Airport.
When the Smithsonian ran out of room at its DC based National Air and Space Museum, it built a beautiful extension in Chantilly, VA. The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center displays the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay and the Space Shuttle Enterprise among others. There is also an Airbus IMAC Theater.
Nature lovers can visit Great Falls National Park for its hiking trails and beautiful views. Like Wolf Trap, it, too, is run by the National Park Service.
History, adventure, the theater and a hike? Sounds like a great vacation is just around the corner.
Exciting Downtown Falls Church
Colonial style
Downtown Falls Church is part of Washington D.C.’s Metro area. The community has a deep historical background that dates back as far as the 1600′s. This area was home to Colonial Settlements and Native Americans. In 1948 Falls Church became an incorporated city. Located about six miles form the capital, Route 7 and Route 29 intersect in the city’s downtown area.
There is plenty to enjoy in Falls Church including museums, restaurants, shopping, and art galleries. Visiting is highly recommended.
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Protected by the First Amendment: The Newseum
The Newseum located in the heart of DC claims itself to be the most interactive museum in D.C. It is found on 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20001 and is kid friendly. The newseum is a great place for younger audiences to interact with local and national headlines. It offers a balcony flaunting an excellent view of the capitol (pictured below).
View of the Capitol from the Newseum Balcony
A first Amendment Tablet made of marble is located on the front of the museum. The exhibits include a Great Hall of News, a Pulitzer Prize Photography Gallery, a 4-D film adventure theater, a Berlin Wall Gallery, a Documentary Theater, and a Sports theater. Special sites include a September (9-11) gallery of the news coverage of this landmark event and an archive of major news headlines ranging from the presidential impeachments to technological achievements.
The museum is very visitor oriented; there is even a broadcast studio that guests can report the news themselves. It features a green screen and teleprompter that guests can read off of. Options even include a weather reporting station.
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Free Fun: The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History is a timeless classic site that visitors and Virginians alike should frequently visit. The free museum, with the help of professional curators, has made this national exhibit a great place for historians, children, and just the general public to enjoy themselves.
The first floor presents an accomplished array of first impressions. Upon entering the museum, you will be greeted by the famous African Elephant (pictured below). Other exhibits include “Orchids- A View from the East”, The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef, “African Voices”, The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, The Dinosaurs/Hall of Paleobiology, The Fossilab, and The Sant Ocean Hall. A kid friendly place for younger visitors is the Discovery Room where museum instructors allow the public to discover history using interactive objects and hands on activities. This personal empiricism is great for learning through self-guidance and pacing.
The Second floor of the museum includes the Hope Diamond, an exhibit on Cyprus, the Butterfly House, The Carmen Lucia Ruby, The Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals, the Korea Gallery, the Osteology Hall of Bones, an exhibit on Reptiles and Amphibians, and the The O. Orkin Insect Zoo.
The museum is located at the intersection of 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW in Washington DC. It is open 364 days a year from 10 AM to 5:30 PM normally.
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Wild Weekend Fun! The Smithsonian National Zoo
The Smithsonian National Zoological Park is a great activity to do on the weekend for animal lovers and tourists alike. For those living in Arlington, Virginia, the zoo is a nice local place to visit due to its proximity to home. Open 364 days a year and home to 2,000 animals and over 400 different species, the National Zoo is a nice free place to visit any time of the year. The park is 163 acres and set in the center of Washington, DC.
Animals include cheetahs, elephants, anteaters, clouded leopards, gorillas, monkeys, foxes, tigers, and giant pandas. There are also bird houses with hundreds of beautifully colored and ornamented feather creatures. The park features several reptiles and amphibian houses and also has an extravagant collection of marine animals including the cow of the sea, the manatee.
Perhaps the most famous of all inhabitants of the Zoo are the giant pandas Mei Xiang and baby Tian Tian. They are housed under a Giant Panda Cooperative Research and Breeding Agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association. They will be at the Smithsonian Zoo until at least 2015 and are the focus of research regarding conservation, breeding, and preservation of these lovable furry bears.
The Zoo is located at 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington DC 20008 and is accessible by the Red Line Metro at the Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan stop. Parking is $15 for the first three hours and $20 for the next three. For more information: nationalzoo.si.edu
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Workhouse Arts Center
Located in Lorton VA, the Workhouse Arts Center, formerly part of the DC correctional facility, is now the place to view art, buy art, make art and more! Set on 55 acres of land, the Workhouse provides a home for more than 100 of the regions finest professional and emerging artists.
Visitors can view work by nationally and internationally known artists, experience music, live theatre, film series and celebrity performances.
The Workhouse boasts a two-story gallery of ever-changing exhibitions of local and national artists and an extensive list of more than 150 quarterly classes and workshops for all ages, artistic interests and ability levels. An Art of Movement program has also been established, offering Pilates, yoga, dance and more.
The Workhouse Arts Center is a project of the Lorton Arts Foundation. The expansive complex, once a correctional facility and now a center for arts, culture, and history, has a rich past and an exciting new presence.
History
At the beginning of the 20th Century, President Theodore Roosevelt commissioned the purchase of a large tract of land in Virginia for the creation of a workhouse for Washington, DC’s non-violent criminals. In 1912 the prisoners created a brick plant where they produced bricks to construct the permanent buildings that now make up the Workhouse Arts Center. At the same time, the Women’s Division of the Workhouse was established west of the Men’s Workhouse. The Women’s Division is known for having held approximately 168 women, most from the National Women’s Party, for picketing in front of the White House for women’s voting rights. Lucy Burns, who, along with Alice Paul, founded the National Women’s Party, was one of the women incarcerated in the Women’s Division of the Workhouse.
In July 2002, Fairfax County received the title to the land that included the former Workhouse. The transfer of the land to the county was made possible through the Lorton Technical Corrections Act.. The Lorton Arts Foundation put forward a plan to transform the former prison facility into a cultural arts center and, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the rezoning of a 55-acre portion of the former correction’s facility to become the Workhouse Arts Center.
Visual Arts
The Visual Arts Program exhibits the work of local art organizations, private collectors, national and international artists, both emerging and professional, and regular exhibitions of juried work from members of the Workhouse Artists Association and the Workhouse Art Guild.
The Collector’s Showcase is a series of exhibitions from private collections. The exhibitions are accompanied by panel discussions on the art of collecting for both the novice and the seasoned collector.
Performing Arts
ArtNotes is a concert series celebrating the union of music and the visual arts and the soulful inspiration that both can provide.
Gallery After Hours is a music series that highlights new and innovative performing artists in the intimate setting of the Workhouse’s Gallery Building.
ArtStar Theatre Camp is designed for children ages 8-15. It is an exciting theatre program developed to promote self confidence and creative expression, while learning the basic tools of the theatrical trade.
ArtStar Youth Theatre Advanced Workshop is for students 14-18 that have had two or more years of training and are interested in pursuing a more in-depth theatrical experience. In a two week period, acting students rehearse a full length production while technical students design and build the scenery for the production.
The Spot-LYTE-s (Lorton Youth Theatre Ensemble) offers young actors the opportunity to perform no-cost productions for family audiences. In addition, educational partnerships with local schools may provide alternative opportunities for the Ensemble to perform to audiences of their peers, and to share their experiences with other students that may be interested in the performing arts.
Mind & Body Program
From the moment you arrive to the moment you leave, you will discover the best in all mind & body movements. Programs and classes are offered for all ages and abilities. Three beautiful studios encompass the program where Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, Balletone, Nia, Kukuwa Dance, and Kempo Martial Arts are held.
Kids Zone
Kid Zone is a place for young people to explore the world of creativity and to discover their own artistic passion. Students will have the opportunity to work with paint, clay, wire, glass, and so much more.
Arts Education and Outreach
The Business of Art is a certificate program jointly issued by the Arts Business Institute and The Workhouse Arts Center to artists to be competitive in the art market.
Art for a Change! is a dynamic visual and performing arts education outreach program delivering authentic learning opportunities by professional artists to local elementary, middle, and high school students.
The Workhouse Institute is the center’s rigorous and progressive collection of arts education courses and workshops designed for life-long learning experiences. Beginner through master classes are offered in all media and new course schedules are created quarterly.
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Style And Identity: Black Alexandria In The 1970s
The Alexandria Black History Museum at 902 Wythe Street in Alexandria, VA 22314, is currently holding an exhibition through the week from 10am to 4pm, till May 7, 2011. Admission is $2.00.
The exhibition entitled ‘Style and Identity: Black Alexandria in the 1970s ‘, showcases 32 portraits by Horace Day that depict Alexandria street scenes and African American Alexandrians such as Ricky McNeil, J.C Chase and Walter Hollis, aside from other Virginia community residents.
Horace Day had painted his work of art during the era when “Black” was becoming “Beautiful” despite the media’s constant promoting of demeaning images of African Americans.
These portraits highlight the dignity and unique beauty Horace Day saw and are now examples of the evolution of race, class, status and beauty.
