Monumental II: Representation & Design in Richmond’s Landscape (Outreach or virtual)
Students will demonstrate an understanding how monuments as objects of public memory are created in our community and how representation and design have changed over time.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6
SOL(s): VS.1, VS.8, USII, USII.3, USII.4, CE.1, VUS.1, VUS.7, GOVT.1, GOVT.3, GOVT.9
Whose Hat is That? (Outreach or onsite)
Using hats, dance and stories, students examine roles in our community from long ago and today!
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 1, k, prek
SOL(s): K1, K2
Design in Time (Outreach, onsite or virtual)
Play with patterns and colors while exploring shapes and textures found in the clothes we wear and the jobs we do.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 2, 1, k, prek
SOL(s): K1, K2, K3, K4, K6; Math K1, K16, 1.1g, 1.1.d, 2nd 2.1e, f, g
Wickham House Tours (Onsite or virtual)
Experience a customized virtual Wickham House tour in real-time built to meet your groups needs and interests.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, k, prek
SOL(s): K.1, K2, K3, K4, 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, VS.1 USII.1 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.10, 3.1a, b, e, g, 3.3, 3.5, VUS.6d
Our Changing Community (Onsite or outreach)
Trades and recreation activities of early Richmond residents are examined through artifact investigations, games and a craft.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 1, k
SOL(s): K1, K2, K7, K8
History Makers (Outreach, onsite or virtual)
In this virtual program, students are introduced to the museum and stories of important Virginia History Makers.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 3, 2, 1
SOL(s): 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.10, VS.1a, VS, 2e, VS.3g, VS.5b
Powhatan People Virtual Tour (Outreach, onsite or virtual)
Join us for a virtual tour, as we learn more about the Powhatan people who called the Richmond region home prior to colonization.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 4, 2, k, prek
SOL(s): 2.1a, 2.3, 2.7, VS.1f, VS.2
Greek by Design (Outreach, onsite or virtual)
Students identify Greek and Roman neoclassical elements in the 1812 Wickham House, Valentine galleries and throughout Richmond architecture.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 3
SOL(s): 3.1, 3.3, 3.5
Richmond Spies (Outreach, onsite or virtual)
Learn about spies who lived and worked in the Richmond region during the Revolutionary and Civil wars.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 6, 5, 4
SOL(s): VS.1, VS.7, V.8
Fall Line and Freedom (Onsite or virtual)
What made Richmond a city and a capital? Discover what makes our city historical and unique.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 5, 4
SOL(s): VS. 2, VS.5, VS.8, USI.1, VUS.1, VUS.6,
Era Explorations: Richmond in Black, White and Gray (Outreach or virtual)
Examine the Civil War in Richmond through the lives of the free and enslaved, Union and Confederate, and through the lens of prolific photographers.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6
SOL(s): VS.1, USI.1,USI.9, VUS.1, VUS.7a
Era Explorations: The Great Depression (Outreach)
Identify the effects of the Great Depression in Richmond, the economics and programs of the time and how they resonate today.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6
SOL(s): USII.1e,USII.6d, USII.7a, VUS.10b
Era Explorations: WWII Homefront (Outreach or virtual)
Examine the WWII home front including women in the workforce, rationing and the role of propaganda.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6
SOL(s): USII.1, USII.7
Era Explorations: Segregation/ Integration (Outreach or virtual!)
Explore the realities of Jim Crow and the segregation and integration eras in the Greater Richmond area and the figures and disputes that shaped national change.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6
SOL(s): USII.4c, USII.7b, USII.9a, VUS.8d, VUS.13c
Ancients in the Neighborhood Walking Tour
On this walking tour through Richmond’s Court End neighborhood, students explore Richmond architecture influenced by Egypt, Greece and Ancient Rome.
Program Type: school walking tourGrade(s): 5, 4, 3
SOL(s): 3.1a,b,e,g, 3.3, 3.5, 3.13, VS.4c, 3, VS.6b
