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Official Page of The Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, City of Fairfax Office of Historic Resources Closed select holidays only. area.
The Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center is OPEN daily 11am - 4pm. The museum is administered by the City of Fairfax and operated by a professional staff and dedicated volunteers. The Museum - housed in the historic Fairfax Elementary School, built in 1873 - features exhibitions about local and regional history, including the permanent exhibit The Fairfax Story. The Museum hosts several historic prog
09/27/2023
October Fairfax City History Programs
October History Programs in Fairfax City October History Programs in Fairfax City City of Fairfax, Virginia sent this bulletin at 09/27/2023 02:11 PM EDT View as a webpage / Share FREE October Programs Sunday October 8, 2 p.m. at Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center Free history talk given by Alex Campbell, executive director of the Reston Mu...
09/25/2023
Have the day off school and looking for fun ? Come add to our community puzzle , build your own town , and try our exhibit scavenger hunt ! City of Fairfax Government City of Fairfax Schools
09/24/2023
Our community puzzle is coming along! We can’t wait to see what will be added as we bring more blank pieces to events throughout the year! The next opportunity to design a piece will be this Monday, September 25, at the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center. We’ll be open from 11am-4pm. Stop by and add your piece!
City of Fairfax Government
09/23/2023
Having a blast Fiesta Fairfax in Old Town Hall!! Come join us for crafts - and decorate a puzzle piece we’ll display at the Museum!! Plus we have friendship bracelets to share. City of Fairfax GovernmentFairfax City Parks and Recreation
Due to the weather forecast,
Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House will be CLOSED
Saturday September 23.
09/21/2023
🎶 So, hey, let’s be friends! Is Little Virginia a Swiftie?! Historians are always in their Eras era, and that means we want to engage more with you! So come see us at Fiesta Fairfax in Old Town Square on Saturday and pick out a friendship bracelet while designing a piece of our new Community Puzzle!
09/15/2023
Do you ❤️ sharing and learning about history? Join our team!
Temporary Historic Resources Specialist The position will be a member of the Office of Historic Resources and will report to the Director of Historic Resources with daily supervision and assignments from a member of the senior staff. Work includes regularly scheduled weekend and holiday hours.
09/09/2023
It’s a lovely Saturday for touring historic houses!
09/09/2023
Have you visited the Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House at 10386 Main Street yet this season ? A reminder we have free docent led tours Noon to 3 pm on Saturdays through October. City of Fairfax GovernmentHistoric Fairfax City, Inc.Old Town Fairfax Business Association - OTFBA
09/04/2023
September Fairfax City History Programs
September History Programs in Fairfax City September History Programs in Fairfax City City of Fairfax, Virginia sent this bulletin at 09/04/2023 03:52 PM EDT View as a webpage / Share FREE September Program and Exhibits Sunday September 10, 2 p.m. Free book talk for ages 10 and up at Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center Local youth nonfiction a...
09/01/2023
It’s going to get hot this weekend- come cool off inside and enjoy our new traveling exhibition “Planned Communities of the Washington D.C Area” on loan to us from Reston Museum!! Check out our kids’ city building area. Open 11am-4 pm - yes , Labor Day too! City of Fairfax Government City of Fairfax Schools City of Fairfax Community Development & Planning
08/28/2023
Come see our new exhibit, "Planned Communities of the D.C. Metro Area," on loan to us from the Reston Museum.
While you're here, build your own planned community in our play area! Ours has room for a Dreamhouse AND a Mojo Dojo Casa House!
City of Fairfax Government
08/23/2023
Whatcha doing , ? Oh , just practicing a little city planning in preparation for the incoming exhibit “Planned Communities of the D.C. Metro Area” , opening at Fairfax Museum on Monday ! There will be a play area so you can practice too.
07/27/2023
It’s hot ! Be like and bring a friend to watch some history movies on our big screens in air conditioned comfort. Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center is open 11-4.
07/25/2023
June Fairfax City History Programs
Summer History Programs in Fairfax City Summer History Programs in Fairfax City City of Fairfax, Virginia sent this bulletin at 07/25/2023 03:50 PM EDT View as a webpage / Share FREE Summer Programs Fun Family Event: Traveling Exhibition Now Open at Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center Guided Walking Tours of Old Town Fairfax Historic Fairfa...
07/03/2023
Come by and check out the new traveling exhibit we are hosting from the National Library of Medicine! Outside/Inside: Immigration, Migration, and Health Care in the United States traces the history of ideas about immigrant health, and immigrants’ and migrants’ changing experiences with U.S. health care since late 1800s.
06/30/2023
Come celebrate Independence Day with at the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center! Enjoy some cupcakes and drinks after the parade and explore our new exhibit. We will be open from 11 am - 4 pm.
06/30/2023
Come celebrate Independence Day with at the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center! Enjoy some cupcakes and drinks after the parade and explore our new exhibit. We will be open 11 am - 4 pm. City of Fairfax Government
06/17/2023
is ready for Mancala , crafts , and fun Juneteenth swag at the Juneteenth celebration! We’re down at Mt Calvary Baptist Church until 4 pm. Come for speeches and performances, crafters and food trucks , and historic information. City of Fairfax Government
06/16/2023
Reminder our historic sites will be closed Saturday- we’ll see you at the Juneteenth festivities !
06/16/2023
Reminder we’ll be closed Saturday- see you at the Juneteenth festivities ! City of Fairfax Government
06/15/2023
We are thrilled to partner with Mt Calvary Baptist Church for this event. See you Saturday at City Hall's Veteran's Amphitheater at 10 am, the Parade starting about 11 am, and at Mt Calvary from 11:30 am -4 pm!
Juneteenth — also known as Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, second Independence Day, and Emancipation Day — has been celebrated by the African American community since the 1800s, marking the anniversary of the arrival of Union General Gordon Granger to Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, bringing news of emancipation — two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people from bo***ge.
In June 2021, President Joe Biden signed legislation making a federal holiday — and each year, it is recognized as a time to celebrate the journey of Black Americans from enslavement to full citizenship, through Reconstruction, the Jim Crow era, the Civil Rights movement, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Tonight, Councilmember Jon Stehle (on behalf of Mayor Catherine Read) declared June 19, 2023, as Juneteenth in the City of Fairfax. Receiving the proclamation were representatives of the Mount Calvary Baptist Church of Fairfax.
The city invites everyone to join the city and Mount Calvary Baptist Church at our inaugural Juneteenth celebration on June 17, 2023. Find out more about the Juneteenth celebration at fairfaxva.gov/Juneteenth.
06/13/2023
is getting ready for crafts and activities for the celebration at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church on Saturday !
06/06/2023
Join us Sunday for this free virtual talk.
05/31/2023
loves to learn ! Come check out the traveling exhibition “Virginia’s Constitutions” , on loan to us from through July 1. At Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center , open Daily 11 am- 4 pm.
05/24/2023
Join Little Virginia in honoring Poppy Month in ! Stop by the gift shop and pick up a poppy lapel pin! City of Fairfax Government
05/20/2023
Two chances to tour the Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House (10386 Main St. ) this weekend! Open TODAY May 20 from Noon to 3 pm - and TOMORROW May 21 from 1-4 pm , during Asian Festival on Main! Tours are free and reservations are not required.
05/19/2023
Join us for this Free book talk Saturday 2 pm at Historic Blenheim!
05/16/2023
Little Virginia is wondering what’s next! Virginia’s Constitutions - a traveling exhibition from the Library of Virginia- opens May 22.
05/05/2023
May Fairfax City History Programs
May History Programs in Fairfax City!! May History Programs in Fairfax City!! City of Fairfax, Virginia sent this bulletin at 05/05/2023 03:34 PM EDT View as a webpage / Share FREE May History Programs Historic Fairfax City, Inc. Welcomes all to their free annual meeting: May 20, 2 p.m. at Historic Blenheim Free Talk and Book Signing: "M...
05/04/2023
and Oprah would like to remind you - you only have a few more days to go back to the biggest shoulder padded decade ever! “A Material World : Photographs of the 1980s” remains open through Sunday May 7. City of Fairfax Government
05/04/2023
Just like these irises in the Kitty Pozer Garden, it’s time for the Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House to re-open for the season ! Enter at 10386 Main St. for free docent led tours Saturdays Noon - 3 pm , May through October. Hear about over 200 years of life on Main Street and see the exhibit “Kitty Pozer: A Life to Honor”.
04/21/2023
A reminder we are CLOSED at our site tomorrow - join us at Historic Blenheim for Fairfax HisTree Day!!
Closed Saturday 22
Please join us at
Fairfax HisTree Day
at Historic Blenheim!
04/14/2023
Come out and play - Awesome '80s Craft Day Noon to 4!
04/11/2023
Historic Garden Week starts in a few days - you can still pick up your Statewide guidebooks here! City of Fairfax Government
04/11/2023
has been practicing! Schools out , so come make your own friendship pin Friday April 14- Noon to 4 at Awesome ‘80s Craft Day ! City of Fairfax Government Historic Fairfax City, Inc. City of Fairfax Schools
We will be closed
Sunday April 9
04/05/2023
April Fairfax City History Programs
FUN April History Programs in Fairfax City!! FUN April History Programs in Fairfax City!! City of Fairfax, Virginia sent this bulletin at 04/05/2023 03:30 PM EDT View as a webpage / Share FREE April History Programs What to do on a day off from school? How about: What Happens when Fairfax History Day and Earth Day fall on the same date? You Ge...
03/30/2023
We have Cat's Meow houses at both of our gift shops!
enjoys hanging out with our Cat’s Meow collectibles of Fairfax houses ! Available at our gift shops. City of Fairfax Government
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The Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center is open 9-5, 7 days a week, and admission is FREE. (Closed Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, 1/2 day Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.) The museum is administered by the City of Fairfax and operated by a professional staff and dedicated volunteers.
The Museum - housed in the historic Fairfax Elementary School, built in 1873 - features exhibitions about local and regional history, including the permanent exhibit The Fairfax Story. The Museum hosts several historic programs throughout the year, including the popular Second Sunday series.
The Visitor Center stocks maps and information about sites and special events throughout Virginia and the D.C. area.
The Museum is the flagship for the City of Fairfax Office of Historic Resources, which also includes:
Historic Blenheim & the Civil War Interpretive Center - 3610 Old Lee Hwy, Fairfax
open Tuesday- Saturday 10 AM -3 PM, with a guided tour at 1 pm - FREE
Front Desk: (703)591-0560
The Ratcliffe-Allison House - 10386 Main St. Fairfax
open Saturdays 11 AM-2 PM April through October, and City special events - FREE
Guided group tours and educational programs for students, scouts, and adults are available by reservation at all of our sites.
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