Fredericksburg Area Museum And Cultural Center Inc

CONG. SETASIDES, MUSEUMS

LIVING LEGACIES: AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY IN THE FREDERICKSBURG AREA [THE FREDERICKSBURG AREA MUSEUM (FAM) SEEKS FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,233 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF UPCOMING EXHIBITION LIVING LEGACIES: AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY IN THE FREDERICKSBURG AREA (2025). THIS COMPREHENSIVE EXHIBIT ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY WILL BE THE PINNACLE OF A MULTIYEAR EFFORT TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND AFRICAN AMERICAN PUBLIC HISTORY EFFORTS AT FAM AND ACROSS THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG. FAM WILL COMBINE MULTIPLE STRATEGIES OF SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STAFF MEMBERS AND WORK WITH CONSULTANTS, IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS INTERPRETIVE EXHIBIT.]

JUNETEENTH: HONORING OUR WAZEE (ELDERS) [THE FREDERICKSBURG AREA MUSEUM (FAM) SEEKS FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,500 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF JUNETEENTH: HONORING OUR WAZEE (ELDERS), A PROGRAM SERIES COMMEMORATING THE 160TH ANNIVERSARY OF JUNETEENTH. THIS COMMUNITY SERIES WILL FEATURE PROGRAMS ENGAGING A WIDE VARIETY OF AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING A COMMUNITY LECTURE ON THE HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH, A FAMILY PROGRAM DETAILING EMANCIPATION STORIES, AND AN ALL-DAY COMMUNITY JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION.]

TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION OF COMBAT ART AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES.

TO SUPPORT THE SOUNDS OF SUMMER, A WEEKLY OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

TO SUPPORT WOMAN ADORNED: TRANSCENDING TIME, TRANSFORMING CULTURE, AN EXHIBITION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.