Events for July 12 - January 18

  • 15-Minute History: 1961 Arlington Transportation Planning with David Pearson

    Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United States

    Join David Pearson, former AHS president, to learn about how Arlington County planned transportation in the early 1960s and what we now have as a result. Our speaker will use the maps in the current Map Exhibit on the second floor to explain the first General Land Use Plan (GLUP), show what was built, paths […]

  • A Different Look from a Different View Artist Exhibit: Opening Reception

    Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United States

    Experience the vibrant, story-filled work of artist Zane Killgo, an Arlington County visual artist whose bold use of color and mixed media explores community, identity, and the changing urban landscape. […]

  • New Exhibit: First in Frame: Arlington’s Early Residents

    Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United States

    Discover the people who helped shape Arlington. This exhibit highlights early landowners and settlers whose decisions and choices laid the foundation for the county we know today. The Arlington Historical […]

  • New Exhibit: Mapping the Federal City, 1791: Arlington in the Original District

    Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United States

    Step into the moment Arlington helped shape the nation’s capital. In 1791, surveyors under President George Washington mapped a 100-square-mile federal district along the Potomac River, placing forty sandstone boundary stones; […]

  • New Exhibit: Who Decides? Governing Arlington Through Time

    Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United States

    Explore how Arlington has been governed, and who has held the power to make decisions, over time in Who Decides? Governing Arlington Through Time. This exhibit traces the county’s evolving […]

  • We the People Exhibit Opening

    Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United States

    Join us for the opening of We the People, the Virginia Museum of History & Culture’s traveling exhibition exploring the stories of immigrants who have shaped Virginia’s history and identity. […]

  • New Temporary Exhibit: We the People

    Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United States

    The Arlington Historical Museum is proud to host We the People, a traveling exhibition from the Virginia Museum of History & Culture opening July 12. The exhibit explores the diverse […]

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