Events for October 25, 2025 - September 11, 2025

  • Museum Store Sunday: Shop with Purpose this Holiday Season

    Consider shopping small this season and visit the Arlington Historical Museum shop on Museum Store Sunday. Every purchase supports our mission to strengthen our community by building a better understanding […]

  • Women of the Ball-Sellers House

    Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Rd, Burke, VA 22015, Burke, VA, United States

    The Ball-Sellers House (in Arlington) was originally in Fairfax County when Lord Fairfax established the county for King George II in 1742. The Arlington Historical Society will share stories of […]

  • 1946 Arlington: The First Crack in the Byrd Machine

    Reinsch Library Auditorium, Marymount University 2807 North Glebe Road, Arlington

    In 1946, after four years of a world war, the citizens of Arlington focused on local challenges, highlighted in the fall by an aggressive County Board campaign from a political […]

  • 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. […]

  • Unbroken Genius: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Charles R. Drew

    Reinsch Library Auditorium, Marymount University 2807 North Glebe Road, Arlington

    "Genius Unbroken" is the first comprehensive biography to bring the extraordinary life of Dr. Charles Drew, the "Father of the Blood Bank," into focus. Born into Washington D.C.'s vibrant African […]

  • Butterfield’s Brigade at Mount Olivet Church

    Mt. Olivet. United Methodist Church 1500 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA, United States

    Completed just before the Civil War, by the end of the conflict's first year Mount Olivet Church's original structure was reduced to its foundations, variously used and abused by the […]

  • Dark Star Park and the Birth of Arlington’s Public Art Program

    Reinsch Library Auditorium, Marymount University 2807 North Glebe Road, Arlington

    Arlington Historical Society presents Nancy Holt’s Dark Star Park (1979 –1984) and the birth of Arlington's Public Art Program. AHS hosts Angela A. Adams, Founding Director of Arlington Public Art […]

  • Dedication of Five Stumbling Stones in Alcova

    Arlington Presbyterian Church 918 S. Lincoln Street, Arlington, VA, United States

    The Arlington Historical Society and the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington invite you to the unveiling of "Stumbling Stones." These bronze markers commemorate the lives of the enslaved people who […]

  • Glebe House Day

    4527 17th St., N., Arlington, Virginia 4527 N. 17th St., Arlington, VA, United States

    The Northern Virginia Conservation Trust and the Arlington Historical Society are excited to announce the first-ever Glebe House Day, where community members are welcome onto the grounds to learn about […]

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