Friendship Firehouse Museum will be open one Saturday per month, April 17, May 22, and June 19, 2021, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. As city museums reopen, they will initially operate at 25% capacity and will require purchase of timed tickets in advance at The Alexandria Shop. Tickets are $2 to reserve an arrival time for you and your party of up to ten people. 

Spring2ACTion Day is April 28, but why wait until then? Early giving began on April 14! Join us as we work to share the full history of Alexandria for all by donating at Spring2ACTion. This year, Historic Alexandria is raising money for Freedom House Museum to share the history of not only the site, but the larger African American story of Alexandria. See a short video for a look behind the scenes at some of the exciting work going on at the Freedom House Museum!

The following museums are now open. Check the museum links for current hours and safety protocols. Alexandria Archaeology Museum, Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum, Friendship Firehouse Museum, Gadsby's Tavern Museum. Luckily, history doesn’t stop just because our hours are limited! Visit us here on our website and follow us on social media to discover new things about your hometown.

While our lives today look different than generations past, winter still brings a common feeling of change. Even this year, when COVID 19 is changing much of what we do, colder days, longer nights, and holiday.

Find firefighting learning resources for your students (Pre-K through 8th grade), scouts or other group. Learn from home with fun activities, books, and links to explore Friendship Firehouse Museum, firefighting history, and fire safety at home.

Join us for events and activities throughout the year.  Children visiting the museum are invited to go on our history hunt and explore firefighting history through hands-on objects. For adults and youth, special guided firefighting history tours are offered in the spring and fall. Visit us for special Open House days, and for the Firehouse Festival on the first Saturday in August. 

The vehicles and exhibits at Friendship Firehouse Museum illuminate the history of firefighting in Alexandria. Years of hard use took their toll on the suction hand engine and hose-reel carriage, but when they are fully conserved, the apparatus’ paint history will be stabilized and preserved for future generations to enjoy.   

Peaceful vigils, protests and other events took place in Alexandria during the first week in June, following the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. Recognizing the importance of this moment in history, the Office of Historic Alexandria invites the community to share signs, t-shirts, flyers, photographs, journals, personal stories, and artifacts that document local vigils and protests. 

Over the past year, OHA has recorded our community's response to the pandemic by collecting objects, images and stories from citizens across the City. See a sampling of this public history collecting effort, and learn more about contributing to this on-going project. 

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