Tours may be arranged for camps, scout groups, home-schooled families and other groups, in addition to school groups. Visits include an introduction by museum staff, optional viewing of the short video Out of Obscurity about the 1939 sit-in, and gallery exploration. An opportunity to meet a long-time member of the local African American community can be arranged upon request.  

Lessons are free to Alexandria City Public School groups, and $3 per person ($40 minimum) for all other groups. Chaperones are admitted free of charge. The maximum number of children allowed per visit is 40.

To book a visit, contact the Office of Historic Alexandria Education Coordinator Lauren Gleason at 703.746.4736 or through Alex311 at least three weeks in advance. A tour confirmation will be sent by email.

To visit more than one Alexandria site on the same day see Scheduling an Education Program with Historic Alexandria.

This kit focuses on the contributions of Northern Virginia’s African American women. This kit is designed for fourth grade students and corresponds to the State of Virginia’s Standards of Learning. The kit was funded through a grant from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Kits may be rented from the Museum by calling 703.746.4356.

These two lessons feature significant African American Sites in Alexandria, Virginia. These lessons were inspired by the National Park Service’s Teaching with Historic Places program.

• "A Loathsome Prison:” Slave Trading in Antebellum Alexandria 
• America's First Sit-Down Strike: The 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-In