Events

MLK DAY Workshop 2023 The  Moton Museum, LCVA, and Longwood’s Office of Multicultural Affairs are bringing this return of this Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration to the community. This fun and educational day includes tours of Moton Museum, family and children’s art activities, and a reading area. Please feel free to drop in; no

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As a part of our signature programs we are pleased to bring back our Moton Jazz Concert. This concert which has occurred since 2018 has been a great way for people to get together over food, beverage, and music. This year we will bring back Desiree Roots from Richmond, VA. Desiree has starred in over

  Join us on February 25th, 2023 at 1:00pm inside the Moton Museum for a screening of Black Panther Wakanda Forever. Black Panther Wakanda Forever is the sequel to the original Black Panther film. The Wakandans fight against underwater threat Namor in the wake of  King T'Challa's death. This film is rated PG-13 all children

  Join us on March 18th, 2023 at 1:00pm inside the Moton Museum for a screening of Till. Till tells the true story of Mamie  Till-Mobley and her pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who was lynched in 1955. This film is rated PG-13 all children must be accompanied by

This year’s Dr. C.G. Gordon Moss Lecture will feature Dr. Melvin Patrick Ely, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Humanities in History at William & Mary and author of Israel on the Appomattox. Dr. Ely’s talk is titled, “A Horrible Intimacy: Courtroom Dramas of Life, Death, Love, Hate, Sex and Slavery in Prince Edward

The C.G. Moss Scholars Program at the Moton Museum is a collaborative program with Longwood University and commemorates the legacy of Dr. C. G. Gordon Moss, who served as a Professor of History at Longwood College from 1944-1969. Dr. Moss became an outspoken advocate of reopening the schools and of equality and justice for all

Join us on May 13th from 1:00pm until 3:00pm inside the Moton Moton Museum for Farmville Ukrainian Day.  This event is sponsored by the Virginia Children's Book Festival, Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, and the Moton Museum. This free family workshop will consist of stations for participants to explore Ukrainian art, culture, and food.