Events

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.

Join The Moton Museum and Preservation Virginia’s John Marshall House for a presentation on judicial review and Civil Rights. Panelists will explore how judicial review originated on the Marshall Court in 1803, and its impact on five court cases in the decades to follow. This program will trace how the United States legal system evolved

Join us Friday July 7th at 4:00pm here at the Moton Museum for a book signing! Penny Blue authors the book A Time To Protest: Leadership Lessons from My Father Who Survived the Segregated South for 99 years. The event is free and open to the public, and books will be available for purchase onsite.