Events

Join us for a gathering reflective of our shared hope and active commitment to community building. Begins at 7:30am. Free and open to the public, all are welcome to attend. If you would like to render a prayer or contribute toward breakfast, please contact Sherre Atkins.

Museum Store Sunday is a global annual shopping event, equivalent to Shop Small Saturday and black Friday, taking place on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, where you can shop for uniquely curated gifts while brining awareness to participating organizations. Moton Museum will be open on Sunday November 27, 2022 from Noon-4p, offering the opportunity for visitors

Hanging with Santa 2022 12/10/22 Moton Museum Auditorium 12:00pm - 2:30pm Come take some free photographs with Santa and enjoy snacks and activity bags. Free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Farmville Jaycees and the Moton Museum.

Moton Holiday Social 2022 Monday December 12th 5:30pm - 7:30pm We are pleased to announce the return of our Moton Holiday Social sponsored by our Moton Council. From 5:30pm-7:30pm enjoy us for dinner and refreshments with updates on the Moton Museum.

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