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Thanksgiving Holiday Hours 2022

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Cainan Townsend

The Moton Museum will be closed November 23rd – 26th in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Please join us for special hours on November 27th for our Museum Store Sunday

Moton Museum to Host 2023 Virginia History Day District Competition

Posted on October 11, 2022 (April 17, 2023) by Cainan Townsend

The Robert Russa Moton Museum and Longwood University will be hosting the 2023 Virginia History Day district contest. Virginia History Day (VHD), a student competition hosted by the Virginia Museum

Project Illuminate

Posted on September 13, 2022 (April 17, 2023) by Cainan Townsend

Join us as we help to facilitate Project Illuminate where there will be facilitated dinner and conversations for African American military veterans. If you are an African American military veteran

Moton Museum Closed – Labor Day

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Cainan Townsend

The Moton Museum will be closed 9-5-22 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

Bridge Builder Inaugural Cohort

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Cainan Townsend

Farmville, VA: The Bridge Builders are a community of young scholars that seeks to cultivate unity, partner together in collaboration, and work to create a better tomorrow for our schools,

Ways to Give to Moton

Any gift has the ability to make an impact that far exceeds its size. Together we can work to share the Moton Story and ensure that countless individuals know how Prince Edward County became the birthplace of the student-led civil rights movement.

2022 gifts helped us engage with more than 20,000 individuals via our onsite and offsite programming.
Help us continue this important work with your gift. All donations are tax deductible.

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