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SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640
Jan
3

SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640

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Our annual Bellycheer! tour is back.

Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640 is a guided tour celebrating food and dining during the twelve days of Christmas.

Listen to a lively telling of uses of everyday foods, food preparation, historic recipes, rare spices, table etiquette, and customs on England’s annual feast days. Is food medicine? In a 17th century country house, food and medicine were often the same thing. Join tour guide Tracy Weldon to learn about these topics and more on a guided tour focusing on the dining parlor and Tudor Kitchen.

Take home historic recipes to try on your own.

$12.00 per person. 20% discount for museum members.

 
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SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640
Dec
30

SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640

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Our annual Bellycheer! tour is back.

Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640 is a guided tour celebrating food and dining during the twelve days of Christmas.

Listen to a lively telling of uses of everyday foods, food preparation, historic recipes, rare spices, table etiquette, and customs on England’s annual feast days. Is food medicine? In a 17th century country house, food and medicine were often the same thing. Join tour guide Tracy Weldon to learn about these topics and more on a guided tour focusing on the dining parlor and Tudor Kitchen.

Take home historic recipes to try on your own.

$12.00 per person. 20% discount for museum members.

This tour is also offered on Saturday, January 3rd at 10:00am. 

 
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SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640
Dec
20

SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640

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Our annual Bellycheer! tour is back.

Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640 is a guided tour celebrating food and dining during the twelve days of Christmas.

Listen to a lively telling of uses of everyday foods, food preparation, historic recipes, rare spices, table etiquette, and customs on England’s annual feast days. Is food medicine? In a 17th century country house, food and medicine were often the same thing. Join tour guide Tracy Weldon to learn about these topics and more on a guided tour focusing on the dining parlor and Tudor Kitchen.

Take home historic recipes to try on your own.

$12.00 per person. 20% discount for museum members.

This popular tour is also offered on December 30th and January 3rd.

 
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SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640
Dec
11

SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640

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Our annual Bellycheer! tour is back.

Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640 is a guided tour celebrating food and dining during the twelve days of Christmas.

Listen to a lively telling of uses of everyday foods, food preparation, historic recipes, rare spices, table etiquette, and customs on England’s annual feast days. Is food medicine? In a 17th century country house, food and medicine were often the same thing. Join tour guide Tracy Weldon to learn about these topics and more on a guided tour focusing on the dining parlor and Tudor Kitchen.

Take home historic recipes to try on your own.

$12.00 per person. 20% discount for museum members.

This popular tour is also offered on December 20th, December 30th, and January 3rd.

 
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SOLD OUT! Kids' Winter Craft Night
Dec
5

SOLD OUT! Kids' Winter Craft Night

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Join our educators as we compare winter pastimes and celebrations from 500 years ago and today!

What did people do in wintertime 500 years ago in England? Join our educators as we compare winter pastimes and celebrations from 500 years ago and today. Kids will play wintertime minute-to-win-it games, tour our manor house, and create two make-and-take crafts.

Fee: $15 per child. Recommended for children ages 6-11.

 
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SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640
Nov
25

SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640

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Our annual Bellycheer! tour is back.

Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640 is a guided tour celebrating food and dining during the holiday season.

Listen to a lively telling of uses of everyday foods, food preparation, historic recipes, rare spices, table etiquette, and customs on England’s annual feast days. Is food medicine? In a 17th century country house, food and medicine were often the same thing. Join tour guide Tracy Weldon to learn about these topics and more on a guided tour focusing on the dining parlor and Tudor Kitchen.

Take home historic recipes to try on your own.

$12.00 per person. 20% discount for museum members.

This tour is also offered on Thursday, December 11th at 6:00pm and on Saturday, December 20th at 10:00am. 

 
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The Dancing Queen: Court Dance in the Age of Elizabeth
Nov
14

The Dancing Queen: Court Dance in the Age of Elizabeth

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The Richmond Renaissance Dancers present an evening of elegant court dance!

The Richmond Renaissance Dancers will present this multimedia program showcasing the majesty and elegance of court dancing from the perspective of Queen Elizabeth I and her courtiers. English almans and country dances, French branles, and Italian balli and cascarde were all part of the Elizabethan court repertoire. The Queen’s court will come alive once more through demonstrations of these late 16th century dances. Linda Macdonald, portraying Queen Elizabeth, will provide informative narrative and historical background, all within the beautiful surroundings of Agecroft Hall.

Tickets: $15 per person

 
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Autumn Plein Air Painting in the Gardens
Oct
30

Autumn Plein Air Painting in the Gardens

Enjoy "Pay What You Will" early access to our gardens in October as part of the Cultureworks "artober" celebration!

Calling all artists! Our gardens and grounds are open early every Thursday in October! Come take a stroll, find a shady spot, and release your creativity through painting, drawing, or the art form of your choosing OR bring a blanket and a book, a knitting project, a picnic, etc. The sky's the limit, but one thing's for certain: a morning spent in nature is a beautiful thing!

As part of the Cultureworks "artober" celebration, we are offering "Pay What You Will" plein air painting mornings every Thursday during the month of October. Register for your free ticket to the October 30th morning HERE.

Should you wish to make an optional tax-deductible donation in support of Agecroft Hall & Gardens, we invite you to do so HERE.

Art supplies are not provided. In the event of bad weather, the event will be rescheduled. No pets, please.

 
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SOLD OUT! Agatha Christie Book, Bingo, and Trivia Night
Oct
28

SOLD OUT! Agatha Christie Book, Bingo, and Trivia Night

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Our autumn Agatha Christie-themed event!

Join us for our book club featuring an Agatha Christie classic, "Hallowe'en Party." This event is part book club and part game night! Activities include a book discussion, a brief guided museum tour, and Agatha Christie-themed trivia and bingo games with prizes on the line!

Light refreshments and Agatha Christie-inspired mocktails are included.

Reading the selected book is not required.

$15.00 per person; 20% off for current museum members. Space is limited.

Not a member yet? Find out more about memberships HERE.

 
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Special Focus Tour: Autumn Garden Walk (11am)
Oct
25

Special Focus Tour: Autumn Garden Walk (11am)

Purchase tickets for the 11AM walk HERE.

Take this 45-minute guided outdoor tour to learn about the legacy of our formal gardens. Learn about Tudor monarch Henry VIII’s gardening passion, Renaissance gardens, historic harvest festivals, and 20th century “Virginia Garden” design. What do they all have in common? Each is part of the heritage of the gardens at Agecroft Hall.

Stay after the guided tour to explore the grounds on your own. Don’t forget comfortable shoes. This tour requires walking on grass, gravel paths, and stone walkways. The route has several stair steps.

$10.00 per person; 20% discount for museum members

Museum house tours begin at 12pm. A separate ticket is required.

 
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Special Focus Tour: Autumn Garden Walk (10am)
Oct
25

Special Focus Tour: Autumn Garden Walk (10am)

Purchase tickets for the 10AM walk HERE.

Take this 45-minute guided outdoor tour to learn about the legacy of our formal gardens. Learn about Tudor monarch Henry VIII’s gardening passion, Renaissance gardens, historic harvest festivals, and 20th century “Virginia Garden” design. What do they all have in common? Each is part of the heritage of the gardens at Agecroft Hall.

Stay after the guided tour to explore the grounds on your own. Don’t forget comfortable shoes. This tour requires walking on grass, gravel paths, and stone walkways. The route has several stair steps.

$10.00 per person; 20% discount for museum members

Museum house tours begin at 12pm. A separate ticket is required.

 
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Autumn Plein Air Painting in the Gardens
Oct
23

Autumn Plein Air Painting in the Gardens

Calling all artists! Our gardens and grounds are open early every Thursday in October! Come take a stroll, find a shady spot, and release your creativity through painting, drawing, or the art form of your choosing OR bring a blanket and a book, a knitting project, a picnic, etc. The sky's the limit, but one thing's for certain: a morning spent in nature is a beautiful thing!

As part of the Cultureworks "artober" celebration, we are offering "Pay What You Will" plein air painting mornings every Thursday during the month of October. Register for your free ticket to the October 23rd morning HERE.

Should you wish to make an optional tax-deductible donation in support of Agecroft Hall & Gardens, we invite you to do so HERE.

Art supplies are not provided. In the event of bad weather, the event will be rescheduled. No pets, please.

 
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SOLD OUT! Stranger Than Fiction: Great Art Heists in History (3:30PM)
Oct
19

SOLD OUT! Stranger Than Fiction: Great Art Heists in History (3:30PM)

Purchase tickets to the 3:30pm event HERE.

Do you love a good mystery? How about a scrumptious English tea? Well, then our next Tea Time Tales event is for you! 

Discover what Japanese gangsters, bear spray, and daring boat getaways have in common with noteworthy art thefts. In this lecture, you will travel the globe learning why museums from Amsterdam to Zimbabwe have been targets for thieves and what tools they used to elude detection. Find out who got caught…and who did not.

Hear from Agecroft Hall's executive director, Anne Kenny-Urban, who'll present a lively illustrated lecture.

While you’re there, enjoy tea and good conversation. Help yourself to scones, tea sandwiches, and a variety of delicious bite-sized sweets from Missy Mauck Catering!

Tickets: $45 per person; 20% discount for museum members.

 
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Stranger Than Fiction: Great Art Heists in History (12:30PM)
Oct
19

Stranger Than Fiction: Great Art Heists in History (12:30PM)

Purchase tickets to the 12:30pm event HERE.

Do you love a good mystery? How about a scrumptious English tea? Well, then our next Tea Time Tales event is for you! 

Discover what Japanese gangsters, bear spray, and daring boat getaways have in common with noteworthy art thefts. In this lecture, you will travel the globe learning why museums from Amsterdam to Zimbabwe have been targets for thieves and what tools they used to elude detection. Find out who got caught…and who did not.

Hear from Agecroft Hall's executive director, Anne Kenny-Urban, who'll present a lively illustrated lecture.

While you’re there, enjoy tea and good conversation. Help yourself to scones, tea sandwiches, and a variety of delicious bite-sized sweets from Missy Mauck Catering!

Tickets: $45 per person; 20% discount for museum members.

 
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Special Focus Tour: Autumn Garden Walk
Oct
18

Special Focus Tour: Autumn Garden Walk

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Take this 45-minute guided outdoor tour to learn about the legacy of our formal gardens. Learn about Tudor monarch Henry VIII’s gardening passion, Renaissance gardens, historic harvest festivals, and 20th century “Virginia Garden” design. What do they all have in common? Each is part of the heritage of the gardens at Agecroft Hall.

Stay after the guided tour to explore the grounds on your own. Don’t forget comfortable shoes. This tour requires walking on grass, gravel paths, and stone walkways. The route has several stair steps.

Museum house tours begin at 12pm. A separate ticket is required.

 
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Autumn Plein Air Painting in the Gardens
Oct
16

Autumn Plein Air Painting in the Gardens

Calling all artists! Our gardens and grounds are open early every Thursday in October! Come take a stroll, find a shady spot, and release your creativity through painting, drawing, or the art form of your choosing OR bring a blanket and a book, a knitting project, a picnic, etc. The sky's the limit, but one thing's for certain: a morning spent in nature is a beautiful thing!

As part of the Cultureworks "artober" celebration, we are offering "Pay What You Will" plein air painting mornings every Thursday during the month of October. Register for your free ticket to the October 16th morning HERE.

Should you wish to make an optional tax-deductible donation in support of Agecroft Hall & Gardens, we invite you to do so HERE.

Art supplies are not provided. In the event of bad weather, the event will be rescheduled. No pets, please.

 
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SOLD OUT! Windsor Walk: Windsor Farms Walking Tour.
Oct
11

SOLD OUT! Windsor Walk: Windsor Farms Walking Tour.

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Join us for a stroll to learn about Agecroft Hall's neighborhood!

Explore the Windsor Farms neighborhood with architectural historian Chris Novelli on this tour highlighting the history and architecture of Richmond’s first comprehensively-planned community.

Windsor Farms was formed during the mid-1920s under the vision of T.C. Williams, Jr., Agecroft’s owner, as a community inspired by English country villages with the amenities of modern city living. Borrowing details from the Tudor and Colonial eras, some residents worked with well-known 20th-century architects like William Lawrence Bottomley to build their homes.

Learn about the architects, building styles, and stories that shaped this community while walking along the neighborhood's tree-lined streets.

In the event of inclement weather, the tour will be cancelled. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and shoes.

Tickets: $10 per person

 
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