Hampton History Museum
Steampunk: Visions of Futures & Past
Hampton History Museum 120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton, VA, United StatesJoin Dave Lee of Hatton Cross Steampunk, and Mike Parodi of Master Creations Enterprises, Inc., for the return of the creative exposition of "Steampunk: Visons of Futures Past." Experience the work these artists whose contraptions and conveyances conjure up a time when airships were commonplace and steam power ruled the world; an alternative Victorian era and an...
Port Hampton Culture Series: Coal Blooded
Hampton History Museum 120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton, VA, United StatesJoin videographer Brandon Davis for showing and discussion of his documentary short exploring the community and health impact of the coal terminal in Southeast Newport News. Towering above the surrounding area, the 200-acre coal pile is located right next to a redlined neighborhood that today has the highest rate of asthma in the city. Recent...
Essential African Threads with Storyteller Dylan Pritchett
Hampton History Museum 120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton, VA, United StatesCome and enjoy a morning of entertaining and engaging stories of African American life at the Hampton History Museum. Storyteller Dylan Pritchett brings to life, through his stories, important touchstones during the time of slavery wound tightly with themes of family strength and morals as well as lessons that teach about character and survival. Dylan...
Front Porch Series with Akeylah Simone
Hampton History Museum 120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton, VA, United StatesAkeylah Simone delivers a stunning performance by fusing genres from Rock, Hip Hop, R&B, Pop and Jazz in an eclectic set of original music. A native of Hampton Roads, Akeylah is just getting her feet wet as a singer, songwriter and now recording artist. In just her first two years of releasing original music, she’s...
Opening Day: ‘Teetotalers and Moonshiners, and Hampton’s Prohibition Story’ Exhibit
Hampton History Museum 120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton, VA, United StatesThis exhibit combines content from the Virginia Library’s 2017 exhibit “Teetotalers and Moonshiners: Virginia’s Prohibition Experiment” with research and artifacts from the Hampton History Museum on the local experience. On November 1, 1916, Virginia Breweries and distilleries closed their doors as the state began a grand experiment in Prohibition. From that date until 1933, state...
Hampton for the Holidays: The Legend of the Christmas Spider
Hampton History Museum 120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton, VA, United StatesJoin bands Tornado Bait, Coyote Beach, and The Lonely Teardrops, along with master of ceremonies Mike Holtzclaw, artist Dwight Easter and a host of merry friends for “Hampton for the Holidays: The Legend of the Christmas Spider.” A tale believed to have been spun in the 1800’s may be true today. Originating in Eastern Europe,...
Hampton Horror Tours
Hampton History Museum 120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton, VA, United StatesTwo tours a night, leaving the museum at 6:30 pm & 8:00 pm With no sighting in over two years, our Horror Tours are back to bring tales of mystery and the macabre to the streets of Hampton…and with more fun and fright than ever before! Even if you’ve been a regular on our Horror...
Hampton Horror Tours
Hampton History Museum 120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton, VA, United StatesTwo tours a night, leaving the museum at 6:30 pm & 8:00 pm With no sighting in over two years, our Horror Tours are back to bring tales of mystery and the macabre to the streets of Hampton…and with more fun and fright than ever before! Even if you’ve been a regular on our Horror...
Hampton Horror Tours
Hampton History Museum 120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton, VA, United StatesTwo tours a night, leaving the museum at 6:30 pm & 8:00 pm With no sighting in over two years, our Horror Tours are back to bring tales of mystery and the macabre to the streets of Hampton…and with more fun and fright than ever before! Even if you’ve been a regular on our Horror...
Hampton Horror Tours
Hampton History Museum 120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton, VA, United StatesTwo tours a night, leaving the museum at 6:30 pm & 8:00 pm With no sighting in over two years, our Horror Tours are back to bring tales of mystery and the macabre to the streets of Hampton…and with more fun and fright than ever before! Even if you’ve been a regular on our Horror...
