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In July, the Virginia Historical Society launched a new program called A View from the Inside
These behind the scenes tours feature areas of the VHS not normally open to the public including the paper conservation lab, museum collections storage, rare book rooms, and manuscripts storage.
Tour participants get the chance to see items in the VHS collection that are not routinely on display in the museum. Behind the scenes tours are offered monthly and each tour is led by a collections curator who focuses on a different theme.
With topics such as the Civil War, exploration and maps, the first four tours were a huge success and several sold out.
Here is a list of upcoming VHS behind the scenes tours:
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
A Day of Thanksgiving
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
All I Want for Christmas
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Farewell to the Civil War
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Virginia: Mother of Presidents
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Virginia Through Women's Eyes
These tours take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in addition to the daytime tour, the January 10th program will be repeated in the evening from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Each tour is limited to only twenty participants, so if you see one that catches your eye, sign up before it fills up.
Also, don't forget that the holidays are right around the corner. A VHS guided behind the scenes tour sounds like the perfect gift for the history lover on your shopping list, Sign them up today!
For more information about each A View from the Inside program, please visit the VHS website
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