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Online Admissions Tickets

Admissions

Now–March 31, 2023

Buy Tickets

Buy your tickets online and save 20% off admission to the MSV (gardens & house closed for the winter season; reopen April 1, 2023).

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Gallery Explorers: Miniatures

Youth

February 18 or 21

Register

February 18 or 21 10:30 a.m.–noon

Ages 5 and older will visit the galleries to examine the miniature houses and buildings in the MSV galleries, then make their own miniature models.

Register
Learn More

Senior Hour at the MSV

Talks & Tours

Monthly dates available

See Dates

Various Dates Available

New! Seniors are invited to visit the galleries one hour before the Museum opens.

See Dates
Learn More

Memories at the MSV: People in Portraits

Talks & Tours

February 9, 2023 10:00 am

Register by phone

Thursday, February 9 • 10–11 a.m.

Designed especially for individual visitors with memory loss and their care partners, participants will join museum educators for a closer look at portraits on view at the MSV.

Register by phone
Learn More

Teen Art Club: Call for Art

Youth

February 9 4:30 pm

Registration Not Required

Thursday, February 9 • 4:30–6 p.m.

Teen Art Club will host its third annual juried exhibition at ShenArts in March 2023.

Registration Not Required
Learn More

Professional acrylics orange paint on canvas and loaded brush

Teen Workshop: Portrait Painting

Youth

February 11 1:00 pm

Register

Saturdays February 11 • 1–4 p.m.

Ages 13 and older will hone their portrait painting skills during this workshop led by artist and instructor Megan Caldwell.

Register
Learn More

Lunch & Learn: The Valley’s Medical History

Talks & Tours

February 16 12:00 pm

Register

Thursday, February 16 • noon–1 p.m.

During this program, MSV Curator of Collections Nick Powers will discuss some early figures in the history of Valley medicine and what surviving objects tell us about their lives and the lives of their patients.

Register
Learn More

Members’ First Look: John Chumley

Special Events

February 25, 2023

Register

Saturday, February 25 • 9 or 10 a.m.

Just for MSV members, this special morning opening offers Museum members the opportunity to enjoy a first look at the exhibition With Lyric Brush: John Chumley’s Valley before it opens to the public.

Register
Learn More

Art @ Happy Hour: Regency Furniture

Talks & Tours

February 28, 2023 6:30 pm

Register

Tuesday, February 28 • 6:30–7:30 p.m.

This online program pairs a discussion of Regency era furniture in Across the Pond: American & British Art from the Julian Wood Glass Jr. Collection with a glass of claret.

Register
Learn More

Homeschool Wednesday Workshop: John Chumley

Youth

March 1, 2023 10:00 am

Register

Homeschool students ages 10 and older will discuss the work of acclaimed regional painter John Chumley during a gallery tour, then learn some techniques for improving their watercolor skills during a hands-on activity in the Makerspace Studio.

Register
Learn More

Adult Workshop: Home Sweet Home

Workshops

March 8, 2023 6:00 pm

Register

Participants will visit the exhibition With Lyric Brush: John Chumley’s Valley, then create “portraits” of their homes or important buildings in their lives.

Register
Learn More

Memories at the MSV: Valley Scenes

Talks & Tours

March 9, 2023 10:00 am

Register by Phone

Thursday, March 9 • 10–11 a.m.

Designed especially for individual visitors with memory loss and their care partners, Memories at the MSV is an opportunity to socialize, enjoy history and art, and create together.

Register by Phone
Learn More

Teen Art Club: Art Show

Youth

March 9, 2023

Register

March 9 • Select a time slot

Stop by the Hexagon House for a viewing of the Third Annual Teen Art Show.

Register
Learn More

Gallery Talk: John Chumley’s Valley

Talks & Tours

March 10 – 12, 2023

Register

Friday, March 10 or Sunday, March 12• 2–3 p.m.

Take a guided tour of the exhibition With Lyric Brush: John Chumley's Valley.

Register
Learn More

Close-up shot of highly gifted little artist drawing with watercolors on canvas, blurred background

Youth Workshop: John Chumley

Youth

March 15, 2023 4:00 pm

Register

Wednesday, March 15 • 4–6 p.m.

Youth ages 10 and older will discuss the work of acclaimed regional painter John Chumley during a gallery tour, then learn some techniques for improving their watercolor skills.

Register
Learn More

Lunch & Learn: Queen Street and Sunset Hills Schools

Talks & Tours

March 16 12:00 pm

Register

Thursday, March 16 • noon–1 p.m.

Join Marquetta Mitchell, former student at the Sunset Hill School and local historian, for a talk on the history of the Queen Street School and Sunset Hill School in Strasburg.

Register
Learn More

Children paint green grass with a tree and blue clouds.

Gallery Explorers: Watercolor

Youth

March 18, 2023 – April 18, 2023

Register

Saturday, March 18 or Tuesday, March 21 or Saturday, April 15 or Tuesday, April 18

Ages 5 and older will explore the painted works of John Chumley on display in the galleries, then head to the Learning Center.

Register
Learn More

Art @ Happy Hour: John Chumley’s Valley

Talks & Tours

March 28, 2023 6:30 pm

Register

Tuesday, March 28 • 6:30–7:30 p.m.

This online program led by MSV Curator of Collections Nick Powers pairs a discussion of works on view in the exhibition With Lyric Brush: John Chumley’s Valley with Kool-Aid, one of John Chumley’s favorite beverages.

Register
Learn More

Human hands holding palette and paintbrush and preparing to make finishing touches

Adult Workshop: Still Life

Workshops

Wednesday & Thursday, March 29–30 • 6–8 p.m.

Sold Out

Wednesday & Thursday, March 29–30 • 6–8 p.m.

Learn to paint a still life during this two-session, oil-painting workshop.

Sold Out
Learn More

Morning Garden Walk

Talks & Tours

April 5, 2023 9:00 am

Register

Wednesday, April 5 • 9–10 a.m.

Enjoy an expert-led tour of the formal gardens highlighting spring plants and blooms. The walk will also feature new plantings in recently renovated garden areas.

Register
Learn More

Orchid Show & Sale

Special Events

April 7, 2023 10:00 am

Registration Not Required

Friday and Saturday, April 7 & 8 • 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Enjoy a display of prize-winning orchids, browse orchids available for purchase, and learn about growing and caring for orchids from the experts in the Lord Fairfax Orchid Society.  

Registration Not Required
Learn More

Tiny Tales Story Time

Youth

April 12, 2023 11:00 am

Registration Not Required

Wednesday, April 12• 1–11:30 a.m.

Join us for this popular monthly story time for kids! Katie Moss, Handley Regional Library youth services manager, will present stories, songs, and more in the Glen Burnie House.

Registration Not Required
Learn More

A potter works on a clay bowl on a spinning potter's wheel.

Adult Makerspace Workshop: Pottery

Workshops

Wednesdays and Thursdays, April 12–27

Sold Out

Wednesdays and Thursdays, April 12–27 • 6–8 p.m.

Explore the art of pottery during this three-week, six-session program that focuses on hand-building and wheel-throwing inside the MSV Makerspace Studio.

Sold Out
Learn More

Memories at the MSV: Fabulous Furniture

Talks & Tours

April 13, 2023 10:00 am

Register by Phone

Thursday, April 13 • 10–11 a.m.

Designed especially for individual visitors with memory loss and their care partners.

Register by Phone
Learn More

Teen Art Club: John Chumley

Youth

April 13, 2023 4:30 pm

Register

Thursday, April 13 • 4:30–6 p.m.

Students ages 13 and up will look at the painted works of John Chumley (1928–1984) in the exhibition With Lyric Brush: John Chumley's Valley and discuss this local artist and his place in the American Realism movement.

Register
Learn More

Slow Art Day

Talks & Tours

April 15, 2023 3:00 pm

Register

Saturday, April 15 • 3–4 p.m.

Slow Art Day is a global event with a simple mission: help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art.  

Register
Learn More

Meet the Bees & Beekeepers

Talks & Tours

April 16 2:00 pm

Sold Out

Sunday, April 16 • 2–3 p.m.

Explore the joy of backyard beekeeping at the MSV apiary with experts from the Beekeepers of the Northern Shenandoah Valley.

Sold Out
Learn More

Lunch & Learn: Tea & Coffee in Antebellum Virginia

Talks & Tours

April 20 12:00 pm

Register

Thursday, April 20 • noon–1 p.m.

Between 1790 and 1860, Shenandoahans of all walks of life bought tea, coffee, and drinking chocolate as well as ceramic vessels for preparing and serving these beverages. What did hot beverages mean to them?

Register
Learn More

Yellow daffodils in a garden

Flower Show

Special Events

Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 1–4 p.m.

Stop by the MSV to see this Standard Flower Show presented by the Winchester Council of Garden Clubs. Admission to the show is free.

Learn More

Garden Workshop: Apple Blossom Centerpiece

Workshops

April 26, 2023 6:00 pm

Register

Wednesday, April 26 • 6–8 p.m.

Get ready for the Bloom at the MSV! Design and create and your own Apple Blossom tabletop centerpiece.

Register
Learn More

Glen Burnie Concert: Daniel Adam Maltz

Special Events

April 29 – 30, 2023

Get Tickets

April 29 or 30

Enjoy a wine-and-cheese reception and classical music from Austrian fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz.

Get Tickets
Learn More

Members’ First Look: Nature Connects

Special Events

May 27, 2023 9:00 am

Register

Saturday, May 27 • 9–11 a.m.

Just for MSV members, this special, family-friendly morning in the gardens celebrates the opening of Nature Connects and offers attendees the opportunity to see this fun exhibition before it opens to the public.

Register
Learn More

MSV Gift of Membership

Museum Store Event

The perfect gift!

Buy Tickets

Give a Year of Fun!

A great gift for friends, neighbors, co-workers, or loved ones, a gift membership to the MSV will give that special someone a year full of fun!

Buy Tickets
Learn More

Senior Hour at the MSV

Talks & Tours

Monthly dates available

See Dates

Various Dates Available

New! Seniors are invited to visit the galleries one hour before the Museum opens.

See Dates
Learn More

Memories at the MSV: People in Portraits

Talks & Tours

February 9, 2023 10:00 am

Register by phone

Thursday, February 9 • 10–11 a.m.

Designed especially for individual visitors with memory loss and their care partners, participants will join museum educators for a closer look at portraits on view at the MSV.

Register by phone
Learn More

Lunch & Learn: The Valley’s Medical History

Talks & Tours

February 16 12:00 pm

Register

Thursday, February 16 • noon–1 p.m.

During this program, MSV Curator of Collections Nick Powers will discuss some early figures in the history of Valley medicine and what surviving objects tell us about their lives and the lives of their patients.

Register
Learn More

Art @ Happy Hour: Regency Furniture

Talks & Tours

February 28, 2023 6:30 pm

Register

Tuesday, February 28 • 6:30–7:30 p.m.

This online program pairs a discussion of Regency era furniture in Across the Pond: American & British Art from the Julian Wood Glass Jr. Collection with a glass of claret.

Register
Learn More

Memories at the MSV: Valley Scenes

Talks & Tours

March 9, 2023 10:00 am

Register by Phone

Thursday, March 9 • 10–11 a.m.

Designed especially for individual visitors with memory loss and their care partners, Memories at the MSV is an opportunity to socialize, enjoy history and art, and create together.

Register by Phone
Learn More

Gallery Talk: John Chumley’s Valley

Talks & Tours

March 10 – 12, 2023

Register

Friday, March 10 or Sunday, March 12• 2–3 p.m.

Take a guided tour of the exhibition With Lyric Brush: John Chumley's Valley.

Register
Learn More

Lunch & Learn: Queen Street and Sunset Hills Schools

Talks & Tours

March 16 12:00 pm

Register

Thursday, March 16 • noon–1 p.m.

Join Marquetta Mitchell, former student at the Sunset Hill School and local historian, for a talk on the history of the Queen Street School and Sunset Hill School in Strasburg.

Register
Learn More

Art @ Happy Hour: John Chumley’s Valley

Talks & Tours

March 28, 2023 6:30 pm

Register

Tuesday, March 28 • 6:30–7:30 p.m.

This online program led by MSV Curator of Collections Nick Powers pairs a discussion of works on view in the exhibition With Lyric Brush: John Chumley’s Valley with Kool-Aid, one of John Chumley’s favorite beverages.

Register
Learn More

Morning Garden Walk

Talks & Tours

April 5, 2023 9:00 am

Register

Wednesday, April 5 • 9–10 a.m.

Enjoy an expert-led tour of the formal gardens highlighting spring plants and blooms. The walk will also feature new plantings in recently renovated garden areas.

Register
Learn More

Memories at the MSV: Fabulous Furniture

Talks & Tours

April 13, 2023 10:00 am

Register by Phone

Thursday, April 13 • 10–11 a.m.

Designed especially for individual visitors with memory loss and their care partners.

Register by Phone
Learn More

Teen Art Club: John Chumley

Youth

April 13, 2023 4:30 pm

Register

Thursday, April 13 • 4:30–6 p.m.

Students ages 13 and up will look at the painted works of John Chumley (1928–1984) in the exhibition With Lyric Brush: John Chumley's Valley and discuss this local artist and his place in the American Realism movement.

Register
Learn More

Slow Art Day

Talks & Tours

April 15, 2023 3:00 pm

Register

Saturday, April 15 • 3–4 p.m.

Slow Art Day is a global event with a simple mission: help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art.  

Register
Learn More

Meet the Bees & Beekeepers

Talks & Tours

April 16 2:00 pm

Sold Out

Sunday, April 16 • 2–3 p.m.

Explore the joy of backyard beekeeping at the MSV apiary with experts from the Beekeepers of the Northern Shenandoah Valley.

Sold Out
Learn More

Lunch & Learn: Tea & Coffee in Antebellum Virginia

Talks & Tours

April 20 12:00 pm

Register

Thursday, April 20 • noon–1 p.m.

Between 1790 and 1860, Shenandoahans of all walks of life bought tea, coffee, and drinking chocolate as well as ceramic vessels for preparing and serving these beverages. What did hot beverages mean to them?

Register
Learn More

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Gallery Explorers: Miniatures

Youth

February 18 or 21

Register

February 18 or 21 10:30 a.m.–noon

Ages 5 and older will visit the galleries to examine the miniature houses and buildings in the MSV galleries, then make their own miniature models.

Register
Learn More

Professional acrylics orange paint on canvas and loaded brush

Teen Workshop: Portrait Painting

Youth

February 11 1:00 pm

Register

Saturdays February 11 • 1–4 p.m.

Ages 13 and older will hone their portrait painting skills during this workshop led by artist and instructor Megan Caldwell.

Register
Learn More

Homeschool Wednesday Workshop: John Chumley

Youth

March 1, 2023 10:00 am

Register

Homeschool students ages 10 and older will discuss the work of acclaimed regional painter John Chumley during a gallery tour, then learn some techniques for improving their watercolor skills during a hands-on activity in the Makerspace Studio.

Register
Learn More

Adult Workshop: Home Sweet Home

Workshops

March 8, 2023 6:00 pm

Register

Participants will visit the exhibition With Lyric Brush: John Chumley’s Valley, then create “portraits” of their homes or important buildings in their lives.

Register
Learn More

Close-up shot of highly gifted little artist drawing with watercolors on canvas, blurred background

Youth Workshop: John Chumley

Youth

March 15, 2023 4:00 pm

Register

Wednesday, March 15 • 4–6 p.m.

Youth ages 10 and older will discuss the work of acclaimed regional painter John Chumley during a gallery tour, then learn some techniques for improving their watercolor skills.

Register
Learn More

Children paint green grass with a tree and blue clouds.

Gallery Explorers: Watercolor

Youth

March 18, 2023 – April 18, 2023

Register

Saturday, March 18 or Tuesday, March 21 or Saturday, April 15 or Tuesday, April 18

Ages 5 and older will explore the painted works of John Chumley on display in the galleries, then head to the Learning Center.

Register
Learn More

Human hands holding palette and paintbrush and preparing to make finishing touches

Adult Workshop: Still Life

Workshops

Wednesday & Thursday, March 29–30 • 6–8 p.m.

Sold Out

Wednesday & Thursday, March 29–30 • 6–8 p.m.

Learn to paint a still life during this two-session, oil-painting workshop.

Sold Out
Learn More

A potter works on a clay bowl on a spinning potter's wheel.

Adult Makerspace Workshop: Pottery

Workshops

Wednesdays and Thursdays, April 12–27

Sold Out

Wednesdays and Thursdays, April 12–27 • 6–8 p.m.

Explore the art of pottery during this three-week, six-session program that focuses on hand-building and wheel-throwing inside the MSV Makerspace Studio.

Sold Out
Learn More

Garden Workshop: Apple Blossom Centerpiece

Workshops

April 26, 2023 6:00 pm

Register

Wednesday, April 26 • 6–8 p.m.

Get ready for the Bloom at the MSV! Design and create and your own Apple Blossom tabletop centerpiece.

Register
Learn More

Gallery Explorers: Miniatures

Youth

February 18 or 21

Register

February 18 or 21 10:30 a.m.–noon

Ages 5 and older will visit the galleries to examine the miniature houses and buildings in the MSV galleries, then make their own miniature models.

Register
Learn More

Teen Art Club: Call for Art

Youth

February 9 4:30 pm

Registration Not Required

Thursday, February 9 • 4:30–6 p.m.

Teen Art Club will host its third annual juried exhibition at ShenArts in March 2023.

Registration Not Required
Learn More

Professional acrylics orange paint on canvas and loaded brush

Teen Workshop: Portrait Painting

Youth

February 11 1:00 pm

Register

Saturdays February 11 • 1–4 p.m.

Ages 13 and older will hone their portrait painting skills during this workshop led by artist and instructor Megan Caldwell.

Register
Learn More

Homeschool Wednesday Workshop: John Chumley

Youth

March 1, 2023 10:00 am

Register

Homeschool students ages 10 and older will discuss the work of acclaimed regional painter John Chumley during a gallery tour, then learn some techniques for improving their watercolor skills during a hands-on activity in the Makerspace Studio.

Register
Learn More

Teen Art Club: Art Show

Youth

March 9, 2023

Register

March 9 • Select a time slot

Stop by the Hexagon House for a viewing of the Third Annual Teen Art Show.

Register
Learn More

Close-up shot of highly gifted little artist drawing with watercolors on canvas, blurred background

Youth Workshop: John Chumley

Youth

March 15, 2023 4:00 pm

Register

Wednesday, March 15 • 4–6 p.m.

Youth ages 10 and older will discuss the work of acclaimed regional painter John Chumley during a gallery tour, then learn some techniques for improving their watercolor skills.

Register
Learn More

Children paint green grass with a tree and blue clouds.

Gallery Explorers: Watercolor

Youth

March 18, 2023 – April 18, 2023

Register

Saturday, March 18 or Tuesday, March 21 or Saturday, April 15 or Tuesday, April 18

Ages 5 and older will explore the painted works of John Chumley on display in the galleries, then head to the Learning Center.

Register
Learn More

Tiny Tales Story Time

Youth

April 12, 2023 11:00 am

Registration Not Required

Wednesday, April 12• 1–11:30 a.m.

Join us for this popular monthly story time for kids! Katie Moss, Handley Regional Library youth services manager, will present stories, songs, and more in the Glen Burnie House.

Registration Not Required
Learn More

Teen Art Club: John Chumley

Youth

April 13, 2023 4:30 pm

Register

Thursday, April 13 • 4:30–6 p.m.

Students ages 13 and up will look at the painted works of John Chumley (1928–1984) in the exhibition With Lyric Brush: John Chumley's Valley and discuss this local artist and his place in the American Realism movement.

Register
Learn More

Members’ First Look: John Chumley

Special Events

February 25, 2023

Register

Saturday, February 25 • 9 or 10 a.m.

Just for MSV members, this special morning opening offers Museum members the opportunity to enjoy a first look at the exhibition With Lyric Brush: John Chumley’s Valley before it opens to the public.

Register
Learn More

Teen Art Club: Art Show

Youth

March 9, 2023

Register

March 9 • Select a time slot

Stop by the Hexagon House for a viewing of the Third Annual Teen Art Show.

Register
Learn More

Orchid Show & Sale

Special Events

April 7, 2023 10:00 am

Registration Not Required

Friday and Saturday, April 7 & 8 • 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Enjoy a display of prize-winning orchids, browse orchids available for purchase, and learn about growing and caring for orchids from the experts in the Lord Fairfax Orchid Society.  

Registration Not Required
Learn More

Yellow daffodils in a garden

Flower Show

Special Events

Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 1–4 p.m.

Stop by the MSV to see this Standard Flower Show presented by the Winchester Council of Garden Clubs. Admission to the show is free.

Learn More

Glen Burnie Concert: Daniel Adam Maltz

Special Events

April 29 – 30, 2023

Get Tickets

April 29 or 30

Enjoy a wine-and-cheese reception and classical music from Austrian fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz.

Get Tickets
Learn More

Members’ First Look: Nature Connects

Special Events

May 27, 2023 9:00 am

Register

Saturday, May 27 • 9–11 a.m.

Just for MSV members, this special, family-friendly morning in the gardens celebrates the opening of Nature Connects and offers attendees the opportunity to see this fun exhibition before it opens to the public.

Register
Learn More

MSV Gift of Membership

Museum Store Event

The perfect gift!

Buy Tickets

Give a Year of Fun!

A great gift for friends, neighbors, co-workers, or loved ones, a gift membership to the MSV will give that special someone a year full of fun!

Buy Tickets
Learn More

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