Shoreline Engineering at Art Safari

Make your own messy model of 18th Century Alexandria.
Title:Shoreline Engineering at Art Safari
Date & Time:Saturday, October 16, 2021 • 12-4 p.m.
Location:Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St. (Map This)
3rd floor, room 325
Event Details:Test your 18th-century engineering skills! It wasn’t easy for tall ships to reach Alexandria’s natural shoreline. To make a viable port, landowners with waterfront created new land to reach the deep water. Can you figure out a way to make new land without having it wash away into the Potomac? Things might get messy!
Contact Person:Emma Richardson
Contact Phone No.:703.746.4399
Contact Email:Emma.Richardson@alexandriava.gov
Fees:Free
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Archaeology Museum, Old & Historic Alexandria, Old Town, Torpedo Factory Art Center


For event details visit http://www.alexandriava.gov/c/38119
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