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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:City Council
CATEGORIES:City Council Calendar
CATEGORIES:Community Outreach
CATEGORIES:Equity
CATEGORIES:Family
CATEGORIES:Historic Preservation
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Tourism
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 arTest/Detail.aspx?si=44498\n\nJoin the City of Alexandria for the grand 
 opening of the Freedom House Museum at 1315 Duke Street on Monday\, June 
 20 at 6 p.m.at the Shiloh Baptist Worship Center (1401 Jamieson Avenue). 
 As part of the City's Juneteenth events\, the grand opening marks the not
 able story and transition for this National Historic Landmark in Alexandr
 ia on the national stage. All are welcome.\nVirginia State Delegate Delor
 es McQuinn (70th District - Richmond)\, a critical leader for the Commonw
 ealth's African American initiatives\, will provide the keynote address. 
 Additionally\, the program will feature remarks by Mayor Justin Wilson\, 
 Alexandria Black History Museum Director Audrey Davis\, Former Alexandria
  City Manager Mark Jinks\, Northern Virginia Urban League Board Chair Let
 ty Maxwell\, and City Poet Laureate Zeina Azzam. The Museum will have ext
 ended hours on June 20\, open from 1 - 5:30 p.m.\n\nTo the end the event\
 , a powerful recitation of the earliest list of men\, women\, and childre
 n trafficked from Alexandria to New Orleans associated with 1315 Duke Str
 eet in 1828 will be lifted up. \nThe Freedom House Museum will also have 
 extended hours on June 20\, open from 1-5:30 p.m. The museum is regularly
  open to the public Thursday and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.\, Saturda
 ys from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.\, and Sundays and Mondays from 1 to 5 p.m. Admi
 ssion is $5 per adult\, $3 per child ages 5-12\, and free for City of Ale
 xandria residents. Due to high demand and limited capacity\, it is highly
  recommended that guests reserve tickets in advance online. \n\n\nLocatio
 n:  See Details\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History\, Black
  History Museum\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\, Community Outrea
 ch\, Equity\, Family\, Historic Preservation\, Museums\, Tourism
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Freedom House Museum Grand Opening
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=44498">https://apps.alexa
 ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=44498</a><br />\n<br />Join the C
 ity of Alexandria for the grand opening of the Freedom House Museum at 13
 15 Duke Street on Monday\, June 20 at 6 p.m.at the Shiloh Baptist Worship
  Center (1401 Jamieson Avenue). As part of the City?s Juneteenth events\,
  the grand opening marks the notable story and transition for this Nation
 al Historic Landmark in Alexandria on the national stage. All are welcome
 .\n<br />Virginia State Delegate Delores McQuinn (70th District - Richmon
 d)\, a critical leader for the Commonwealth?s African American initiative
 s\, will provide the keynote address. Additionally\, the program will fea
 ture remarks by Mayor Justin Wilson\, Alexandria Black History Museum Dir
 ector Audrey Davis\, Former Alexandria City Manager Mark Jinks\, Northern
  Virginia Urban League Board Chair Letty Maxwell\, and City Poet Laureate
  Zeina Azzam. The Museum will have extended hours on June 20\, open from 
 1 ? 5:30 p.m.\n<br />\n<br />To the end the event\, a powerful recitation
  of the earliest list of men\, women\, and children trafficked from Alexa
 ndria to New Orleans associated with 1315 Duke Street in 1828 will be lif
 ted up. \n<br />The Freedom House Museum will also have extended hours on
  June 20\, open from 1-5:30 p.m. The museum is regularly open to the publ
 ic Thursday and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.\, Saturdays from 11 a.m. t
 o 5 p.m.\, and Sundays and Mondays from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 per a
 dult\, $3 per child ages 5?12\, and free for City of Alexandria residents
 . Due to high demand and limited capacity\, it is highly recommended that
  guests reserve tickets in advance online. \n<br />\n<br />\n<br />Locati
 on:  See Details\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Black Hi
 story\, Black History Museum\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\, Com
 munity Outreach\, Equity\, Family\, Historic Preservation\, Museums\, Tou
 rism
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