Upcoming Events

Guided Tours
Saturdays, 12:15 PM
The guided tours, for children and adults, will review the early plans for Reston dating back to the early 1960s.   The weekly presentations will also include a walking tour of Washington Plaza at the historic Lake Anne Village Center. ...read more

Special Exhibit
June 4 - October 17
"Reston Stream Restoration" - an informative exhibit with scale models shows the importance and benefits of restoring urban streams, and the progress of Reston's stream restoration program. Presented by Wetland Studies and Solutions Inc.

Art Exhibit
July 23 - September 1
Show and sale of artwork by Reston artist Pat Macintyre.    
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Nature Walk
Saturday, August 7, 12-2 pm
View exhibit on stream restoration with Kelly Petrey of Wetland Studies and Solutions Inc. and join a group walk to review the state of Reston streams. ...read more

Book Signing
Saturday, August 21, 2 pm
Author Suzanne Scurlock-Durana presents her new book, "Full Body Presence". ...read more

Museum On-line Store - New Items!

We have a new line of Reston t-shirts, featuring men's and women's cuts in distinctive blue, green, lime, cyan, red and violet colors. The museum's on-line store is a convenient to purchase those Reston-themed items and have them shipped directly to your door. Pay on the secure PayPal™ payment system using your major credit/debit card, or your PayPal™ account. We continue to change the stock of our "virtual" shelves, so please check back often.

Remember that Museum members enjoy a 10% discount on nearly all store items.

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The Reston Museum Collection

The Reston Museum has a collection of materials related to Reston's history, development, architecture, government, culture, and social life from 1965 to the present. These materials include planning and historical documents, newspaper articles, magazine articles, newspapers and magazines, documents relating to the civic, social and cultural life of Reston, photographs, and manuscripts. They are catalogued by decade and arranged by type of document. You can view the materials by visiting the Reston Museum, or see the Reston Museum Collection listing online.

Reston Home Tour 2010

Save the date, October 16, 2010 for the 9th Annual Reston Home Tour which will feature a new set of five extraordinary private homes of unique interior design and architecture in Reston.
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2010 Summer Internship

The Reston Historic Trust won a competitive grant from the ExxonMoble Community Summer Jobs Program to fund a paid summer internship from May-July.  From dozens of qualified applicants, the Museum chose Erin Robertson, a Virginia Tech sophomore, who worked as associate curator this summer digitizing our archives of Reston history. She also produced some delightful animations of the Reston story. Thank you, Erin! ...read more

Founder's Day 2010

Our community celebration of Reston’s 46th
& Bob Simon’s 96th Birthday.  A standing room audience met at the JoAnn Rose Gallery at RCC-Lake Anne for a special presentation from Alex Garvin, noted urban planner, educator and author, then enjoyed a special cake by MallowDrama at the Museum. ...read more

Love where you live!

The Reston Historic Trust is a non-profit organization with a mission to preserve and promote Reston’s unique history. Join or renew your membership today. Museum members enjoy a 10% discount on nearly all store items and receive a free copy of the newly published booklet, "Reston-A New Town", based on the Museum's permanent exhibit "From New Town to Our Town".

Museum Makeover

The Reston Museum has been completely refurbished and re-opened to the public on Friday, Sep 18.

Exhibit and store space have been re-configured and we're working hard on new displays of Reston history, along with rotating topical items. You'll love our new look. Check out the current articles in Northern Virginia Magazine, Fairfax Times, Reston Connection and Reston Observer and stay tuned for more excitement!

Check out the eight months of construction progress, then take our monthly quiz of Reston's past.

The Saturday morning children's art workshops continue at the Reston Art Gallery & Studios (ground floor of Heron House). Check the RHT Events page for details of continuing programs.

Our newly renovated space is now available for rent. Check out the 'Rental Space' paragraph on the Storefront Museum page for details and application.

Commemorative Bricks

Did you know that you can now purchase a commemorative brick in our on-line store?

It's a wonderful, lasting gift, with the added benefit of being a tax-deductible donation to the Museum. Brick order forms are available at the Museum, or click here to order your brick right now.

The 2010 installation has been done, but mark your calendar and make your mark in Reston by buying a Commemorative Brick from Reston Historic Trust. The 2011 installation in Reston's 'walk of fame', at the foot of the Bronze Bob statue at Lake Anne Village Center, will be dedicated on Founder's Day, Saturday, April 9, but orders must be received by February 28 to be included for 2011.

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