MUSEUM PROGRAMS

Guided Tours

The Reston Museum offers live tours on a regular basis. The guided tours, for children and adults, will review the early plans for Reston dating back to the early 1960s and outline the revolutionary concepts that impacted the planning and development of communities in America. The presentations will also include a walking tour of Washington Plaza at the historic Lake Anne Village Center to illustrate the principles behind the creation of plazas, townhouses in the suburbs, public art, diversity of housing choices, protection of open space, and walkable communities with residential units, business and retail all located in one place.

For more information and to schedule a tour, call Reston Museum at: 703-709-7700.

Founder's Day

Each April

The Museum hosts an annual community celebration to recognise the birthday of Reston and its founder - Robert E. Simon.

Join us on April 14, 2012 for the 9th Annual Founder's Day - a full day of activities to celebrate Reston's 48th and Bob Simon's 98th birthdays.

Children's Art Workshops

Every Saturday, 10 am – Noon at The Reston Art Gallery

Pat Macintyre’s ever popular Saturday morning art workshops for children are now at Reston Art Gallery & Studios on the plaza level of Heron House. As usual, the workshops are free; just bring enthusiasm!

Walking Tours

Monthly at The Reston Museum

The Museum host monthly walks led by skilled volunteers to explore Reston's natural and architectural settings.

Boys and Girls Scouting

The Museum is proud to offer programs for local scout groups to earn their badges in local history. A nominal fee of $5 per person is requested to cover program materials.

LHMS Oral History

Ongoing

Langston Hughes Middle School students have collected and recorded personal oral histories of prominent Reston residents for more than a decade. The Museum catalogs and stores these fascinating audio, video and transcribed stories.

LHMS Environmental Field Trip Day

Annual

As part of their annual Reston environment field trip day, the Museum teaches an upbeat seminar to over 350 Langston Hughes Middle School students, presenting fun facts on Reston's development as as a New Town.