Join us at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 20, as we welcome the Piedmont Virginia Bird Club for a bird walk on the Highland Rustic Trails. This event is free and open to the public and is designed to appeal Read More ...

Join us at Highland on December 3, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, as we host the Virginia Discovery Museum for Holly Days, a family holiday program. Holly Days at Highland will feature a merry morning of cozy crafts, artisanal Read More ...

Experience Highland after hours! Participants will experience a private viewing of the exhibits in the 1818 Guesthouse. Highland’s new interpretation weaves the story of Highland’s free and enslaved residents into the same narrative. With a focus on Monroe’s presidential years, Read More ...

Experience Highland after hours! Participants will experience a private viewing of the exhibits in the 1818 Guesthouse. Highland’s new interpretation weaves the story of Highland’s free and enslaved residents into the same narrative. With a focus on Monroe’s presidential years, Read More ...

Join us from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28, for a special performance in the Highland Museum Shop by featured musical guest Timothy Seaman. Enjoy the soothing sound of the hammered dulcimer while browsing our selection of locally Read More ...

Experience Highland after hours! Participants will experience a private viewing of the exhibits in the 1818 Guesthouse. Highland’s new interpretation weaves the story of Highland’s free and enslaved residents into the same narrative. With a focus on Monroe’s presidential years, Read More ...

Join us on Wednesday, February 15, at 1:00 p.m. for the virtual program James Monroe, John Sidebottom, and the Hidden History at the Battle of Trenton Did you know that a free Black Virginian named John Sidebottom was one of Read More ...

Join us at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 12, as we welcome the Piedmont Virginia Bird Club for a bird walk on the Highland Rustic Trails. This event is free and open to the public and is designed to appeal Read More ...

Highland, in partnership with the Virginia Festival of the Book, will host Justice John Charles Thomas to discuss his book The Poetic Justice: A Memoir with University of Virginia Law School Dean Risa Goluboff on Sunday, March 26 from 12:00 to Read More ...

Join us on April 4, from 11:00 a.m. to noon, as we welcome Marie Pellissier, PhD candidate at William & Mary, to learn how scholars use cookbooks as a primary source in historical research. She will discuss what makes cookbooks Read More ...