Culture of Newport News, Virginia
Near the city's western end, a historic C&O railroad station, as well as
plantations have all been protected. Many are located along the roads leading to Yorktown and Williamsburg, where many sites of the Historic Triangle are of both American Revolutionary War and Civil War significance. The first modern duel of ironclad warships, the Battle of Hampton Roads, took place not far off Newport News Point in 1862.[1]
Recovered artifacts from the
Mariners' Museum, one of the more notable museums of its type in the world. The museum's collection totals approximately 35,000 artifacts, of which approximately one-third are paintings and two-thirds are three-dimensional objects. The scope of the museum's collection is international. Included are 10 permanent galleries, changing and traveling exhibits, and virtual galleries available through the museum website. The collection of over 600,000 prints and 35,000 maritime artifacts is international in scope and includes miniature ship models, scrimshaw, maritime paintings, decorative arts, carved figureheads, and working steam engines.[2]
The
Dachau Concentration Camp.[3]
The Peninsula Fine Arts Center contains a rotating gallery of art exhibits. The center also maintains a permanent "Hands On For Kids" gallery designed for children and families to interact in what the Center describes as "a fun, educational environment that encourages participation with art materials and concepts."[4]
The
Afghanistan.[6]
The
New York Pops accompanied him that night.[7]
The Port Warwick area hosts the annual Port Warwick Art and Sculpture Festival where art vendors gather in Styron Square to show and sell their art. Judges have the chance to name the best art work of the Festival.[8]
References
- ^ *Milton, Keith. “Duel At Hampton Roads.” Military Heritage. December 2001. Volume 3, No. 3: 38–45, 97 (Ironclads C.S.A. Virginia (also known as Merrimack) versus the Union Monitor of the Civil War).
- ^ The Mariner's Museum
- ^ Virginia War Museum
- ^ Peninsula Fine Arts Center
- ^ "Frank Besson page". U. S. Army Transportation Museum site. Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ "main page". U. S. Army Transportation Museum site. Archived from the original on 2004-10-11. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ "The Ferguson Center of the Arts". Archived from the original on 2005-06-04. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
- ^ Port Warwick Art and Sculpture Festival
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