Town Centre Park will come to life April 15 with pirates, bagpipers, sailors and Native Americans as Museum Expo, sponsored by the Kilmarnock Museum, takes place.
Museums throughout the Northern Neck are expected to participate, reported Kilmarnock Museum president Carroll Lee Ashburn. Over 30 museums plan to attend.
Among the participating organizations are the Historic Christ Church & Museum, Stratford Hall, Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, Steamboat Era Museum, Deltaville Maritime Museum, Morattico Waterfront Museum, Northern Neck Farm Museum, Gwynn’s Island Museum, Essex County Museum, Lancaster Virginia Historical Society, Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society, Belle Isle State Park, the Rappahannock Indian Tribe and Mattaponi Indian Reservation.
Entertainment will be provided by David Moran and Dan Theuerkauf, Kilmarnock & District Pipe Band, Etudes Dance Studio and Russell Pace with an antique calliope.
Museum Expo will begin at 10 a.m. and close by 4 p.m. Admission is free and the public is invited to have fun while learning about the museums and parks of the Northern Neck and beyond, said Ashburn.
