Take a break from the holiday hustle and immerse yourself in history and flavor at the Lucy Burns Museum’s EqualiTEA Tasting event. Enjoy seasonal teas like Rooibos Nutcracker, Cranberry Cream, and Gingerbread while learning about the role tea played in the women’s suffrage movement. Join us during the Workhouse Arts Center’s Small Business Saturday for this relaxing and meaningful experience—no pre-registration needed!

Shop small and save big on Small Business Saturday at the Workhouse. Save 20% on one-of-a kind artwork and retail merchandise in the Workhouse Arts Center gift shops, galleries, artist studios and Lucy Burns Museum.

Join our museum coordinator for a campus walking tour and explore the history of the prison site.

Lucy Burns Museum docents Neal McBride and Joe Ammann dive into how the prison’s history overlaps with the First and Second World Wars for this iteration of our lunchtime series. 

Join us for a fun and relaxing evening as you learn to make the new background Japanese technique of Bohek (pronounced Bo-quet).

Join us for a live glassblowing demonstration on November 9! Watch a master artisan create stunning works of art right before your eyes.

November’s Second Saturday is all about giving thanks. Join us on this special Saturday to celebrate our blessings and show our gratitude and appreciation for our veteran community.

Join our museum coordinator for a campus walking tour and explore the history of the prison site.

Join our museum coordinator for a campus walking tour and explore the history of the prison site.

Election Day is swiftly approaching! In honor of the suffragists who fought valiantly for women’s enfranchisement, the Lucy Burns Museum is hosting an Autumnal EqualiTEA.

Discover the joy of spontaneous creativity as we explore the fundamentals of improvisation in a fun and supportive environment.

Inmate labor transformed dramatically throughout the lifespan of the Workhouse, from dairy farms and bakeries in the early days to work release and office jobs.

Join us for a fun and relaxing evening as we embrace the spontaneity of watercolors to create portraits of the vibrant, soon-to-be-gone autumn leaves.

This month’s Second Saturday celebrates the fall season. Join us for a festive Create and Sip Autumn Art class; craft your own pumpkin necklace; attend an exhibition reception, and more.

The Commonwealth played a central role in United States involvement during the Cold War. Join Francis Gary Powers Jr. as he discusses his new book Cold War Viriginia and how the Workhouse fits in the mix. Books available to purchase on site; signing follows talk.

In addition to art exhibitions and galleries, art classes, performing arts, special events, wellness classes, and historic museum, the Workhouse also offers rental space for private meetings and events.

With a nod to the wellness practice of Neurographic Art, we will allow our conscious and unconscious minds to interact with pen and watercolor to create abstract images that encourage new positive thought patterns.

Join us for a unique Create and Sip Neurographic Art class, learn about self-regulation from an inspirational speaker; join in on a meditation presentation - and many more relaxing, informative and fun events.

Country Roads is a small, stand-out ensemble comprised of instrumentalists and vocalists from across the Army Band.

Community Market is a family-friendly shopping experience in the center of our unique and historic grounds. Outside, shop for local goods, arts and crafts, jewelry, accessories and more.

The Lucy Burns Museum and Workhouse Arts Center honor Women's Equality Day with an afternoon of festivities commemorating the efforts and achievements of the groundbreaking activists that fought long and hard for women's enfranchisement.

As Women’s Equality Day approaches consider the role the Workhouse played in the Women’s Suffrage Movement, holding over 70 of the suffragists who picketed the White House.