Designing a building to scale: In January, students will discover what it takes to design a building and the interior space to scale. After making their own ruler, students will be challenged to design their own museum blueprint using the correct scale. Bridge Testing: For those who made balsa wood bridges at our December program,
Matthew T. Eng of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum will be discussing the overall scope of the Civil War Navy Sesquicentennial and its role in the ongoing narrative of memory during the war. Please visit the Ashantilly Center website for more information.
This new program at the National Museum of the United States Navy is designed to bring “bite sized” pieces of naval history and heritage to the enlisted community. Each month’s program will focus on a different topic in naval history through gallery talks and examination of artifacts in the Navy Museum (without lectures or Power Point!)