The Matthews Living History Farm Museum is a non-profit organization who’s mission is to preserve the cultural heritage of upper New River Valley circa 1900. To read more about the foundation, click here. Our hours of operation are, 10:00 am to 4:00 PM, Tuesday through Saturday. Please follow us on Facebook to see the classes that may available or demonstrations. Please follow us on Facebook, to see the latest on what is happening with or restoration project and our farm animals! Please come out during our operational hours, practice social distancing to allow people to feel comfortable with their visit to the Museum. There will be sanitizing stations put up around the Museum for your use, along with masks if you feel that you would like one. The Matthews Living History Farm Museum takes the health, welfare, and safety of all guests very seriously. As we continue to closely monitor the news about COVID-19 in Virginia, our staff remains vigilant about everyday preventative health measures and encourages all visitors to do the same by practicing regular and thorough hand washing, covering sneezes and coughs, and not visiting the museum when ill or experiencing any symptoms. We will continue to stay informed of recommendations and guidance from the Virginia Governor’s Office and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and post any changes online. Please keep up with daily announcements on our Facebook page as well. Thank you for understanding this situation and we do hope everyone stays health. As always please contact the Museum with any questions. We now have tours happening at the Museum on a daily bases. Please call, email or message us to see when these tours are during the day. The main house and Pavilion in 2024 are under construction, so for Spring and Summer they may not be available. We will be unable to rent the grounds until these are completed. Please feel free to contact us to see if the grounds will be ready for your event later in the season. April 2024: Museum open to the public ( April 2) Open house event with demonstrators: April 6th, 10am to 3pm Need to Know Series: (April 20) May 2024: Need to Know Series( May 18) Music Jam and Potluck ( May 21 and 28 ) A Walk in their Boots, History Event( May 25) June 2024: Music Jam and Potluck ( June, 4,11,18,25 ) Storytime and Games ( June 5,12,19,26, : time 11am to noon ) Demonstration Day /Need to Know Series ( June 22) Guided tour of the Museum ( June 22) July 2024: July 4th We will closed ! Music Jam and Potluck ( July 9,23 ) Storytime and Games ( July 10,17,24,31 will be or last one for the season ) August 2024: Music Jam and Potluck ( 13,27 ) Need to Know Series ( August 17) Timeline Living History Event ( Aug 24 ) September 2024: Music Jam and Potluck ( Sept 3,17 last one ) Heritage Day/ Ag and Art Tour ( Sept 7 ) Stories of the Stitch, Quilt show ( Sept 7) Need to Know Series (Sept 21) October 2024: Apple Butter Day ( Oct, 4 and 5) Pumpkin Carving Night ( Oct 24 ) Scare Out Hunger Scare Crow Contest, Food Drive( Oct 22 -26th) Autumn Folk Festival ( Oct 26 ) Light the Porch event ( Oct 26 ) November 2024: Appalachian Home for the Holidays event ( Nov 9 ) Museum will be closed for the season after the event on November 9, 2024 Hours for Museum. Open: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday , 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Closed: Sunday and Monday Closed from November 9, 2024 to April,2025, after Easter. For up to date changes of time and schedule, please follow us on Facebook or call the Museum. Thank you.