Naval Museum hosts an interpreted tour for local non-profit group

Photo By Max Lonzanida | Museum Educator, Joseph Miechle from the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, leads a tour through the museum’s gallery. The museum hosted a group of the non-profit Portco, which provides transitional, supported employment and vocational services for individuals with disabilities. The museum hosts educational tours of its gallery free of charge. To inquire, contact their Educational Director, Laura Orr at [e-mail] or at [phone]. The museum is one of ten Navy museums that are operated by the Naval History & Heritage Command, and is co-located with Nauticus in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Admission to the museum is free, simply by-pass the ticket line and take the stairs or elevator to the museum on the second deck. Note: Images submitted to DVIDS (Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) are available for the public to download and utilize without cost. If this image appears on a commercial site that charges a fee to download, you can avert this by going to www.Dvidshub.net, and search for the associated image under our command, Naval History & Heritage Command, where the high resolution image is available without cost. (US Navy Photo by Civilian Public Affairs Officer Max Lonzanida/Released)  

NORFOLK, VA, UNITED STATES

09.06.2018

Story by Max Lonzanida  

Naval History and Heritage Command

The Hampton Roads Naval Museum hosted a special tour of its gallery this morning. Museum Educator, Joseph Miechle and Museum Volunteer Russ Martin teamed up to host an interpreted educational tour for a group from the non-profit Portco. The Portsmouth, Virginia based non-profit is an Employment Services Organization which provides transitional, supported employment and vocational services to individuals with disabilities.

The tour commenced in the museum’s Battle of Hampton Roads area, where participants had the opportunity to get a close up look at models of sailing ships. The tour progressed through the Civil War Gallery, and paused briefly in the museum’s Jamestown Exposition exhibit to watch a short video. Thereafter, the group progressed through the Battle of the Atlantic exhibit, where information about the enigma machine was presented. Participants spent some time looking at a detailed diorama in the exhibit area, and also had the opportunity to try on some historical uniforms. At the conclusion of the tour, each participant received a wooden challenge coin as a token of their visit. Quanshia Rogers, the outreach coordinator for the group, expressed her appreciation for putting together an engaging tour at the conclusion of the hour-long tour.

About the Museum:

The Hampton Roads Naval Museum is one of ten Navy museums that are operated by the Naval History & Heritage Command. It celebrates the long history of the U.S. Navy in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia and is co-located with Nauticus in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Admission to the museum is free, simply by-pass the ticket line and take the stairs or elevator to the museum on the second deck. The museum hosts a robust educational program for area schools and commands, with free educational programs to area schools aligned with state curriculum standards, a travelling sea chest program, a premier Lego outreach program, and historical presentations for area commands. To inquire, contact their Educational Director, Laura Orr at [e-mail] or at [phone]. The museum is also host to a robust volunteer corps, who serve as docents, support special events, and assist in museum archives. To inquire, contact their Volunteer Coordinator, Darcy Sink at [e-mail] or at [phone]. Lastly the museum proudly hosts military ceremonies, such as re-enlistments, retirements, and promotions for area commands aboard the U.S.S Wisconsin and in the museum’s gallery. To inquire, contact their special events coordinator, Tom Dandes at [e-mail] or call [phone].

• Date Taken: 09.06.2018
• Date Posted: 09.06.2018 12:53
• Story ID: 291634
• Location: NORFOLK, VA, US