Virginia Museum of History & Culture offers citizenship preparation classes
Free Press staff report | 10/6/2022, 6 p.m.
Beginning this month, the Virginia Museum of History & Culture will offer aspiring new citizens free citizenship preparation classes to help them prepare to take the U.S. citizenship test.
For eight consecutive Wednesday eve- nings, from Oct. 26 to Dec. 14, museum staff will provide would-be citizens with civics and history lessons necessary to pass the citizenship examination. The
course, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. will allow participants to interact with original histori- cal objects, books, maps and documents. Attendees also will receive free study materials to continue their preparation after the class ends.
In addition to the citizenship preparation classes, participants can find another learning resource in the museum’s traveling exhibition, “American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith.” The exhibition examines the government’s founding and the continuing story of America’s bold experiment in a “government of, by, and for the people.”
Pre-registration is recommended, but registration will be available on site for the first class. Participants should be able to read, write and speak basic English.
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture is at 428 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard in Richmond’s Museum District. For more information visit VirginiaHistory.org/Citizenship.
