The Alexandria Archaeology Museum is on the third floor of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, at 105 N. Union Street in Old Town. Visit the museum and watch as archeologists reconstruct Alexandria's history fragment by fragment.
The museum's main exhibit, A Community Digs Its Past: The Lee Street Site tells the story of all the of the wharves, taverns, bakery and Civil War privy excavated at the corner of Lee and Queen Streets and explores how archeologists study the past. Other exhibits include the discovery of four 18th-century ships along the city's waterfront, artifacts from prehistoric sites, an 18th-century tavern, Civil War site, and finds from recent excavation.
Stop by the Museum's Public Laboratory and find volunteers washing, marking, and cataloging artifacts from the latest dig.
The museum is open Tuesday-Friday 10 am -3 pm, Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, and Sunday 1-5 pm.
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