Programs

  • Visitor Experience Programs

    VISITOR EXPERIENCE - JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION'S MUSEUMS - JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MUSEUM AT YORKTOWN - WELCOMED 453,103 PAID VISITORS IN FISCAL YEAR 2024. IN ADDITION TO PARTIAL OPERATING SUPPORT FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA AND EARNED INCOME THROUGH MUSEUM ADMISSION, RETAIL, AND CONCESSIONS, FUNDRAISING TOTALING $1.9 MILLION SUPPORTED JYF'S ABILITY TO ENGAGE VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE NATION IN 17TH AND 18TH-CENTURY VIRGINIA AND AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH LIVING-HISTORY AREAS, PERMANENT GALLERIES, SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, AND ANNUAL AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS.THE SPECIAL EXHIBITION "RUTH E. CARTER: AFROFUTURISM IN COSTUME DESIGN" WELCOMED NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES TO JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT, RAISING THE PROFILE OF JYF MUSEUMS AND PROGRAMMING. ON DISPLAY AT JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT MAY 11, 2024, THROUGH JANUARY 5, 2025, THIS INNOVATIVE SPECIAL EXHIBITION SHOWCASED THE WORK OF TWO-TIME ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING COSTUME DESIGNER RUTH E. CARTER, WHO USES EXTENSIVE HISTORICAL RESEARCH IN HER FILMS, INCLUDING "AMISTAD," "MALCOM X," "SELMA, AND MARVEL'S "BLACK PANTHER" FILM SERIES. IN JUNE 2024, JYF'S SUSAN CONSTANT, A RE-CREATION OF ONE OF THE ORIGINAL THREE SHIPS THAT BROUGHT ENGLISH COLONISTS TO JAMESTOWN IN 1607 AND DESIGNATED THE FLAGSHIP OF THE OFFICIAL FLEET OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA IN 2001, TRAVELED TO MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM IN CONNECTICUT FOR A MULTIYEAR RESTORATION, ENSURING ITS ABILITY TO CONTINUE EDUCATING STUDENTS AND VISITORS AS A "FLOATING CLASSROOM" FOR MANY YEARS TO COME WHEN IT RETURNS IN 2026. CURATORIAL AND EDUCATION STAFF DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED PROGRAMMING FOR THE PIER AREA TO CONTINUE EDUCATING STUDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE SUSAN CONSTANT'S ABSENCE. JYF'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED PLANS FOR A NEW DIGITAL MEDIA STUDIO FOLLOWING A FEASIBILITY STUDY COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY 2024. THIS NEW DIGITAL MEDIA STUDIO WILL ENHANCE THE DIGITAL MEDIA SERVICES TEAM'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE CUTTING-EDGE GALLERY INTERACTIVES, 4D FILMS, MOBILE APPS, ONLINE EXPERIENCES, AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING.THE FOUNDATION GENERATED SUPPORT FOR A SPECIAL EXHIBITION, "PATRONS AND PATRIOTS: THE LEGACY OF NICK AND MARY MATHEWS," CELEBRATING THE LIVES AND PHILANTHROPY OF NICK AND MARY MATHEWS, BELOVED YORKTOWN RESTAURANTEURS WHO DONATED THE LAND FOR THE YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER, NOW THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MUSEUM AT YORKTOWN. THE FOUNDATION ALSO CONTINUED TO SECURE SUPPORT FOR TWO UPCOMING SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS COMMEMORATING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, "GIVE ME LIBERTY," THE SIGNATURE EXHIBITION OF VA250, AND "FRESH VIEWS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION," A SPECIAL EXHIBITION SHOWCASING ART FROM THE 1976 BICENTENNIAL AND ENCOURAGING VISITORS, STUDENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY TO EXPLORE EVOLVING PERSPECTIVES ON THE LEGACIES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. JYF CONTINUED TO HOLD LONG-STANDING ANNUAL PROGRAMS, WITH MILITARY THROUGH THE AGES CELEBRATING ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY, AND GROW RECENTLY CREATED EVENTS, WITH THE BLACK ARTIST SHOWCASE EXPANDING TO A MONTH-LONG EXHIBITION. THESE PROGRAMS ALLOW JYF TO CONNECT WITH LOCAL PERFORMERS, ARTISTS, AND HISTORIANS AND FOSTER KEY MUNICIPAL AND STATE PARTNERSHIPS. ANNUAL PROGRAMS HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT BOTH MUSEUMS INCLUDE: LIBERTY CELEBRATION, AN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION; FIRST AFRICANS COMMEMORATION, WHICH HONORS THE LEGACY OF THE FIRST RECORDED AFRICANS BROUGHT TO VIRGINIA IN 1619; YORKTOWN VICTORY CELEBRATION, WHICH COMMEMORATES THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN; FAMILY FRIGHTS, A FAMILY-FRIENDLY HALLOWEEN EVENT; FOODS & FEASTS OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA, WHICH EDUCATES VISITORS ABOUT CULINARY PRACTICES AND COOKING TECHNIQUES IN EARLY VIRGINIA; CHRISTMASTIDE IN VIRGINIA; AFTER ANGELO, A CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND HERITAGE NAMED FOR ONE OF THE FIRST RECORDED AFRICAN WOMEN AT JAMESTOWN; THE BLACK ARTIST SHOWCASE, AN ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF VIRGINIA ARTISTS DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH; MILITARY THROUGH THE AGES, AN ANNUAL GATHERING OF MILITARY RE-ENACTORS FROM ANCIENT TO MODERN HISTORY; INDIGENOUS ARTS DAY, A CELEBRATION OF FEATURING INDIGENOUS ARTISTS, CRAFTSPEOPLE, MUSICIANS, AND DANCERS; JAMESTOWN DAY, MARKING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF JAMESTOWN; JUNETEENTH; AND CIVIC SEASON, A PERIOD BETWEEN JUNETEENTH AND INDEPENDENCE DAY THAT PROMOTES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, JYF HOSTS THE TALKING HISTORY SERIES AND DIRECTOR'S SERIES, WHICH INVITE A RANGE OF SCHOLARS, ARTISTS, INTERPRETERS, AND OTHER EXPERTS TO SHARE THEIR WORK WITH THE PUBLIC.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $1.5M

  • Educational Programs

    EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - JYF CONTINUED TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION AS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF MUSEUM EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE COMMONWEALTH, PROVIDING ONSITE, IN-PERSON OUTREACH, AND VIRTUAL OUTREACH EDUCATION TO NEARLY EVERY CITY AND COUNTY IN VIRGINIA. IN FY24, JYF EDUCATED 211,431 STUDENTS, A 6% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR, INCLUDING 9,169 UNDER-RESOURCED STUDENTS FROM 41 TITLE I SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN VIRGINIA, A 33% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ALSO HAD AN EXTENSIVE REACH IN FY24, WITH 317 TEACHERS FROM 58 VIRGINIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, A 67% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE SUMMER TEACHER INSTITUTE, WHICH HELD ITS INAUGURAL SESSION FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, WELCOMED 33 TEACHERS FROM 20 VIRGINIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AS AN EDUCATIONAL AGENCY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, ALL JYF EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ARE ROOTED IN THE VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING FOR HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (SOL). JYF CONTINUES TO CULTIVATE LOCAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORTING THESE PROGRAMS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $145.9K

  • The Foundation Collection

    COLLECTIONS - THE FOUNDATION COLLECTION IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 210,877 ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NON-ARCHEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS RELATING TO HISTORICAL THEMES AT THE MUSEUMS, INCLUDING 17TH- AND 18TH-CENTURY PORTRAITS, DOCUMENTS, FURNISHINGS, TOYS, CEREMONIAL AND DECORATIVE OBJECTS, TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS, WEAPONRY, MILITARY EQUIPMENT, NAUTICAL OBJECTS, CLOTHING, PERSONAL EFFECTS AND HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO BUILD ITS COLLECTION BY ACQUIRING ARTIFACTS TO EXHIBIT AT BOTH MUSEUMS TO SUPPORT ITS EDUCATIONAL MISSION. THE FOUNDATION'S COLLECTIONS POLICY REFLECTS AN EMPHASIS ON PUBLIC EDUCATION AND EXHIBITION BY ACQUIRING OBJECTS THAT ARE CENTRAL TO A DYNAMIC EXHIBITS PROGRAM. PERIOD ARTIFACTS ADD ANOTHER DIMENSION TO THE FULFILLMENT OF THE AGENCY'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION, ALLOWING HISTORICAL THEMES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO BE MORE EFFECTIVELY ILLUSTRATED. ALL ARTIFACTS IN OUR COLLECTION ARE GIVEN A HIGH STANDARD OF CARE. OUR CONSERVATION FACILITIES GIVE US THE CAPACITY TO CARRY OUT THE FULL RANGE OF COLLECTION CARE THAT IS EXPECTED AND REQUIRED OF A FULLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $50K