Intern Spotlight: Megan
Today, museums employ people in a variety of fields, from public history and museum studies to graphic design and communications. Megan joined our team as a Publishing Intern during the Fall 2017 semester. Here's [...]
Intern Spotlight: Heather
We’re delighted to help local college students learn about the museum field. We offer them the opportunity to make real contributions to the Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum, and a chance to see [...]
Intern Spotlight: Clarissa
Ever wonder what it's like to be a part of a small museum team? Clarissa got to find out as our Archival Intern during the Fall 2017 semester. Here's what she wanted to share [...]
Uncovering Photographic Treasures
This winter, as we prepared the building for renovations, I had the opportunity to really dig through our photograph archive. Well hidden amidst the shipwreck pictures, I found a historian’s treasure – beautiful images showing [...]
Shop Local
The retail aspect of our non-profit offers an eye-opening snapshot of how our visitors are shopping with their conscience as well as their wallets. The powerful trend of purchasing locally made products reveals that [...]
Creating A Community Space
Create a community space. That’s our goal. That sounds simple enough. But wait, what makes a great community space? What does that look like, exactly? Perhaps I answer too simplistically, but my definition goes [...]