About Public Art The Portsmouth, Virginia Public Art Catalog is a compendium of public art installations around the city. The City of Portsmouth and the Portsmouth Museum and Fine Arts Commission (PMFAC) work with a variety of agencies and artists to create, install and maintain a vibrant public art program with installations throughout the City. …
The Final Marker Dedication – Live the History Join the Portsmouth Heritage Initiative as they lay the last two historical markers for Orange Row and Cornwallis Square in Olde Towne Portsmouth at 2 pm on 2/12/21. Orange Row and Cornwallis Square are both located on Washington Street between Hampton Place and Crawford Parkway. The dedication …
Three Centuries Of History African Americans from Portsmouth made significant contributions to the early and present history of the city, region, and nation. Their influences and contributions are traced from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, both World Wars, through segregation, the fight for civil rights, right up through the Black Lives Matter movement. The people …