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FOUNDATION SUPPORT MATTERS NOW MORE THAN EVER

The Army Historical Foundation and the U.S. Army are proud to share the next great Washington, DC attraction as we welcome The National Museum of the United States Army to the region. A project years in the making, this new tourism destination immerses visitors in the experience of American Soldiers since 1775.

Museums are economic engines. The National Army Museum drives revenue to Fairfax County and Virginia, as well as provide a new experience to the tourism landscape. We must not lose momentum! AHF seeks to engage our community and government partners and ensure the Museum’s potential is realized and not compromised by the current impact from COVID-19 to the tourism market. Museum and nonprofit organizations need support now more than ever. The National Army Museum is a major tourist destination for veterans and their families, active duty military, school groups, and the general public. 

Learn more about the state impact of this latest history destination and the broad reaching value of a new Museum to the region. While we navigate these unprecedented times, the Museum’s mission and stories can still be explored online, even while apart. Visit the Museum website for digital resources, gallery highlights and join an upcoming virtual event to stay connected to the cause.

The Army Museum…

  • Employs over 100+ individuals
  • Brings tourists to Fairfax County and Virginia
  • Entices non-military visitors
  • Creates relationships with other businesses
  • Supplements education of over 72,000 students per year
  • Discusses and exhibits key social interests in historic context

Museum Quick Facts

  • Free, ticketed admission
  • On-site parking
  • Open 7 days a week
  • 84 acres of landscaped grounds
  • 20 min south of Washington, D.C. National Mall
  • 10 min from George Washington’s Mount Vernon
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DID YOU KNOW? MUSEUMS ARE ECONOMIC ENGINES.​

In 2017, the American Alliance of Museums partnered with Oxford Economics to study the museum sector’s significant contribution to the US economy. (Source: Oxford Economics, IMPLAN, 2017.)

$1.8 billion

The total financial impact that museums on the economy in Virginia

Museums are Trusted

The American public considers museums the most trustworthy source of information in American, rated higher than local papers, nonprofit researchers, the U.S. government, and academic researchers. As a part of the support team to a National Museum, The Army Historical Foundation understands the importance of our role as a supporting foundation to a Museum.

Valued Partners

The Army Historical Foundation has represented the National Museum of the United States Army at the Mount Vernon Tourism Task Force since its creation in early 2019. The Tourism Task Force (TTF) has worked to strengthen the bond, communications, and partnerships between the tourism sites in Southern Fairfax County. We are proud to be the latest new destination to join the force of collaborative county properties. Members of the TTF include various attractions and historic sites including George Washington’s Mount Vernon, George Mason’s Gunston Hall, the Workhouse Arts Center, Historic Woodlawn and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House, Arcadia Farm, Fort Belvoir Garrison, American Horticultural Society’s River Farm, Gum Springs Historical Society and Museum. The group also includes parks operated and maintained by the Fairfax County Park Authority, NOVA Parks, Virginia State Parks, and the National Park Service. The TTF continually works to create connections between these venues encourage greater cross-visitation between sites and entice visitors to spend multiple days in Southern Fairfax County. 

The Army Historical Foundation

The Army Historical Foundation is the designated official fundraising organization for the National Museum of the United States Army.
 We were established in 1983 as a member-based, charitable 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We seek to educate future Americans to fully appreciate the sacrifices that generations of American Soldiers have made to safeguard the freedoms of this Nation. Our funding helps to acquire and conserve Army historical art and artifacts, support Army history educational programs, research, and publication of historical materials on the American Soldier, and provide support and counsel to private and governmental organizations committed to the same goals. This is a non-federal entity. It is not part of the department of defense or any of its components, and it has no government status. 

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