Check out our calendar and join us for upcoming events like lab nights, dig days, archaeology camps and more.
The CAPE will be open from 10 am- 3 pm during Gloucester’s first Pocahontas Festival on Saturday, November 16. After visiting other exhibits on Main Street and learning about Virginia Indians, stop by the CAPE to see displays of Virginia Indian artifacts and help wash artifacts from an excavation at a local Virginia Indian archaeological site.
Interested in learning more about archaeology, preservation, or education? Come join us for volunteer lab night, every Tuesday night at the CAPE (Center for Archaeology, Preservation and Education) at the corner of Main Street and Route 14! Volunteers can participate in a variety of activities including washing, sorting, and identifying artifacts, labeling and mending artifacts, or helping with other small projects. All are welcome!
Interested in learning more about archaeology, preservation, or education? Come join us for volunteer lab night, every Tuesday night at the CAPE (Center for Archaeology, Preservation and Education) at the corner of Main Street and Route 14! Volunteers can participate in a variety of activities including washing, sorting, and identifying artifacts, labeling and mending artifacts, or helping with other small projects. All are welcome!
New program for 2019! In an extension of our popular volunteer lab nights, we will now host a variety of artifact wash days at the CAPE. Any volunteers are welcome; you may email fairfield@fairfieldfoundation.org to express interest, but registration is not required. Come visit our lab and try your hand at archaeological lab work, helping process artifacts from our flagship site, Fairfield Plantation.
Join the Fairfield Foundation for an Open House during the Gloucester Christmas Parade!
Saturday, December 7
2:00 – 5:00 PM
The parade is from 3:00 – 5:00 PM. View the parade from inside the CAPE. We will also set up chairs on the sidewalk for guests.
Tour the CAPE, Enjoy Light Refreshments, Visit our Gift Shop!
Center for Archaeology Preservation and Education – CAPE
Corner of Main Street and Route 14 in Gloucester County
6783 Main Street
Please Note: Limited parking is available at the CAPE. Additional parking is available at the shopping center across the street and there are spaces on Main Street. Main Street will be closed to all traffic prior to the start of the parade.
Interested in learning more about archaeology, preservation, or education? Come join us for volunteer lab night, every Tuesday night at the CAPE (Center for Archaeology, Preservation and Education) at the corner of Main Street and Route 14! Volunteers can participate in a variety of activities including washing, sorting, and identifying artifacts, labeling and mending artifacts, or helping with other small projects. All are welcome!
