November 8 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Free
To celebrate Begley’s great contributions to the Museum over the last two decades, the Museum’s staff and volunteers are inviting the community to a celebration on Friday, November 8 from 5:00pm – 7:00pm.
The event will begin at the Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center at 223 West State Street with a meet-and-greet with Begley. Light refreshments will be served. At 6:00pm, there will be a short program honoring Begley in the theatre at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts next door.
November 17 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Free – $10
Tonight we’re celebrating all those who finished the Rim Hike and Valley History Explorer Hike Series in 2019 and thanking all those who volunteered their time in support of the Museum. All volunteers and past and present finishers and their families are welcome. We’ll provide the pizza, salad, dessert, and soft drinks. Alcohol is available for purchase at the White Horse.
FREE for ALL hike series finishers and volunteers in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Rim Hike Series! $10 donation recommended at the door for everyone else
We are the primary museum of general local history in Buncombe County. We mount at least one major temporary exhibition annually and continually enhance our permanent Swannanoa Valley history exhibit.
Open Seasonally, Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00am – 5:00pm, and by appointment.
Admission by Donation,
Suggested $5.00
Members, Students, and Children Free.
223 West State Street, Black Mountain
We are located in a former fire house, designed and built in 1921 by Richard Sharp Smith, supervising architect at the Biltmore Estate.
223 West State Street (physical)
PO Box 306 (mailing)
Black Mountain, NC 28711
(828) 669-9566
info@swannanoavalleymuseum.org
We mount at least one major temporary exhibition annually in our first floor gallery and continually enhance our second floor permanent exhibit exploring the general history of the Swannanoa Valley.
Photographs and other archival materials in our collection can be accessed on-site by appointment. We are working to make more materials accessible via svm.omeka.net.
We host hikes year-round. These hikes provide an experiential way to learn about the social, cultural, and natural history of the Valley while making new friends.
Anne Chesky Smith, Special to Black Mountain News Published 9:06 a.m. ET Oct. 23, 2019 In this 1930 Thanksgiving Day 1930 photograph, friends, family, and guests gather at the 109 …
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SWANNANOA VALLEY MUSEUM PAYS TRIBUTE TO A LEGENDARY LOCAL MANUFACTURER WNC MagazineSeptember/October 2019 WRITER: Jon Elliston (Left) A classic beacon blanket; (Right) Entrance to Beacon Village In 2002, the Beacon Manufacturing …
