Moonshine: Blue Ridge Style
A New Look at the Past
Upcoming Events
Apr
26
10th Annual Moonshine Heritage Car Show & 2nd Annual BBQ Cook-Off
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Apr
28
Monday Night Jam
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May
01
BRIM May Day for Homeschoolers
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May
05
Monday Night Jam
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May
12
Monday Night Jam
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Plan your visit
From museum exhibits and living history to the many events we hold throughout the year, there is something for everyone at the BRIM.
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Full Throttle: Racing and Rodding in Southwest and Central Virginia
Since the early 1900s Southwest Virginia has had a love affair with fast automobiles. The stock cars racing around rural oval tracks, the dragsters roaring down small-town drag strips, the hot rods cruising through teen hangouts, the moonshine liquor cars passing through the darkness, and the muscle cars rumbling at stoplights all have a chapter in the region’s heritage.
The Crooked RoadVirginia's Heritage Music Trail
50 Years of BRIM
Exhibits & Collections
The Vanishing Schools of Franklin County
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Chris DeMaria’s “Now We Stand Outcast
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Gallery Exhibit
Southwest Virginia Plein Air Painters
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BRIM News
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Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.
Dorothy Cundiff was a prominent historian and businesswoman in Franklin County. Throughout her lifetime she gathered photos, documents, stories, and family histories from all over the county. Students from Ferrum…
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The Crooked Road
Loving our brand new Crooked Road banner! We wore out our other one! The BRIM is a major venue along this amazing heritage music trail in the Old Dominion! There’s…
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Photos at the Farm
Photos with a historic twist! It takes a team! We appreciate Brad Holley Photography for yesterday’s amazing (and very affordable) mini photo sessions at the 1800 farm—complete with baby chicks…
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