Walking tour of the historic former prison site that is the Workhouse Art Center campus.

Step into the shadows of history this Haunt season for an exclusive, atmospheric Flashlight Tour of the former Occoquan Workhouse grounds. Guided by the flickering beam of your flashlight, this guided walk strips away the Hollywood gimmicks and supernatural legends to reveal the unvarnished real history of one of the country's most notorious correctional facilities.

Step into the shadows of history this Haunt season for an exclusive, atmospheric Flashlight Tour of the former Occoquan Workhouse grounds. Guided by the flickering beam of your flashlight, this guided walk strips away the Hollywood gimmicks and supernatural legends to reveal the unvarnished real history of one of the country's most notorious correctional facilities.

Step into the shadows of history this Haunt season for an exclusive, atmospheric Flashlight Tour of the former Occoquan Workhouse grounds. Guided by the flickering beam of your flashlight, this guided walk strips away the Hollywood gimmicks and supernatural legends to reveal the unvarnished real history of one of the country's most notorious correctional facilities.

Step into the shadows of history this Haunt season for an exclusive, atmospheric Flashlight Tour of the former Occoquan Workhouse grounds. Guided by the flickering beam of your flashlight, this guided walk strips away the Hollywood gimmicks and supernatural legends to reveal the unvarnished real history of one of the country's most notorious correctional facilities.

Step into the shadows of history this Haunt season for an exclusive, atmospheric Flashlight Tour of the former Occoquan Workhouse grounds. Guided by the flickering beam of your flashlight, this guided walk strips away the Hollywood gimmicks and supernatural legends to reveal the unvarnished real history of one of the country's most notorious correctional facilities.

Step into the shadows of history this Haunt season for an exclusive, atmospheric Flashlight Tour of the former Occoquan Workhouse grounds. Guided by the flickering beam of your flashlight, this guided walk strips away the Hollywood gimmicks and supernatural legends to reveal the unvarnished real history of one of the country's most notorious correctional facilities.

Step into the shadows of history this Haunt season for an exclusive, atmospheric Flashlight Tour of the former Occoquan Workhouse grounds. Guided by the flickering beam of your flashlight, this guided walk strips away the Hollywood gimmicks and supernatural legends to reveal the unvarnished real history of one of the country's most notorious correctional facilities.

Shout! is a collection of Susanna Rich’s original poetry written from the points of view of core suffragist figures from the 1848 Seneca Falls Woman’s Rights Convention, through the passage of the 19th Amendment, and on to the present day - including some of the suffragists incarcerated at the Occoquan Workhouse in 1917.

Walking tour of the historic former prison site that is the Workhouse Art Center campus.

Step into the shadows of history this Haunt season for an exclusive, atmospheric Flashlight Tour of the former Occoquan Workhouse grounds. Guided by the flickering beam of your flashlight, this guided walk strips away the Hollywood gimmicks and supernatural legends to reveal the unvarnished real history of one of the country's most notorious correctional facilities.

Step into the shadows of history this Haunt season for an exclusive, atmospheric Flashlight Tour of the former Occoquan Workhouse grounds. Guided by the flickering beam of your flashlight, this guided walk strips away the Hollywood gimmicks and supernatural legends to reveal the unvarnished real history of one of the country's most notorious correctional facilities.

Step into the shadows of history this Haunt season for an exclusive, atmospheric Flashlight Tour of the former Occoquan Workhouse grounds. Guided by the flickering beam of your flashlight, this guided walk strips away the Hollywood gimmicks and supernatural legends to reveal the unvarnished real history of one of the country's most notorious correctional facilities.

Step into the shadows of history this Haunt season for an exclusive, atmospheric Flashlight Tour of the former Occoquan Workhouse grounds. Guided by the flickering beam of your flashlight, this guided walk strips away the Hollywood gimmicks and supernatural legends to reveal the unvarnished real history of one of the country's most notorious correctional facilities.

Walking tour of the historic former prison site that is the Workhouse Art Center campus.

Kyle Hulbert joins us via telephone directly from his site of incarceration to share his personal perspective and reflections on life behind bars. This live discussion offers a stark, unfiltered look at the realities of the correctional system, moving beyond abstract policy debates to focus on the lived experience of an incarcerated individual and what mental health looks like in our modern carceral system.

Walking tour of the historic former prison site that is the Workhouse Art Center campus.

Walking tour of the historic former prison site that is the Workhouse Art Center campus.

Walking tour of the historic former prison site that is the Workhouse Art Center campus.

How do we preserve our humanity when stripped of our freedom? For decades, individuals incarcerated at the Lorton Reformatory and institutions across the country turned to the written word to answer that very question, carving out spaces of vulnerability, intellect, and profound creativity behind concrete walls.

Walking tour of the historic former prison site that is the Workhouse Art Center campus.

Join us for a screening of GUESS WHERE YOU’RE GOING, an award-winning short documentary (run time 15 minutes) by Khwaja Hamzah Saif and Kai River Blevins hosted by the Lorton Prison Museum. We will have repeat showings of documentary at 6PM, 7PM, and 8PM. Following each showing, Hamzah Saif will host a talk back and Q/A with Program Manager Jay Loy and the audience.

Walking tour of the historic former prison site that is the Workhouse Art Center campus.

Walking tour of the historic former prison site that is the Workhouse Art Center campus.

Documentarian Jonathan McNair share’s his work and experiences with his current work. Inherited Time refers to the conditions, struggles, and cycles—such as trauma, poverty, and violence—passed down through generations that shape a person’s starting point in life, while also carrying the responsibility to break those patterns and build a new legacy.

Walking tour of the historic former prison site that is the Workhouse Art Center campus.

Walking tour of the historic former prison site that is the Workhouse Art Center campus.

Walking tour of the historic former prison site that is the Workhouse Art Center campus.

We are thrilled to welcome cast members from the Tony Award-winning hit musical, SUFFS, to the Workhouse Arts Center campus! As the production prepares to take the stage at the National Theatre in DC (June 16–28), they’re stopping by our site to connect with the very history that inspired their story.

Walking tour of the historic former prison site that is the Workhouse Art Center campus.