Shockoe Institute breaks ground on $11M Main Street Station venue, part of larger Shockoe Project - Richmond BizSense

Shockoe Institute breaks ground on $11M Main Street Station venue, part of larger Shockoe Project - Richmond BizSense

The Shockoe Institute hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for its Main Street Station center on Thursday. (Photos by Jackie DiBartolomeo) A crowd gathered on the first floor of Main Street Station Thursday morning for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Shockoe Institute, a 12,000-square-foot educational and interpretive center that will be part of the larger Shockoe Project slavery memorial campus in Shockoe Bottom.  Shockoe Institute President…

Shockoe Institute Breaks Ground

Educational center dedicated to Richmond's role in the slave trade to open in Main Street Station early next year.

Groundbreaking for Shockoe Institute highlights stories of Richmond’s history

On April 3, 160 years ago, African American people celebrated freedom from slavery in Richmond on Emancipation Day. On the same day in 2025, the city held another celebration – a groundbreaking of a building memorializing Richmond’s history and its role in the impact of slavery in America. City leaders and others involved in developing the Shockoe Institute gathered at Main Street Station, steps away from where the Institute is under constructio…

Shockoe Institute Explores Richmond Slave Trade in World’s First AR Tour Pairing ARtGlass Software and Snap Spectacles - Journal of Cyber Policy

With see-through lenses, Snap’s Spectacles let users stay engaged with the world around them while experiencing AR content. Image courtesy of Snap. RICHMOND, VA, UNITED STATES, April 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — History comes alive in a powerful fusion of innovation and storytelling as the Shockoe Institute, in partnership with ARtGlass and Snap Inc., launches a groundbreaking wearable augmented reality (AR) tour, exploring Richmond’s pivotal ro…