Preserving, sharing and promoting the literature, art and culture of equestrian and field sports.


The National Sporting Library and Museum provides programs and special events, many of which are free and open to the public.

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National Sporting Library & Museum

Museum Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday noon to 4 p.m.

Library Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m  

The NSLM is closed on federal holidays.
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102 The Plains Road
Middleburg, Virginia 20118-1335
Telephone: (540) 687-6542
Fax: (540) 687-8540
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The National Sporting Library and Museum provides programs and special events, many of which are free and open to the public.

The National Sporting Library and Museum provides a public lecture series, a children’s program, gallery tours, book signings, a Book Fair, exhibition lectures, roundtables, seminars, and full-day symposia. Ivy Circle and Chairman’s Council members participate in “Treasures from the Rare Book Room.” There also are special events such as a polo match, a historic coach weekend, and a new Museum gala.

  • Intersection: Field Sports and the Evolution of Conservation Celebration

    Thomas E. Lovejoy, internationally acclaimed conservationist and scholar who coined the term “biodiversity” spoke to Ivy Circle and Chairman’s Council members in celebration of the exhibition Intersection: Field Sports and the Evolution of Conservation, Forrest E. Mars, Sr. Exhibit Hall. 2013

  • Treasures from the Rare Book Room Series

    Lord Charles Cecil, Vice Chairman of the R. S. Surtees Society, spoke to Ivy Circle and Chairman’s Council members: “‘Away they go like beans…’ A gallop through the life, times and works of R. S. Surtees.” 2012 Read more.

  • Scraps: British Sporting Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection

    Corey Piper, Curatorial Assistant for the Mellon Collections, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, and 2011 Daniels Fellow spoke to Ivy Circle and Chairman’s Council members about the exhibition Scraps: British Sporting Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. 2012 Read more.

  • In the Blacksmith Shop Exhibition Celebration

    H. Graham Motion, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner, Animal Kingdom, reflected on the experience at a celebration of the exhibition In the Blacksmith Shop held for Ivy Circle, Chairman's Council and Guardian members. 2011 Read more.

  • Treasures from the Rare Book Room Series

    Treasures from the Rare Book Room Series for Ivy Circle and Chairman’s Council members.

    "Will the Real Canada Goose Please Honk: Teaching Audubon Using Both Originals and Facsimiles," a lecture by Terry Belanger, 2005 MacArthur Fellow and Founder, Rare Book School at University of Virginia. 2011

  • Horses at Work and Play Exhibition Celebration

    Ivy Circle, Chairman's Council and Guardian members heard curators Lisa Campbell and Mickey Gustafson speak about aspects of Horses at Work and Play. Kathleen Spilhaus, whose toy collection was featured in the exhibit, reflected on her collection. 2011 Read more.

  • John H. Daniels Fellow

    John H. Daniels Fellow, Alison Goodrum, England,“In the Pinque,” a Roundtable discussion on the history of riding dress. 2011. Read More.

  • Saturday Public Lecture Series: Children's Program

    Saturday Public Lecture Series: Children's Program, James Prosek, artist and author, Bird, Butterfly, Eel. 2010.

  • Elizabeth Letts & Harry de Leyer

    Elizabeth Letts & Harry de Leyer, Fellows' Roundtable: “The Eighty Dollar Champion: A Horse, a Man, and the Dream That Inspired a Nation." 2010. 

  • Public Lecture Series

    Public Lecture Series, Clark "Bud" Hall and Childs Burden, "Middleburg and its Strategic Role in the Gettysburg Campaign of the Civil War." 2010

  • Lecture and Book Signing

    Lecture and book signing, A Centennial View: Foxhunting in North America Today.  2010.

  • Public Lecture Series

    Public Lecture Series, Patricia Junker, "Winslow Homer: Pictures for Anglers." 2010.

  • Julie Campbell

    Julie Campbell, The Horse in Virginia: An Illustrated History, lecture and book signing. 2010.

  • Saturday Public Lecture Series

    Saturday Public Lecture Series, "Happy Reading and Riding," children's program and book signing by JoAnn Dawson ("Lucky Foot" series). 2009.

  • Saturday Public Lecture Series: Thomas Altherr

    Saturday Public Lecture Series: Thomas Altherr, Professor of History, Metropolitan State College of Denver, "Theodore Roosevelt, Old Ephraim, and the Tradition of Hunting Stories," 2009.

  • Roundtable with John H. Daniels Fellows Dorothy Ours

    Roundtable with John H. Daniels Fellows Dorothy Ours, Elisabetta Deriu (France), and Charles Calhoun. 2009. 

  • Judy Richter

    Judy Richter, Horse trainer and author, Paintings, Prints, Portraits, and Photos: 'Wallpaper' of My Life. 2009.

  • Dr. Arthur K. Wheelock

    Dr. Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., Curator of Northern Baroque Painting, National Gallery of Art, "Horses, Windmills and Skaters: Images of Pleasure and Purpose in the Dutch Republic." 2009.

  • Amy Freund

    Amy Freund, Ph.D., John H. Daniels Fellow & Assistant Professor of Art History, Texas Christian University, Roundtable Discussion: "Portraiture and the Culture of the Hunt in Eighteenth Century France." 2008.

  • Bruce Balding

    Bruce Balding, Author, When America Owned the World and We Owned America, lecture and book signing. 2008.

  • Saturday Public Lecture Series (Children’s Program): “Falconry: An Introduction to a Royal Sport

    Saturday Public Lecture Series (Children's Program): "Falconry: An Introduction to a Royal Sport," by Barbara duPont and the Virginia Falconers Association. 2008.

  • F. Turner Reuter

    F. Turner Reuter, Jr., Curator of Fine Arts, Lecture and Book Signing, Animal and Sporting Artists in America. 2008

  • Saturday Public Lecture Series: Bill Nack

    Saturday Public Lecture Series: Bill Nack, Journalist, Travels with Secretariat: A Triple Crown Odyssey, Lecture and Book Signing. 2008.

  • Vicky Moon

    Vicky Moon, Author, Equestrian Style, Lecture and Book Signing. 2008. 

  • Michael Huggins

    Michael Huggins, Ph.D., Roundtable Discussion with John H. Daniels Fellows: "Cross-Cultural Connections: the American and British Racing World, 1700s-1914." 2008.

  • Perky Beisel

    Perky Beisel, Ph.D., John H. Daniels Fellow, Assistant Professor of History, Stephen F. Austin State University, Open House Lecture: "Stable Design 1830-1930." 2008 

  • Treasures of the Rare Book Room Series for Ivy Circle and Chairman's Council Members. Martin Wallen

    Treasures of the Rare Book Room Series for Chairman's Council and Ivy Circle members. Martin Wallen, Ph.D., John H. Daniels Fellow, Professor of English, Oklahoma State University, "Foxhounds and the Rise of Dog Breeds in Eighteenth-Century England."2008 

  • Saturday Public Lecture Series: William Rolf

    Saturday Public Lecture Series: William Rolf, photojournalist, "The Stable: Unsung Glory of British Architecture," Lecture and book signing. 2008.

  • Kathryn Masson

    Kathryn Masson, Hunt Country Style, Lecture and Book Signing. 2008.

  • Noel Mullins

    Noel Mullins, journalist, John H. Daniels Fellow, lecture on "'The Foxhunting Humor of Somerville & Ross Lives On': Tales of Foxhunting Packs in Ireland." 2008.

  • Fellow Dorothy Ours

    Fellow  Dorothy Ours, "Man o' War Revisited." Lecture. 2008.