Exhibitions

Family in the Story of Virginia exhibition

Explore The Story of Virginia

Landscapes of Virginia shows how the geography of Virginia has shaped the history of the state and the nation.

Start your journey today through the Virginia Museum of History & Culture’s exciting and award-winning exhibitions!

Our signature exhibition, The Story of Virginia, features more than 500 artifacts and covers 16,000 years of Virginia history from prehistoric times to the present. Along with rotating temporary exhibitions, you will be able to see our other long-term exhibitions, including Landscapes of Virginia, The Memorial Military Murals by Charles Hoffbauer, and Silver in Virginia during your visit.

The Story of Virginia

Discover 16,000 years of history in The Story of Virginia exhibition.

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WW1 America

February 17 – July 29

Visit today to see the only scheduled East Coast stop for WW1 America.

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Photograph of Victory Arch WW1 America exhibition

The Commonwealth and the Great War

February 17 – November 18

Visit "The Commonwealth and the Great War" exhibition and learn about the role Virginian's played in World War I.

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Victory Loan Tanks at the Virginia State Capitol, 1919 (VHS 2001.230.1914)

Inside Looking Out: The Art of Queena Stovall

May 12 – October 14

Explore life in rural Virginia through 44 paintings created by Lynchburg, Virginia folk artist, Queena Stovall. On display through October 14, 2018.

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Picture of the Peaches Are In painting by Queena Stovall

capABLE RVA

June 16 – September 3

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Landscapes of Virginia

Features twenty-one landscape paintings that reveal the variety of terrain and climate that charecterizes Virginia's five distinct physical regions

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Determined: The 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality

June 19 – March 1

"Determined: The 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality" will examine the long history of African Americans in North America as they have fought for fre

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