Immerse yourself in Virginia's history by visiting one of our exhibitions.
We are dedicated to serving as the state-wide hub for the teaching of Virginia history through providing engaging learning resources, educational online tools, and meaningful multimedia content for educators, students, and history lovers of all ages.
FUN AND GAMESColor Our Collections: Download coloring pages created from the VMHC collections and unleash your creativity!
Games of the Past: Explore how kids played throughout history! Each video provides a quick history of a game and provides instructions to create the game at home.
Pieces of History Online Puzzles: Enjoy these online puzzles from the collections of the VMHC. Keep checking back for more!
Student Activities and Primary SourcesMuseum of You: This activity allows visitors to curate an exhibition about themselves! Download the Museum of You packet to find examples created by staff at the VMHC and an activity guide for both elementary and secondary students.
You Be the Curator!: This activity is designed for students to explore the role of a museum curator and learn about the role objects play in storytelling in museum exhibitions. Using a pre-curated packet of collections objects, students are asked to curate a mini-exhibition about the chosen topic. This activity works well for grades 4 - 12. Secondary students can go beyond simple object selection by creating exhibit labels and titles using the worksheets in the instruction packet.
I Spy: Virginia's Hidden History: Explore the history of espionage in the Commonwealth and train to become one of Virginia's top secret agents with this activity. This packet includes instructions for spies-in-training to practice breaking codes and send hidden messages with homemade invisible ink!
Virginia State Symbols Craft Packet: Learn a little about Virginia’s state symbols with this craft packet.
Collections in the Classroom: These thematic resource kits are designed to help students analyze and interpret primary source material from our collections. They contain context, guiding questions, and digitized primary source material to provide an avenue for integrating museum collections into the classroom
The Story of Virginia Digital Timeline: Explore Virginia's history through an interactive timeline of primary sources from the Virginia Museum of History & Culture and Library of Congress.
Educational Videos: Our educational videos are designed for a K-12 Audience. These videos are based on the Standards of Learning (SOL) and include animated primary source documents.
Virginia History Explorer: The Virginia History Explorer is full of illustrated articles about Virginia history including primary sources, secondary sources, past exhibitions, and hidden treasures from the collections.
Notable Dates in Virginia History: Turn back the pages of the calendar and learn about notable dates in Virginia history.
Online EXHIBITS & Virtual ToursExplore the VMHC digitally by taking a 360-degree tour of the exhibitions and reading the online exhibition text or narrative. The following exhibits are available online:
360-Degree Tour | Online Exhibition Narrative |Recommended student activity: VMHC Virtual Visit Find & Sketch
Determined: The 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality:
360-Degree Tour | Recommended student activity:
Determined Pre- and Post-WorksheetAgents of Change: Female Activism in Virginia from Women's Suffrage to Today
360-Degree Tour | Recommended student activity: Equal Suffrage League Membership Card
360-Degree Tour |Recommended student activity: Landscapes Detective Worksheet
WEBINAR ARCHIVEMaking Broadway History: An Interview with the Actors (All Ages)
Sign of the Times: Activism in the Suffrage Movement (Middle & High School)
Fresh Paint: Murals Inspired by the Story of Virginia (Upper Elementary & Above)
Use this workbook to create your own mural inspired by Virginia history!
Barbara Johns Day: The Legacy of Student Activism in the Civil Rights Movement
Did you use one of these resources in your home or classroom? Tag us on social media @vmhceducation. Have questions or want to book a live program? Contact Hailey Fenner, Manager of Digital Learning, at hfenner@VirginiaHistory.org or 804.342.9689.
