Explore Your State History Museum

"A Better Life for Their Children" exhibition

Explore the history of Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools That Changed America.

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A black and white photo of a man and a woman holding a framed portrait of a man and a woman.

Announcing a new VMHC book!

Explore Virginia's five regions through objects, letters, diaries, and archival photographs in this illustrated narrative.

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Our Commonwealth: People & Places of Virginia book on a glossy coffee table with a blue couch in the background.

Announcing Civics Connects

A Major Statewide Civics Education Program

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A classroom with students seated at desks and a teacher at the front of the room.

Commemorating America's 250th

The VMHC is leading a multi-year initiative with special events, exhibitions, publications, and more

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A sepia image of an excerpt from the U.S. Constitution