See What's Currently On Display

Current Exhibitions

Exhibitions are included with Museum Daily Admission

A man and girl view an exhibition case in the Story of Virginia gallery

Long Term Exhibitions

Story of Virginia Gallery in VMHC. View shows colonial portraits in background and glass cases in foreground

The Story of Virginia

A rendering of the Tidewater section of Our Commonwealth

Our Commonwealth

Display cases with artifacts related to Virginia history

History Matters

Valley & Ridge - "The Passing Storm, Shenandoah Valley" by Alexis Fournier, 1924

Landscapes of Virginia

A brown leather jacket with sewn patches on the front and a flapped pocket on the bottom left and right sides

Treasures of Virginia

A gallery with a dogwood tree mural, picnic table, and interactive children's costumes

Commonwealth Explorers

A mural of Confederate soliders on horseback in an autumn landscape of hillside and trees

The Lost Cause

Limited Time Exhibitions

A square scarf with a blue border and an illustration of three people in the center, two of whom play handheld drums and 1 of whom plays a flute. Words read "Repeal the 18th Amendment: More Beer Less Taxes"

Closing Soon

Cheers, Virginia!

Long Term Displays

An painting of an aerial view of a lake with swans, surrounded by trees and a clouded sunny sky

Visionary Virginians

Archaeologists examine a colonial-era trash pit from the Bray Site (44JC34) at Kingsmill in James City County.

Uncommon Strength

Close-up of a musket's flintlock, with an exterior bridle and is engraved with a floral pattern and is marked "Collicot"

Taking Aim

Street scene, goat cart and children.

Commonwealth Kids

Limited Time Displays

Closing Soon

Finding the Familiar

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