Commonwealth Explorers
This gallery offers a playful exploration specifically oriented toward VMHC’s youngest visitors and their companions, launching a connection to Virginia’s distinctive history and culture for years to come.
History Matters
Featuring selections from the VMHC’s vast collection of nine million items, this exhibition will inspire guests to seek a deeper understanding of the transformative power of history.
Treasures of Virginia
This gallery features a rotating display of extraordinary items related to individuals or events that shaped the identity of our state and nation.
Confederate Citadel: Richmond and Its People at War
On January 13, 2022, Dr. Mary A. DeCredico presented about Banner Lecture about Richmond and its people during the Civil War.
Confederate Citadel: Richmond and its People at War offers a detailed portrait of life’s daily hardships in the rebel capital during the Civil War. Drawing on personal correspondence, private diaries, and newspapers, historian Mary A. DeCredico spotlighted the human elements of Richmond’s economic rise and fall, uncovering its significance as the South’s industrial powerhouse throughout the Civil War.
Reclamation: How a Monticello Descendant Uncovered and Restored Her Family’s Heritage
Join Gayle Jessup White, author of Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy, as she discusses her 50-year journey to confirm her family’s oral history that they are descended from the country’s third president.
Cheers, Virginia!
Explore how craft makers have used their talent and enthusiasm to connect with and represent the people, places, and history of the Commonwealth.
Our Commonwealth
This signature exhibition provides an in-depth, multi-sensory journey through the five major regions of Virginia and features stories and artifacts from across the state to reveal that place is not only about geography, but also the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves.