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The VMHC offers many options for researchers, publishers, and the general public.
The VMHC collections consist of a wide range of objects, including genealogical materials, maps, paintings, prints, postcards, weapons, militaria, glass plate negatives, and photographs.
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture's library collections includes both printed materials, such as books, journals, broadsides and sheet music, and manuscript materials, such as family and personal papers, diaries, company records, military records, and genealogies.
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture’s museum object collection consists of a broad range of materials including paintings, textiles, silver, weapons, militaria, photographs, prints, decorative arts and furniture, and postcards.
The VMHC is proud to partner with other organizations to provide access to a number of special collections focused on particular topics and organizations' holdings.
In partnership, the VMHC catalogs, digitizes, and provides public access to select historical images and artifacts from the BHMVA’s collection. The two organizations have also collaborated on educational resources, virtual programming, and more.
The VMHC offers a guide to The Garden Club of Virginia Historic Restorations Project which traces the development and contributions of the club's efforts in Virginia.
In partnership with the ACWM, the VMHC digitizes and provides access to the Confederate Memorial Literary Society Image Collection.
Explore business records from a wide variety of related commercial, economic, legal, labor, and industrial issues.
This database makes accessible the biographical details of enslaved Virginians from unpublished historical records.
Learn about what types of items are accepted by the VMHC and how to donate to our collections.
The VMHC considers loans to other museums on a case by case basis. Learn about how to request a loan on behalf of your museum.
We are collecting stories and objects from Virginians across the state. Learn about how you can contribute.
The VMHC offers many options for researchers, publishers, and the general public.
The VMHC has a collection of more than 9 million items. Here are just a few them (please note that not all of them may be on display to the public). Search the Library or Museum Objects Collections databases to learn more.
We hope that you will find what you are looking for within our online catalogs or among our Research Resources, but if you are in need of additional assistance, please contact our research team at reference@VirginiaHistory.org or 804.342.9233.