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Exhibition
A Better Life for Their Children
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![Elroy & Sophia Williams – Sophia Williams’s Grandparents, Former Slaves, Acquired and Donated Land for a Rosenwald School. Photo by Andrew Feiler. Two people hold an ornately frame painted portrait of two people in early 1900s dress](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/19%20Elroy%20%26%20Sophia%20Williams%20%E2%80%93%20Sophia%20Williams%E2%80%99s%20Grandparents%2C%20Former%20Slaves%2C%20Acquired%20and%20Donated%20Land%20for%20a%20Rosenwald%20School.jpg.webp?itok=njqvitgO)
From 1912-37, the Rosenwald schools program built thousands of schools, shops, and teacher’s homes across 15 Southern...
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A Landscape Saved
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This exhibition celebrated the efforts in preservation and horticulture made by the Garden Club of Virginia during its...
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A Material World
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![P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, Virginia 23221 Photograph of Stephanie Lane wearing seven Swatch watches. Image courtesy of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.Enter FullscreenMore informationPhotograph of Stephanie Lane wearing seven Swatch watches. Image courtesy of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, Virginia 23221 Photograph of Stephanie Lane wearing seven Swatch watches. Image courtesy of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.Enter FullscreenMore informationPhotograph of Stephanie Lane wearing seven Swatch watches. Image courtesy of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/VHSpt5_22_1920x1440.jpg.webp?itok=-j31ypAX)
Featuring 43 iconic images from the archives of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and accompanied by historical objects that...
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Agents of Change
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Organized in conjunction with the statewide Women’s Suffrage Centennial, this exhibition featured artifacts from the...
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American Democracy
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![American Democracy : A Leap of Faith A pin-back button with American flag stars and stripes and the words: American Democracy - A Leap of Faith](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/AmericanDemocracy_Logo.jpg.webp?itok=RaO4TcVX)
Examining our government’s founding and the continuing story of America’s bold experiment in a government “of, by, and...
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Apollo: When We Went to the Moon
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![Apollo 11 crew The crew of Apollo 11: 3 astronauts in full space suits hold space helmets in front of a backdrop depicting the moon](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Apollo_Apollo-11-Crew_118903695_orig_WEB.jpg.webp?itok=QFVsUctG)
Through objects and artifacts from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s archives, this exhibition explored the social and...
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Artists4ERA
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Artists4ERA is part of ongoing efforts to ensure that the ERA becomes the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution...
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Capable
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This display features the remarkable stories of young adults with diverse abilities, demonstrating how our entire...
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Cheers, Virginia!
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!["Repeal the 18th Amendment/ More Beer Less Taxes" scarf, 1920s 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"](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/CheersVirginia_ProhibitionScarf.2003.424.jpg.webp?itok=y9FpAsli)
Explore how craft makers have used their talent and enthusiasm to connect with and represent the people, places, and...
Exhibition
Coming Out, Affecting Change
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For centuries, social and legal discrimination forced most lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+)...
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Commonwealth Explorers
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![Commonwealth Explorers A gallery with a dogwood tree mural, picnic table, and interactive children's costumes](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Commonwealth%20Explorers_0.jpg.webp?itok=5ZHmoeW9)
This gallery offers a playful exploration specifically oriented toward VMHC’s youngest visitors and their companions...
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Commonwealth Kids
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![Roanoke Market Street scene, goat cart and children.](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/CommonwealthKids_RoanokeMarket.2000.225.56.jpg.webp?itok=Oe9D8CG8)
This display presents a selection of items related to young Virginians across the centuries and the stories that they...
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Determined
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![Two Black students protest school closures in Farmville, Virginia Two Black female students protesting school closures by marching with posters](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Farmville%2BProtest%20%28002%29_1920x1440.jpg.webp?itok=4gqp-b6Y)
This exhibition examined the long history of black Americans in North America as they have fought for freedom, equal...
Exhibition
Finding the Familiar
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![Finding the Familiar White Text on a Blue Background reads Finding the Familiar](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Finding-the-Familiar--Logo-WEB.jpg.webp?itok=Zf19ZxcW)
Finding the Familiar celebrates the uniqueness and relatability of everyday objects and allows visitors to appreciate...
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Founding Frenemies
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![Exhibition display from Founding Frenemies Manuscripts and a feather pen on a table with an exhibit label showing a Twitter post](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/768x576-Founding-Frenemies-Preview_013.jpg.webp?itok=y29yaWri)
This exhibition explored Alexander Hamilton’s relationships with the founding generation of Virginians through rare...
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Fresh Paint
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This unprecedented exhibition explored the power of murals to encourage reflection on Virginia’s past by inviting...
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Give Me Liberty
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![Patrick Henry Before the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1851 Peter F. Rothermel (1812-1895) Detail from painting that depicts Patrick Henry's speech against the Stamp Act of 1765](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Rothermel%2C-Patrick-Henry-at-House-of-Burgesses_FOR-WEB.jpg.webp?itok=jz8yveMS)
This exhibition will inspire a deep appreciation for the continental and global forces as well as the individual actions...
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History Matters
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![History Matters Display cases with artifacts related to Virginia history](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/History%20Matters_032.jpg.webp?itok=s5gbPGlq)
Featuring selections from the VMHC’s vast collection of nine million items, this exhibition will inspire guests to seek...
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Inside Looking Out
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The first exhibition of its kind in that it displays nearly all of artist Queena Stovall’s work in one place, this...
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John Marshall
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![Portrait of John Marshall Portrait of John Marshall - Marshall has grey hair, glasses positioned on top of his head and wears a black jacket with white necktie](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/JohnMarshall.1988.8_2_1920x1440.jpg.webp?itok=OLR-MU5t)
Highlighting objects like his Law Commonplace Notebook, spectacles and inkwell, writing desk, and even his hair, this...