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Eye of the Storm: The Civil War Drawings of Robert Knox Sneden
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Through his 5,000-page personal memoir, Robert Knox Sneden takes us to the front lines of the Civil War.
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Finding the Familiar
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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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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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General Orders No. 61
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On May 2, 1863, during the battle of Chancellorsville, friendly fire struck Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson while he and others rode amid the chaos of the still-forming Confederate lines. Thus began the series of events that led eventually to Robert E. Lee composing General Orders No. 61, which announced to his army the death of Jackson.
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Getting the Message Out: Presidential Campaign Memorabilia from the Collection of Allen A. Frey
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Buttons and banners, ribbons and posters, coffee mugs and whiskey flasks, match books and mouse pads. For nearly 200 years, presidential candidates and their supporters have used almost every means available to attract votes.
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Give Me Liberty
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This exhibition will inspire a deep appreciation for the continental and global forces as well as the individual actions...
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Great things are expected from the Virginians
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Capt. John Chilton of the 3rd Virginia Infantry described his experiences in New York and New Jersey in 1776–77 in letters home to family and friends. Located in the society's manuscripts collection, Chilton's letters offer a fascinating glimpse of one Virginian's thoughts and experiences during a pivotal time in the Revolutionary War.
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History Matters
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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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John Marshall
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Highlighting objects like his Law Commonplace Notebook, spectacles and inkwell, writing desk, and even his hair, this...
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Julia Child: A Recipe for Life
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![Julia Child – Photography by Paul Child © The Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University A black and white photo of Julia Child in her kitchen standing behind a countertop filled with cooking implements and ingredients](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Julia-Child_W539012_12_WEB.jpg.webp?itok=ZM1Rbl06)
Learning to cook empowered Julia and she in turn empowered others, profoundly transforming American cuisine and food...
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Landscapes of Virginia
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![Valley & Ridge - "The Passing Storm, Shenandoah Valley" by Alexis Fournier, 1924 Valley & Ridge - "The Passing Storm, Shenandoah Valley" by Alexis Fournier, 1924](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/VHE_RegionsOfVirginia_PassingStorm.jpg.webp?itok=qb4vmDv1)
An exhibition of diverse landscape paintings that showcase the variety of terrain and climate that characterize Virginia...
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Lee and Grant
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By the end of the Civil War, most Americans considered either Robert E. Lee or Ulysses S. Grant to be a hero. The time has come for a reassessment of these two men, on whom fell the greatest responsibility for the survival or disintegration of the United States.
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Letters from Vietnam
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![Lt. Rasmussen at the McKeller Dispensary at Pleiku in the central highlands, August 1967, with ‘Keats’, a dog he and his men adopted. A man in military uniform with a dog outside of a low barracks building](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Letters%20from%20Vietnam_TC23.4_Print_01.JPG.webp?itok=pW9kDNRC)
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Mending Walls RVA
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This pop-up exhibition and community collaboration featured a diverse group of artists creating public artwork as a tool...
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Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!
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This exhibition examined the making of this animated classic and celebrated the anticipation, joy, and pitfalls of the...
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Oh, Shenandoah
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Our Commonwealth
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This signature exhibition provides an in-depth, multi-sensory journey through the five major regions of Virginia and...