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A House Built of Virginia Stone

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Approximately forty miles south of Washington, D.C., the Aquia sandstone quarry on Government Island sits quietly in the...

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A Spoon That Got Around...

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This silver serving spoon, labeled as “A Spoon That Got Around," was on view in The Story of Virginia exhibition in the...

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Abolitionist Pitcher

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Learn about how this pitcher based on Uncle Tom's Cabin was used as propoganda in the mid-1800s.

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Aluminum and Beer

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Reynolds established its Can Division in 1963, and in that same year developed the first all-aluminum, twelve-ounce can.

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Arthur Ashe Jr.’s Family Tree: Tracing the Blackwell Family to 1735

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See a rare family tree, drawn by hand on canvas, tracing Arthur Ashe, Jr.’s family.

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Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia in the years 1675 & 1676

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Bacon’s Rebellion in Virginia was the first popular uprising in the American colonies. It was long viewed as an early...

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Captain John Smith

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John Smith (baptized 1580 –1631), an English soldier, author, and adventurer, played a crucial role in establishing the...

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Céloron Plate

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One of the most important artifacts to survive from Virginia’s colonial period, this lead plaque was placed at the...

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Christmas in the Trenches

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Read excerpts from soldiers' letters home about their Christmas meals while stationed away from home.

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Clarise Sears Ramsey

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Charlotte Clarise Sears Risley Harrold Ramsey (1867–1922), whose parents were Joseph Henry Risley and Mary Elizabeth...

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Colonial Cookbooks

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Food and dining were integral to social life in the eighteenth century, particularly among the upper class. The gentry...

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Connecticut sculpture

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Records of the Best Products Company provide interesting insights into the history of this iconic sculpture.

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Cookbooks (Advertising)

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By the twentieth century, there was a tremendous burst of interest in cooking as a variety of new processed foods became...

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Dugout Canoe

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The dugout canoe was an Indian concept but one so well suited to the Virginia rivers that Europeans and Africans also...

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For the Love of Beauty: The Collections of Lora and Claiborne Robins

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Explore nineteenth-century Hudson River School landscape paintings and colonial furniture collected by philanthropists...

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House Tour

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Learn more about Great Hall, Sulgrave Bedroom, Withdrawing Room, Dining Room, and Library at the historic Tudor-style...

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Indian Tribes of North America

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In the museum's rare book collection, a remarkable compilation of images exists in History of the Indian Tribes of North...

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Jefferson’s Desk

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There are many reproductions of the desk on which Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. Some have even...

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Life Portrait of Pocahontas

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The only life portrait of Pocahontas (1595–1617) and the only credible image of her, was engraved by Simon Van de Passe...

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Murals Inspired by the Story of Virginia

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Richmond is now home to more than 100 outdoor murals, and this popular form of artwork reflects the city’s modernity and...