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Curators At Work: New to the Collection
Every year, the VMHC adds hundreds of items to its already vast collections. Some of these improve our understanding of Virginia’s history, while...
Curators at Work: Thalhimers & Richmond 34
On September 9th, 2022, Elizabeth Johnson Rice and Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt discussed how history brought their friendship to fruition. In 2004...
Curators at Work: The Watercolor in Virginia
The Watercolor in Virginia: A Survey of Paintings from the Present and the Past
One way that the VMHC records culture (the customs, arts, social...
Curators At Work: Treasures from the Collection
Join members of the VMHC curatorial team as they tell their own stories about working with the museum’s remarkable collections, show rarely seen...
Curators at Work: Virginia's Brewed Past
Did you know that September includes holidays like “Crush a Can Day” and “National Drink Beer Day”? In recent years, Virginia’s craft beer scene has...
Danville
Death and Rebirth in a Southern City: Richmond's Historic Cemeteries
On April 8, 2021, Ryan K. Smith presented an exploration of the history and recovery of the burial grounds of Richmond, Virginia, through the lens of...
Defiant: American POWs in Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison
On September 25 at noon, Alvin Townley delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Defiant: American POWs in Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison."
During the...
Determined
Determined Traveling Exhibition
Distorted Mirrors: Americans and Their Relations with Russia and China in the Twentieth Century
On April 1, 2010, Eugene P. Trani delivered a Banner Lecture on his book Distorted Mirrors: Americans and Their Relations with Russia and China in the...
Distorted Mirrors: Americans and Their Relations with Russia and China in the Twentieth Century
On April 1, 2010, Eugene P. Trani delivered a lecture on his book Distorted Mirrors: Americans and Their Relations with Russia and China in the...
Duck and Cover: Civil Defense in Virginia in the 1950s
Dugout Canoe
Duke Ellington at the Mosque
Early Images of Virginia Indians: The William W. Cole Collection
Eco-History of the Tidewater: The Long View
On March 16, 2012, Roy T. Sawyer delivered a lecture entitled "Eco-History of the Tidewater: The Long View." This lecture was session five of "From...
Edgar Allan Poe: Lessons for Creative Success from Literature’s Greatest Antihero
On October 28, 2021, writer Catherine Baab-Muguira presented a lively and informative look at Edgar Allan Poe and how his life can teach us...