Museums Are Here

A blog celebrating the resiliency of museums

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Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum

Normally, Woodrow Wilson Museum Curator Andrew Phillips would have a pair of gloves on, handling a delicate artifact that dates back decades or even centuries.  This time, he was holding items he didn’t expect to sit...

Virginia Museum of History and Culture

Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) is reopening a portion of the museum, including a new exhibit, July 1. By partnering with the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia (BHMVA), the VMHC has...

Avoca Museum

In July, the Avoca Museum in Altavista is set to open its newest exhibit on the property, paying tribute to the passion of one of its former residents for Native American artifacts. “Points in...

Valentine Museum

The Valentine’s newest exhibition Breathing Places: Park & Recreation in Richmond opens at the museum on May 5th and explores the design, use, and evolution of Richmond’s many parks, recreation areas, and natural spaces. Over the...

Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History

The Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History will debut a new exhibit — The Burden of Invisibility — by Veronica Jackson with an opening reception from 2 to 5 p.m. April 18 at...

Wilton House Museum

Over 20 years after an archaeological excavation uncovered a record of nearly a century of Black families who were enslaved on the Wilton House tobacco plantation in Henrico County, the home’s museum is finally...

Carver 4-County Museum

Working in the rock quarry in Orange on April 27, 1938, World War I veteran Joseph Nathan Green, husband of Lucy H. Brown Green, and father of two young daughters was accidentally killed when...

Harrison Museum of African American Culture

Just a few months ago, Ryan Bell was attending an art showcase for the first time. Now, the founder of Black Father Family is curating his own exhibit, designed to connect Black families, and...