400th Commemorative Ceremony First Official English Thanksgiving

Join us in commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the First Official Thanksgiving in North America! Enjoy Thanksgiving-inspired public programming, free…

Maggie GiordanoOctober 22, 2019

Customs, Cultures, and Cuisine Festival

Explore the 2019 Commemoration’s finale month and themes in this exclusive online publication. The Commonwealth of Virginia invites all Americans…

Jessi DiPetteFebruary 20, 2019

Emancipation Proclamation and Freedom Monument Dedication

Dedicated to the contributions of African American Virginians in the fight for freedom, the monument will feature a 12-foot bronze…

Jessi DiPetteJanuary 25, 2019

Humanities Research Center 2019 Lecture Series

Year-long lecture series featuring historians and speakers on the experiences of the first Africans in the 17th century, as well…

American EvolutionAugust 28, 2018

Pocahontas Reframed Storytellers Film Festival

We invite you to share in 4 days of award-winning films to honor the contributions of Native Americans. The Pocahontas…

American EvolutionAugust 23, 2018

Determined: The 400-year Struggle for Black Equality

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture’s Determined exhibition explores the African American experience from the arrival of the first…

American EvolutionAugust 22, 2018

Cosmologies from the Tree of Life: Art from the African American South

Timed to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia in 1619, this special…

American EvolutionAugust 22, 2018

New Virginians: 1619-2019 and Beyond

Less than 50 years ago, only one in every 100 people living in Virginia had been born outside the United…

American EvolutionAugust 10, 2018

TENACITY: Women in Jamestown and Early Virginia

This special yearlong exhibition explores captivating and little-known personal stories of women in Jamestown and the Virginia colony and their…

American EvolutionAugust 10, 2018