As a transplant to Richmond, my first introduction to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) took place in 2018 at the Fresh Paint exhibition, approximately ten years after…
Members of the public are invited to participate in a public discussion of the Reconnect Jackson Ward Feasibility Study. The meeting is hosted by the three organizations leading the effort:…
As I walked through the galleries of the Denver Art Museum last November, taking in the exhibition Whistler to Cassatt: American Painters in France, two thoughts crossed my mind: what…
Have your kids close their eyes. Ask them to imagine walking through your neighborhood. What do they see? Hear? Smell? Are they in sun or shade? Are they near a…
After World War II, the federal GI Bill prompted a vast suburban expansion across the nation. Here in our region, cheap, subsidized tract housing lured many white Richmonders from the…
Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier has launched new education programs and a dedicated education website. The programs include the traditional on-site programs and…
Progress continues on the preservation of the VMHC’s 1918 Kline automobile, which was owned by Black Richmond businessman A.D. Price, according to the Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC).…
Two free events, presented by the Valentine Museum, delve into the voices and values represented in Richmond’s public artworks. Thursday, November 11, from 6 to 8 p.m., the Valentine will host…
After seizing power in Germany in 1933, the Nazis instituted a slew of anti-Jewish decrees designed to remove Jews from economic and social life. By 1935, with the passage of…
The Valentine has added the extensive photograph archive of Style Weekly to its holdings. The acquisition follows the Valentine’s mission to collect, preserve and share Richmond history, and strengthens the…
