Join Dr. Joseph Ellis for a lecture on his latest book, The Cause, which challenges the story we have long told ourselves about our origins as a people, and as a nation. This is a live stream and in person event.  

Join members of the VMHC education team as they introduce the new experiences available and exhibits on display. These thirty to forty-minute highlight tours will also feature some of your guide's favorite objects.

Join VMHC's Education staff the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month for a story and a craft. Tickets to Stories at the Museum include admission to the museum so plan to stay and take a look around the galleries after the program.

Join historian Daniel Thorp for a lecture about his latest book, In The True Blue’s Wake: Slavery and Freedom among the Families of Smithfield Plantation. It tells the story of the men and women who were enslaved at Smithfield between 1774 and the abolition of slavery there in 1865. It then follows those families after…

Join members of the VMHC education team as they introduce the new experiences available and exhibits on display. These thirty to forty-minute highlight tours will also feature some of your guide's favorite objects.

Aimed at elementary learners, these educator-led Neighborhood Nature Walk program will feature a walk around the block to explore the natural community around the Virginia Museum of History & Culture. Each session will include a variety of activities that differ each week, from crafts and stories to scavenger hunts and simple science experiments.