Exhibitions

The Library of Virginia’s exhibition program offers physical, traveling, and virtual exhibitions that explore the commonwealth’s social and cultural history and promote interest in and use of the collections and services of the Library. Our physical gallery space is located at 800 East Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The Library offers free parking beneath our building for visitors wishing to see exhibitions or conduct research using our collections and archives. Please visit to see our current exhibition! You can view the current Exhibitions Calendar here and can learn more about visiting the Library here.

Current and Upcoming

Homefront to Frontline
Homefront to Frontline: Virginia's WWII Story
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"Homefront to Frontline: Virginia's WWII Story," a lobby display, online exhibition and a collection of online resources…
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House to Highway: Reclaiming a Community History
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The Library's free exhibition on the history of Richmond's Jackson Ward neighborhood, "House to Highway: Reclaiming a Community History," will explore the historic district that was once the center of Richmond’s Black community through the lens of…
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Traveling Exhibitions

Prohibition
Teetotalers & Moonshiners: Prohibition in Virginia, Distilled
Traveling from through
Virginians imbibed their last legal drink on Halloween night in 1916-more than three years before national Prohibition was enacted. Teetotalers & Moonshiners: Prohibition in Virginia, Distilled tells the story of Virginia Prohibition and its…
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NOVA VIRGINIAE TABULA Ex officina Guiljelmi Blaeuw. Willem Blaeu (1571–1638). 1630. Amsterdam. Derivative 1, State 2 of Smith’s map of Virginia. Copperplate engraving.
Indigenous Perspectives
Traveling from through
Indigenous Perspectives at the Library of Virginia examines aspects of our collections through the lenses of the eleven federally and state-recognized Virginia tribes. In these interviews, tribal citizens offer reflections on our exhibition themes…
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Online Exhibitions

NOVA VIRGINIAE TABULA Ex officina Guiljelmi Blaeuw. Willem Blaeu (1571–1638). 1630. Amsterdam. Derivative 1, State 2 of Smith’s map of Virginia. Copperplate engraving.
Indigenous Perspectives
Indigenous Perspectives at the Library of Virginia examines aspects of our collections through the lenses of the eleven federally and state-recognized Virginia tribes. In these interviews, tribal citizens offer reflections on our exhibition themes…
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