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

circa 1919 photograph of a cobblestone street with a small clapboard building next to a four-story stone building
Broad Street Circa 1919: A Photographic Exhibition
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Step back in time with a unique exhibition showcasing historic photographs of Broad Street, taken about 1919 by G. L. Hall, a local photographer whose studio was located there. Hall’s panoramas provide an authentic, ground-level view of the street…
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Traveling Exhibitions

montage with 17 headshots of Virginia tribal members in three rows
Indigenous Perspectives
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Indigenous Perspectives 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 of retaining tribal culture…
map of Virginia showing residence locations of the four 2026 Strong Men and Women in Virginia History honorees
Strong Men & Women in Virginia History Traveling Exhibition
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The Library of Virginia and Dominion Energy Virginia honor distinguished Virginians during Black History Month. Our Strong Men & Women in Virginia History panel exhibition travels throughout the year to public libraries and local organizations…
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Online Exhibitions

Photograph of the Titanic on a cream background
Titanic in Black and White
With its worldwide newspaper coverage in April 1912, the sinking of the liner Titanic was one of the first truly international news events. Titanic in Black and White, an online exhibition from the Library of Virginia, explores the disaster and its…
Black and white photograph of John Mitchell, Jr. on a blue background
John Mitchell Jr. and the Richmond Planet, a Newspaper "Born in the Wake of Freedom"
John Mitchell Jr. was the founder of Richmond's first Black newspaper, the Richmond Planet. This online exhibition provides historical context in which to understand Mitchell's life and work. It sheds light on his many contributions to the social…
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True Sons of Freedom
True Sons of Freedom explores the stories of Virginia's African American soldiers who served during World War I. More than just mementos for families and sweethearts, photographic portraits of these WWI soldiers challenge the crude and demoralizing…
20th century political campaign buttons
Running for Office: A look at 20th century campaign ephemera at the Library of Virginia
American political ephemera is older than America itself. Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" set the tone for using plain language for persuasion to a political side. Flyers, pamphlets, posters, buttons, television ads, and more use the same plain…
Map of Washington, DC
Washington: Evolution of a District, as shown through maps in the Library of Virginia Collections
This online exhibit focuses on the evolution of the District of Columbia, Alexandria and Virginia as told through maps. Maps from several Library of Virginia collections show the District from the eighteenth century through the American Civil War,…
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Two visitors browse the 200 Years: 200 Stories exhibition at the Library

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Browse through all of our exhibitions past and present. You can search for a keyword or use content filters to find just what you are looking for. Includes online and traveling exhibitions.

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