Exhibits

Current Gallery Exhibits

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Hot & Cold Wars

Lynchburg at Home and Abroad

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Lynchburg & The Vietnam War

Opening Reception
Friday, November 7, 2025 from 5 - 7 PM

Showcasing the Best Local Artwork and Craftsmanship

Lynchburg's Military Service from the American Revolution to the War on Terror

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Local Culture, Pastimes & Entertainment

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Ornament on the Hill

Our Largest Artifact!

Digital Exhibits

Virginia 10 Miler

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Baseball in the Hill City

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Lasting Impressions: Black Portraiture

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Holiday Season in Mid-20th-Century Lynchburg

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Barbers & Beauticians

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Boating on the James River and Kanawha Canal

Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce

Antique Toys

School Memories

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YWCA

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Historic Garden Clubs of Lynchburg

Turn It Up: Sound Preservation from the Phonograph to the Cassette

Civil War Documents

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Black Schools and Colleges in Lynchburg

Poison as Medicine in Lynchburg

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Christmas in Lynchburg

The Lost Art of Handwriting

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Circuses, Fairs & Sideshows in Lynchburg

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Roman Catholicism in the Hill City

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Seven Hills of History

Past Gallery Exhibits

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Virginia & The Vietnam War

June 13, 2025-September 7, 2025

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Women with Women

We the Women

Commemorating 100 Years of the 19th Amendment

We Demand: A Special Traveling Exhibit from the Library of Virginia

October 12, 2021–February 5, 2022

Five Forks Battle Flag: A Community Perspective

January 5–31, 2020

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Lynchburg Takes Flight

June 14, 2018–February 29, 2020

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Firefighting in the Hill City

January 13, 2017–December 31, 2018

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It Was My Privilege and My Duty: Lynchburg in World War I

January 13, 2017–June 4, 2018

A Great Change in the Situation of Man: Lynchburg's Railroads

March 12–December 31, 2016

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A Feast for the Eyes: Quilts & Textiles from Central Virginia

January 12–December 31, 2016

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To Be Sold: Virginia and the American Slave Trade

January 12–March 6, 2016

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Experience The James

June 6, 2014–December 31, 2015