The American Civil War Museum Robins Theater NOW OPEN!
The immersive short-film A People’s Contest: America’s Civil War & Emancipation is an indispensable part of the visitor experience designed to inspire an understanding …
Category: Exhibits
New Exhibit: "Richmonders at War"
What happens when wars come home to Americans? From the moment the new Confederate States moved their capital to Richmond, Virginia in …
The Death and Transfiguration of Robert E. Lee
One hundred and fifty years ago today, on October 12, 1870, Robert E. Lee died at his home in Lexington, Virginia, from …
Leaving the South Alone
As our doors are closed we love to hear from our visitors and connect them with the history that matters most to …
Why Now? A Historian Roundtable
We have attempted, on this blog, to explore the origins and meanings of the statues on Monument Avenue. In the process, we …
Meet Southern Ambitions: War For the Future
By Christopher Graham Mellon Guest Curator To further the American Civil War Museum’s mission to explore the Civil War from multiple …
On Monument Avenue | Beyond Dali and Sally: Monument Avenue at a Crossroads, 1965-1966
By John Coski, Historian In 1966, a group of prominent Richmonders turned thumbs down on a proposed statue by artist Salvador Dali …
On Monument Avenue | When Sally Met Dali: Richmond Contemplates the Future of Monument Avenue
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney created the Monument Avenue Commission in June 2017 to provide context for the Confederate statues that he believes …
On Monument Avenue | "An Avenue for All People:" How Arthur Ashe Came to Monument Avenue
“Richmond is known as a city of monuments. And the marquee street for monuments is Monument Avenue,” declared Richmond sportswriter Paul …
November 2017 Document of the Month | Scrapbook clippings of Maury Monument
By John Coski Historian Eighty-eight years ago this month, on the 11th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, …