Galleries & Collections
Changing Exhibition Gallery
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Above: Pvt. Henry Van Leuvenigh Bird, 12th Virginia Infantry; Unidentified African American Woman. Images courtesy Virginia Historical Society. Below: Lt. Col. Noah Farnham, 11th New York Infantry. Image courtesy Library of Congress
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Jackson Entering the Jackson Entering the City of Winchester, Virginia, by William D. Washington, ca. 1884, Valentine Richmond History Center. Photo: Meg Eastman, Virginia Historical Society.
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The Changing Exhibition Gallery is now closed for the installation of a new exhibition. The gallery will reopen on Friday, February 10. See the exciting details below!
The MSV will mark the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War throughout 2012 by hosting a remarkable exhibition in the Changing Exhibition Gallery. Organized by the Virginia Historical Society, An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia includes more than 200 objects and interactive state-of-the-art audiovisual programs to tell the stories of people who experienced the war in Virginia. The exhibition will travel to the MSV in two parts. Surviving War—which will be at the MSV from February 10 through June 10—emphasizes the civilian experiences. The other half of the exhibition, Waging War, examines the battlefront, explains how the war was fought in Virginia, and details the impact of the war on the home front. Waging War will be on view in the MSV from August 3 through December 2, 2012.
An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia was made possible by the Virginia Historical Society in partnership with the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Upcoming Related Programs
- Galleries at Night: Jackson’s Valley Campaign
Friday, March 9 • 7 p.m.
On this special day the MSV will be open until 9 p.m.
The evening’s highlight is a 7 p.m. lecture by
Christopher L. Kolakowski, director, the General George
Patton Museum of Leadership, Fort Knox, Kentucky. In his presentation,
Mr.
Kolakowski will examine Stonewall Jackson’s famous
1862 Valley Campaign, discuss the famous general’s
achievements, and detail the campaign’s impact. The
café will serve dinner and dessert from 5 to 9 p.m., and
wine will be available for purchase in the Museum lobby.
Free to MSV Members; all others $5 (includes gallery
admission).
- “On This Day” at Rose Hill
Friday, March 23 • 12–7 p.m.
Coordinated with the National Park Service, this 150th
anniversary event takes place at the Museum's Rose Hill property, site of the
First Battle of Kernstown on March 23, 1862. Visitors
may take self-guided tours all day. At 3:30 p.m. Eric
Campbell, Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National
Historical Park ranger, will use artifacts to tell the story
of the Valley Campaign, and at 4 p.m. he will lead a
battlefield tour. The tour will conclude with a commemoration
of all soldiers who lost their lives in the battle.
Free to all. Location: Rose Hill, 1850 Jones Road,
Winchester
Many more MSV lectures, programs, and activities
will complement An American Turning Point: The Civil
War in Virginia in 2012. Please check back for details!
