This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Artmobile Pioneered Virginia Public Art Delivery
Ten years ago Virginia launched the Artmobile, the world’s first gallery on wheels. Gov. John S. Battle helped dedicate the 1953 trailer in Fredericksburg, raising public access to fine art across 400000 Virginians in 430 communities.
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Virginia
Fredericksburg
John S. Battle
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Miller and Rhoads Department Store
Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Walter P. Chrysler, Jr
Artmobile I
Winchester
Southern Seminary
Buena Vista
Leslie Cheek, Jr
The
General Assembly
Cheek