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The mission of the Valentine Richmond
History Center is
to engage, educate, and challenge a diverse audience by
collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond’s
history.
The Valentine Richmond History Center
plays an important role in the social fabric of the Richmond
community. As an urban museum, located in the heart of Richmond’s
downtown, the History Center has witnessed and influenced change
in areas such as education and the promotion of community pride,
while also serving as a conduit for change in the sensitive areas
of racial and ethnic division. The unique strength of the History
Center lies in its ability to present and interpret an entire
city’s culture through its exhibitions and public programs.
It is through innovative programs and expanded community awareness
that we are able to carry out our mission and to engage the broadest
audience in an ongoing dialogue about Richmond and its history.
The Valentine Richmond History Center’s vision is to be
recognized as the premier source for experiencing Richmond’s
history—using its past to inform the present, and to shape
the future. For over 100 years, the Valentine Richmond History
Center has celebrated one of America’s most historic cities.
It has collected more than a million objects, preserved photographs,
textiles and artifacts and interpreted 400 years of Richmond’s
history through items of everyday life. It is this tradition
that will guide the History Center's future. |
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