Exhibits at the VWM

View galleries, vehicles and exhibits showcasing the war efforts of America throughout history.

Educational Programs

Take part in a variety of visual arts, multi-media, hands-on learning and critical thinking exercises.

Kids Camp Programs

The Virginia War Museum is offering the following interactive children’s camps.

Women’s History Month Film Fest: Lioness

March 10, 2012 - 1 p.m.

The museum will host a film festival during the month of March featuring films depicting women's roles in the military.  All movies are free with each day's paid admission.  All movies start at 1 p.m.

 March 10: Lioness.

How did five female Army support soldiers, mechanics, supply clerks and engineers, end up fighting alongside the Marines in some of the bloodiest counterinsurgency battles of the Iraq War?  An intimate look at war through the eyes of the first women in U.S. history sent into direct ground combat, despite a policy that bans them from doing so.

 

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