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Highland is pleased to host the VA250 traveling exhibition, Give Me Liberty: Virginia & the Forging of a Nation, from November 3 through December 15, 2025. The Give Me Liberty traveling exhibition explores the unique and essential Virginia people, events, and sites that helped bring liberty and democracy to a nation. Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this exhibit highlights the complex, diverse, and inspiring Virginia history which is, in fact, America’s story.

The Give Me Liberty: Virginia & the Forging of a Nation exhibition will be accessible during Highland’s open hours and will be displayed in the upper level of the Highland Event Barn. Access to the exhibition is included with museum admission



Give Me Liberty: Virginia and the Forging of a Nation is the signature exhibition of the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission. It was organized in partnership by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.