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The new American Revolution Museum at Yorktown logo was fully implemented with the name change in October 2016.
Main entrance
“Freedom’s Sentinel” eagle sculpture dons the pediment above the main entrance of the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.
Street view
View of the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown from Water Street.
Cannon crew
A young runner on a Continental Army gun crew waits for his part to win the American Revolution. It's one of the fun activities at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.
Farmhouse spinning
A historical interpreter at the Revolution-era farm spins wool in the farmhouse parlor.
Welcome sign
The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown features living history, galleries and films.
13 Flag Salute
Flags of the 13 original states that ratified the Constitution fly in front of the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.
Ticketing and Gift Shop
Museum lobby visitor services area, with gift shop in background.
Entrance lobby
A statue of Nike, Greek goddess of victory, a symbolic expression of the great military victory at Yorktown in 1781, stands in the center of the museum entrance lobby.
Timeline introduction
Introductory panel for American Revolution timeline.
The American Revolution timeline starts with 1750.
Timeline 1780s
The American Revolution timeline explores the development of the new nation after the end of armed conflict.
British Empire Exhibit
Visitors take in a coronation portrait of King George III, one of the iconic artifacts in the new permanent galleries at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.
Gallery exhibits
Iconic artifacts, among them a coronation portrait of King George III, have a central role in the new permanent galleries at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.
Immersive environments
Within a full-scale wharf setting inside the exhibition galleries – including a tavern that serves up a short film – issues of taxation and British economic control are brought into focus. Here, visitors observe a statue depicting Patrick Henry while others take in artifacts of the period.
Patrick Henry outside the Red Lion Tavern
A statue depicting Patrick Henry stands outside the Red Lion Tavern, where a short film traces the evolution in the relationship between American colonists and the British government from the French and Indian War to the outbreak of armed conflict in 1775.
Tax Stamp
Using a tax stamp embosser, visitors can make an impression in the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown exhibition galleries to show they paid their taxes.
Battle of Great Bridge diorama
An early American victory, the 1775 Battle of Great Bridge in Virginia, is highlighted in a diorama. Visitors take in "firing" effects during the battle.
Visitors in Declaration of Independence Exhibit
A gallery exhibit highlighting the Declaration of Independence features a rare broadside printing of the document dating to July 1776.
Declaration of Independence Exhibit
A gallery exhibit highlighting the Declaration of Independence features a rare broadside printing of the document dating to July 1776, surrounded by signatures of those who signed it.
Scene from the First Great Victory
Inside a tent that serves as a theater, “The First Great Victory” gallery film presents the story of the 1777 Battle of Saratoga, a turning point in the Revolution.
Cannon outside Siege of Yorktown theater
Outside the gallery experiential theater is the reproduction of a 24-pounder French siege gun, representative of the largest guns used during the 1781 Yorktown siege. The 10-foot-long tube rests on a carriage created from an 18th-century design.
Siege Cannon visitors
A family observes a reproduction of a 24-pounder French siege gun, representative of the largest guns used during the 1781 Yorktown siege. The cannon sits outside "The Siege of Yorktown" experiential theater.
Siege of Yorktown Theater
"The Siege of Yorktown" is shown in an experiential theater that transports visitors to the Battle of the Capes and Siege of Yorktown in 1781. The 4D film is shown on an 180-degree screen with special effects.
Scene from The Siege at Yorktown
Sarah Osborn, who followed the Continental Army with her husband, is one of the individuals featured in “The Siege of Yorktown,” shown on a 180-degree screen in an experiential theater within the exhibition galleries.
Personal Stories Interactive
"Personal Stories of the Revolution," an interactive exhibit featuring actors in period attire who portray 20 different people of the Revolution, is illustrated with images of artifacts connected to their lives and incorporates a personality quiz.
Life on the home front interior
One of three room interiors in a gallery exhibit about life on the home front during the Revolution depicts living quarters for the family of a farmer or craftsman.
The New Nation Exhibit
A life-size statue of George Washington that formerly was exhibited at the U.S. Capitol stands in "The New Nation," a section of the exhibition galleries chronicling the development of the United States government.
George Washington statue
A life-size statue of George Washington that formerly was exhibited at the U.S. Capitol stands in a section of the exhibition galleries chronicling the development of the United States government.
George Washington exhibit
Another view of a life-size statue of George Washington that formerly was exhibited at the U.S. Capitol.
Education Center
A section of the new museum building, with five classrooms, serves as a venue for dynamic, interactive learning experiences for student groups as well as the general public.
Event Lawn military drill
Wooden-musket drill on the event lawn adjacent to the museum building.
wooden musket drill
Wooden musket drill at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.
Camp artillery
Historical interpreters fire artillery in the Continental Army encampment's artillery amphitheater. Demonstrations are held daily at 3 p.m.
Meeting a soldier
Young visitors race to the re-created Continental Army encampment to meet a soldier, one of the historical interpreters in the outdoor interpretive areas.
Continental Army encampment
Visitors gather in the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown's re-created Continental Army encampment to learn about the daily life of a soldier.
Continental Army surgeon
The surgeon's tent at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown's Continental Army encampment.
Musket-firing in amphitheater
Visitors enjoy a musket-firing demonstration in the Continental Army encampment's artillery amphitheater.
Farm kitchen
At the Revolution-era farm, a historical interpreter cooks over an open hearth in a separate kitchen.
Farmhouse exterior
The Revolution-era farmhouse features two chimneys and glass windows.
Farm welcome
A historical interpreter and his flock welcome visitors to the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown's re-created Revolution-era farm.
Farmhouse parlor
At the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, the re-created Revolution-era farmhouse features a parlor with tables and chairs.
Farmhouse bed
The Revolution-era farmhouse features a room with plaster walls and a canopy bed.
Tobacco barn and slave quarters
At the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, the re-created Revolution-era farm features a tobacco barn and quarters for enslaved people.
Site Plan
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown site plan.
Building facade
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown building facade
