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Virginia Museum of History & Culture
National Leader in the Commemoration of America’s 250th Anniversary
Sizzle Reel
Television coverage of VMHC events around the commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary.
New York Times
"U.S. Museums Reach Deep into America’s Past"
"A Summer Travel Checklist for America’s 250th Birthday"
Wall Street Journal
"America 250 Calendar: Ways to Celebrate the Nation Across the Nation"
VPM
America 250 event to light up the Virginia Museum of History and Culture"
RVA Mag
"IllumiNATION Tells America’s Story on a Monumental Scale"
IllumiNATION - Featured Coverage
IllumiNATION Top Coverage
- June 18: IllumiNATION preview at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture
- June 18: Michael Paul Williams, VMHC illuminates American history during dark times
- June 24: Top 5 weekend events: IllumiNATION, Richmond Shakespeare, Mile of Music
- June 25: Everything you need to know about IllumiNATION
- June 25: Road closures in Museum District for IllumiNATION
- June 26: People at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture’s IllumiNATION talk about what the USA and it's 250th anniversary means to them
- June 28: IllumiNATION at VMHC becomes a canvas for competing visions of America
- June 29: 25 things to do over Fourth of July weekend in Richmond
- June 29: Richmond-area fireworks guide
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12 On Your Side (NBC)
- “Our building is coming to life”: Virginia Museum of History & Culture gears up for IllumiNATION event
- Virginia Museum of History & Culture unveils IllumiNATION art projection
- IllumiNATION: June 25-28 at Virginia Museum of History & Culture
- Virginia Museum of History & Culture IllumiNATION features block-long projection of America’s history
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CBS 6 (WTVR)
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ABC 8 (WRIC)
- Great 8 Events: IllumiNATION lights up VMHC this weekend
- 8News talks with VMHC about IllumiNATION event
- Melissa Chase and Madison Olms: Virginia Museum of History & Culture IllumiNATION
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Richmond SailFest Top Coverage
CBS 6
Articles
- Fireworks and drones dazzle Richmond for America's 250th at SailFest
- Richmond SailFest chief mate hopes to inspire young people to sail
- Richmond SailFest brings tall ships, live music and fireworks to the James River this weekend
- 2026 Richmond SailFest & IllumiNATION
- 2026 Richmond SailFest & IllumiNATION – Celebrate America's 250th!
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12 On Your Side (NBC)
Articles
- SailFest steers into Richmond for historic America 250 celebration
- Everything to know for Richmond SailFest
- SailFest makes waves as tall ships dock in Richmond
- Road closures, no parking zones announced ahead of Richmond SailFest
- Historic ‘tall ships’ coming to Richmond for SailFest: What you need to know
- Richmond SailFest takes over the James River
- Historic ‘tall ships’ coming to Richmond for SailFest: What you need to know
- Richmond SailFest to take place this June
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Richmond Times-Dispatch / Richmond.com
Articles
- Top 5 weekend events: Richmond SailFest, Juneteenth Celebration, World Cup watch parties
- Tall ships arrive in Richmond for Richmond SailFest
- Tall ships travel of the James River for Richmond SailFest
- Photos: Ships travel up the James River for SailFest Richmond
- SailFest from the sailor's perspective: two days aboard Schooner Virginia
- Richmond SailFest brings tall ships, fireworks to town
- Richmond SailFest to bring tall ships, music and fireworks to riverfront
- 5 things to know about Richmond SailFest this weekend
- A1 Minute! June 5, 2026: Soft Times Lounge pop-up; Richmond SailFest; Top Five
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ABC 8
Articles
- PHOTOS: SailFest makes splash in Richmond for America’s 250th anniversary
- Great 8 Events: Richmond SailFest, Juneteenth events and 2nd Best Comedy Fest
- 8News chats with Richmond Symphony about SailFest concert
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