Danville Museum of Fine Art and History

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  Mending a Nation: Civil Rights in Post-Civil War Danville, Virginia

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  Reconstruction Amendments, Jim Crow and Civil Rights are explored in this exhibit

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  The full 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments are floated on acrylic panels over interpretive graphics

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  Known as the "Last Capitol of the Confederacy," Danville, VA and its community is still being shaped by events stemming from Civil War and the reconstruction ammendments

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  This Exhibit recognizes the 150th anniversary of the Reconstruction Amendments that secured freedom, citizenship, and voting rights, and their impact on the city of Danville

The Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History is Danville, Virginia's center for self-expression through the study and creation of fine arts. It promotes art and history in the Dan River Region and is located in the historic home of Major William T. Sutherlin on Millionaires Row in Danville, Va.

Our second exhibit with this museum focuses on the reconstruction amendments and civil rights in Danville. Interpretive graphics on the

13th (Freedom), 14th (Citizenship), 15th (Voting Rights) amendments and the complex history of their impact in Danville, and the larger US Civil Rights Movement from Jim Crow through Diversity issues still being debated today.

Paris Design worked closely with the museum to develop content, curate images, and produce exhibit graphics.

Museum Exhibit Press Release