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Plan Your Visit to BRIM

From museum exhibits and living history to the many events we hold throughout the year, there is something for everyone at the BRIM.
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Full Throttle: Racing and Rodding in Southwest and Central Virginia
Since the early 1900s Southwest Virginia has had a love affair with fast automobiles. The stock cars racing around rural oval tracks, the dragsters roaring down small-town drag strips, the hot rods cruising through teen hangouts, the moonshine liquor cars passing through the darkness, and the muscle cars rumbling at stoplights all have a chapter in the region’s heritage.



The Crooked RoadVirginia's Heritage Music Trail
50 Years of BRIM
Exhibits & Collections

Gallery Exhibit
Southwest Virginia Plein Air Painters

Virtual Exhibit
Full Throttle

Virtual Exhibit
Earthenware Potters Along the Great Road in Virginia and Tennessee
BRIM News
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Photos at the Farm
Photos with a historic twist! It takes a team! We appreciate Brad Holley Photography for yesterday’s amazing (and very affordable) mini photo sessions at the 1800 farm—complete with baby chicks…

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Music at the Museum
Monday Night Jam! Did you know we are a major venue on The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail? And every Monday at 7:00, you can join us for an…

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Exhibit in Progress
Researching, designing, and installing an exhibit is a HUGE undertaking. As one of the few museums in the Commonwealth that still produce their own exhibits from beginning to end, we…