The Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History will present Henry Van der Weyde: Sketches from a Civil War Prison from August 20 through December 27, 2026. The exhibition centers on an extraordinary sketchbook created by artist and Union officer Henry Van der Weyde while he was imprisoned in Danville during the final months of […]

The Henry Van der Weyde, a Civil War Prisoner's Sketchbook Exhibit offers an intimate look at the work of this remarkable 19th-century photographer, artist, and Civil War soldier. The exhibition will feature Van der Weyde’s original sketchbook, created while he was imprisoned in Danville as a Union soldier, which was donated to the museum in […]

Accompanying, the Henry van der Weyde Sketchbook Exhibit, Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History is partnering with the National Museum of Civil War Medicine to present the traveling exhibition The Toll of War, an exhibit on soldiers and citizens both black and white and how they dealt with the harsh realities of war during […]

On September 15, 6 pm, to accompany the Heny van Der Weyde exhibit, local historian Jarred Marlowe will give a presentation entitled 1,323 Graves in the Tobacco Soil: The Civil War Atrocities of Danville’s Warehouse Prisons, which will explore Danville’s transformation from a prosperous tobacco hub into a crowded Confederate prison town during the Civil […]

Art on the Lawn September 26–27, 2026 Art on the Lawn, Danville's beloved annual juried outdoor art festival, provides regional artists with a vibrant platform to showcase and sell their work, including paintings, pottery, photography, sculpture, jewelry, mixed media, and more. Join us September 26–27, 2026, for a weekend celebrating creativity, community, and culture. Hosted […]

In conjunction with the Henry Van der Weyde Exhibit, on October 13 at 6 p.m., a representative from the National Museum of Civil War Medicine will present a program exploring amputations and surgical practices during the Civil War.