Special Exhibit - Then & Now: Charlottesville in the 1970s

July 7
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Vault Virginia

300 E Main Street
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902

  • Contact: Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
  • Phone: (434) 296-1492
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History is often marked in milestones. Join the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society in taking a look back at what the City of Charlottesville was like 50 years ago, in the 1970s.

Located in the Vault Virginia Gallery, this exhibition features 10 portraits by local artist and activist Frances Brand. These portraits are part of Brand’s “Gallery of Firsts,” a collection she created of over 150 paintings of local pioneers. The portraits on display - celebrating local figures like Charles Barbour, Eugene Williams, and Nancy O’Brien - represent an important vision for the future of the City of Charlottesville that many others held in the 1970s.

Supported by historic photographs, newspaper articles, and additional images, this exhibition explores how civic leadership, social activism, and community engagement shaped the decade.

Entrance to Vault Virginia is located on 3rd Street. Take the elevator or stairs up one level to Level 1 where the gallery is located. The exhibition will be open Mondays-Fridays, 9am-5pm.

Upcoming Dates

  • Tuesday, July 7
  • Wednesday, July 8
  • Thursday, July 9
  • Friday, July 10
  • Monday, July 13
  • Tuesday, July 14
  • Wednesday, July 15
  • Thursday, July 16
  • Friday, July 17
  • Monday, July 20
  • Tuesday, July 21
  • Wednesday, July 22
  • Thursday, July 23
  • Friday, July 24
  • Monday, July 27
  • Tuesday, July 28
  • Wednesday, July 29
  • Thursday, July 30
  • Friday, July 31
  • Monday, August 3
  • Tuesday, August 4
  • Wednesday, August 5
  • Thursday, August 6
  • Friday, August 7
  • Monday, August 10
  • Tuesday, August 11
  • Wednesday, August 12
  • Thursday, August 13
  • Friday, August 14
  • Monday, August 17
  • Tuesday, August 18
  • Wednesday, August 19
  • Thursday, August 20
  • Friday, August 21
  • Monday, August 24
  • Tuesday, August 25
  • Wednesday, August 26
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Friday, August 28
  • Monday, August 31
  • Tuesday, September 1
  • Wednesday, September 2
  • Thursday, September 3
  • Friday, September 4
  • Monday, September 7
  • Tuesday, September 8
  • Wednesday, September 9
  • Thursday, September 10
  • Friday, September 11
  • Monday, September 14
  • Tuesday, September 15

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