Rare artifacts representing America's 250th birthday will be featured in major exhibition

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) successful Richmond, Virginia, volition beryllium opening a caller exhibit.

"Give Me Liberty" volition commemorate America’s 250th birthday, which volition beryllium celebrated July 4, 2026.

Rare artifacts dating backmost to the country’s founding volition beryllium connected show with the taxable representing Patrick Henry’s famed "Give Me Liberty, oregon Give Me Death" speech.

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The Founding Father was an orator who gave the celebrated code portion proposing to chap Virginia leaders that the colony rise troops to conflict the British.

Rare artifacts volition beryllium featured astatine the "Give Me Liberty" grounds astatine the Virginia Museum of History & Culture successful Richmond. (Virginia Museum of History & Culture )

VMHC president and CEO Jamie Bosket told Fox News Digital the depository is studying and sharing the American and Virginian story. 

"Its triumphs and tragedies, its successes and shortcomings — and bespeak connected the galore voices that unneurotic forge 1 commonwealth and 1 nation," Bosket said.

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Artifacts specified arsenic a metallic hilted smallsword, tools, stamps and governmental objects volition beryllium connected display.

Artifacts, similar a metallic hilted smallsword (pictured), volition beryllium connected display. (Virginia Museum of History & Culture)

Letters penned by George Washington volition besides beryllium featured. 

Bosket added that "Give Me Liberty" explores the decennary starring up to the Declaration of Independence.

"It besides examines however the almighty ideas calved successful that epoch person continued to thrust America’s question toward a much cleanable union," helium said.

The grounds successful Richmond, Va., runs from March 22 to Jan. 4, 2026. (Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia)

Propaganda of the time volition besides beryllium featured, specified arsenic pamphlets and copies of speeches that were catalysts for the revolution. 

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The VMHC noted successful a property merchandise that mundane objects specified arsenic teapots and metallic spoons were each emblazoned with "I Love Liberty."

The grounds runs from March 22 to Jan. 4, 2026.