Get Ready for the VA's Top 10 Endangered Artifacts Event!

Get Ready for the Ultimate Top 10 Artifacts Event! 

The wait is almost over! Soon, we’re opening the nominations for YOU to submit your most significant artifacts for our upcoming Virginia's Top 10 Endangered Artifacts program. In the past 11 years, VAM has helped museums generate press, find new supporters, and conserve artifacts important to history.

This is your chance to showcase your artifact, build community support, promote your institution, and claim your spot among the 10 most endangered artifacts. Will your artifact make it to the top? 

🌟 Flashback to the Past:

Who could forget the "1954 RR Moton High School Composite" from last year's nomination? The Robert Russa Moton Museum was awarded the Juried Award and was presented at the annual conference.

The artifact (shown right) showcases the Robert Russa Moton High School students who went on strike in 1951 to protest unequal school conditions. The students in the 1954 composite are some of the student strikers. Moton staff particularly wants to preserve the composite from the 1954 Brown v. Board decision year. The photos are attached by student names, so it is vital to reattach photos to keep students identified. This 70-year-old artifact is being evaluated for damages as it is being determined how best to protect it. 

Stay tuned for more details and the call for nominations in January!