Current Exhibitions
Past Exhibitions
George Washington's Masonic Apron
For a limited time, view George Washington's Masonic apron in the Gilder Lehrman Gallery of the museum.
Mapping the American Revolution: Maps from the Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection
Now on display inside the exhibition Mount Vernon: The Story of an American Icon are ten maps from the Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection that showcase the trajectory of the American Revolution....
A rare embroidered and painted "Plan of the City of Washington"
Now on display inside the exhibition Mount Vernon: The Story of an American Icon is a rare, early map of Washington, D.C., embroidered and painted around 1802 by a teenaged Grace Turner Cleaver at an Alexandria...
Fighting For Their Cause: Women’s Activism, from Mount Vernon to Suffrage
In this four-panel banner exhibition, learn how organizations like the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association gave women an outlet to effect social change, paving the way for women’s suffrage.
Symbols of Rank
View a collection of trappings from George Washington's military uniform visible in Charles Willson Peale's 1772 portrait.
1792 Washington President Gold Eagle Pattern Coin
View this remarkable artifact from the early years of the United States currency system, before the federal government had begun minting its own coins.
Earliest Known Portrait of George Washington on View
On loan from Washington & Lee University, this life portrait of Colonel George Washington originally hung in the Mansion's Front Parlor. More than 200 years later, the large oil painting—measuring 60 inches...
Mapping the “New World”: Highlights from the Paul Schott Stevens Collection
View five rare maps of early America and Virginia, on loan from Paul Schott Stevens.
Music at Mount Vernon
The Washington family enjoyed music throughout their life. While Washignton, himself, never played an instrument, the women in his life were accomplished musicians by the century's standards. On display for a...
"History Has Its Eyes on You": George Washington & Alexander Hamilton
View a collection of objects and documents exploring the relationship between George Washington and Alexander Hamilton. The four items in this special installation highlight their vital partnership and...
Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington's Mount Vernon
Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon explores the personal stories of the people enslaved at Mount Vernon while providing insight into George Washington’s evolving opposition to...
Special Collection of George Washington Swords
Just in time for Presidents Day, Mount Vernon will feature a special display reuniting two of the General’s surviving battle swords! Believed to have been carried by General Washington during the American...
George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation at Mount Vernon
Look beyond the turkey and stuffing to learn more about the history of Thanksgiving at Mount Vernon! On exhibit in the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center, George Washington’s signed Thanksgiving...
Mount Vernon in 3-D: Then & Now
Did you know that there are 3-D images of Mount Vernon that are more than 150 years old? Our new photography exhibit allows you to see some of these amazing and historic stereoviews from our collection as...
Nine Paintings from John Chapman on View
One hundred years after George Washington’s birth, John Gadsby Chapman painted a series of romantic landscapes depicting historic sites from the first president’s life. View these nine spectacular scenes from...