West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture & History

Happy February! We will be celebrating Black History Month at our locations across the state. The Culture Center in Charleston will feature an exhibit with various prominent African Americans with ties to West Virginia and our social media channels will feature an important African American figure, place, or moment in West Virginia history every day. The third part of the Inspired Series Juried Exhibition titled West Virginia Wildlife is now on display in the State Museum’s Commissioner’s Gallery. Two youth art exhibitions will be opening in February. The Almost Heaven Governor’s Art Exhibition will open on Feb. 21 outside the governor’s office in the State Capitol building; and the Youth Congressional Art Exhibition will open on Feb. 21 at the Culture Center. The annual West Virginia History Bowl competition returns with one of the regional matchups taking place at the Culture Center on Feb. 14. The West Virginia State Finals of the national recitation competition, Poetry Out Loud, will also take place in the Culture Center’s State Theater on Feb. 28 and March 1 to determine the champion who will then compete in the National Finals in Washington, D.C. The Culture Center will have extended hours during the state’s Legislative session, and will be open Monday through Saturday, 9am to 5pm. Join us for a busy month!