1. Pirates, Privateers and Buccaneers

   Exhibition Dates: May 12, 2018 - September 2, 2018 - On loan from the South Carolina State Museum and sponsored by the Hampton History Museum Association, Pirates, Privateers and Buccaneers, tells the story of Blackbeard, the infamous pirate known for his thick beard and fearsome image. It also tells the stories of many other pirates.

2. Give Me Liberty

   Exhibition Dates: February 27, 2017 - April 8, 2018 - Give Me Liberty: Fugitive Slaves and the Long Revolution Against Slavery - Explore the lives of over 30 fugitive slaves from Hampton who made journeys to freedom or took up arms against their enslavers during periods of war. This groundbreaking exhibition shines an inspirational light on their experiences as part of a powerful slave resistance between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

3. The Truth About Women: Myth and Reality

   Exhibition Dates: January 10, 2015 - March 13, 2016 From Cockacoaeske, a female chief of the Pamunkey tribe who worked to protect her people during the tumultuous days of Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676 to Katherine Johnson, whose careful mathematical calculations were instrumental in putting a man on the moon, women have played a major role in history.

4. The Fragile Balance

   Exhibition Dates: June 8, 2013 – September 12, 2013 This exhibit interpreted the impact of natural history on the formation of the town of Hampton and its environs.