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The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, an agency of the Commonweath of Virginia, operates the Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center, two living-history museums that explore America’s beginnings.

Jamestown Settlement

Today at Jamestown Settlement, the story of the people who founded Jamestown and of the Virginia Indians they encountered is told through film, gallery exhibits and living history.

Yorktown Victory Center

Today at the Yorktown Victory Center, America’s evolution from colonial status to nationhood is chronicled through a unique blend of timeline, film, thematic exhibits and outdoor living history.

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Support Our Museums

Gifts to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Inc., Annual Fund support artifact acquisitions, collection conservation, special exhibitions and public programming at Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center.