American Revolution Museum at Yorktown

The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown explores the creation of the United States from the final decades of the colonial period through the Revolutionary War and the early years of the new nation. Indoor galleries combine period artifacts, immersive settings, interactive exhibits, and films to explain the causes of the Revolution, the military conflict, the experiences of people on different sides of the struggle, and the political challenges that followed independence. A major film presentation focuses on the Siege of Yorktown, connecting the museum's national story to the nearby battlefield where the last major battle of the war was fought.

Outside, visitors can enter a re-created Continental Army encampment where interpreters demonstrate aspects of military life, including drill, camp routines, medical practices, and weapons demonstrations. A Revolution-era farm is based on the documented York County household of Edward Moss and is used to interpret agriculture, domestic work, tobacco production, and the lives of enslaved African Americans whose labor was part of the household and regional economy.

The museum is administered by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its mix of traditional museum exhibits and outdoor living history makes it a useful companion to Yorktown Battlefield, giving visitors broader context for the war and for the civilians and soldiers who experienced the Revolutionary era.