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Come to visit the Southwest Virginia Museum any time for the every day celebration of our heritage. The museum has attracted tourists to the area and was once featured in National Geographic magazine on a ma to promote the museum and twenty-nine other sites in Southwest Virginia. The museum continues to flourish. The museum has also went under many renovations over time to become better and more interesting for the community and tourists. The museum displays Big Stone and Southwest Virginia's era of pioneers, settlement, and coal boom. The museum was inspired by teh settlers who traveled to Virginia. To comemorate the brave settlers and immigrants the museum displays tools, household furnishings, quilts and more to tell the story of all Southwest Virginia has accomplished. As a matter of fact, much of the artwork aquired by the museum came from many people who live in the region. The museum has over 20,000 pieces of art and history. One third of all the pieces are always on display. Exhibits at the museum range from photographs, old clothes, and many other items that have out lived the years. The museum features many quilts that they have aouired from many local and regional people. As a part of the Southwest Virginia heritage, quilt making is a subject that is of wide interest to the museum. To take a walk through the Southwest Virginia Museum begins on the first floor with the "boom and bust" era. The third floor tells and shows the residents at the turn of the century. The third floor goes on with early exploration and settlement of the area. The museum offers many interesting goods that are for sale any time a person visits the museum at the gift shop. People of all ages can enjoy many activities as well. Examples include Festival of the Trees, activities for kids, workshops, and tours. The museum tries to base all celebrations on Southwest Virginia traditions and heritage. The museum hosts many events like Community Coffeehouse and Open Mike Nite for bluegrass musicians to entertain. During events like these previously mentioned singers, storytellers, dancers, and musicians are invited to entertain the public. So much is going on all the time so don't miss out on your experiance here at the Southwest Virginia Museum. We are located in the Appalachain Mountains in the town of Big Stone Gap, Virginia.