The Valentine museum and Studio Joseph have won four prestigious design awards for their exhibition “Sculpting History at the Valentine Studio: Art, Power and the ‘Lost Cause’ American Myth,” which opened in January.

The awards include the 2024 Golden Hammer Award for Best Placemaking in Arts + Culture from Historic Richmond and Storefront for Community Design, the 2024 VAxDesign Award from

The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design, the 2024 American Architecture Award, and the 2024 Global Future Design Awards Gold Medal.

The Golden Hammer Awards recognize excellence in neighborhood revitalization projects throughout Greater Richmond. The VAxDesign Award highlights visionary thinking in design fields across Virginia.

The American Architecture Awards, organized by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, honor significant architectural projects in the United States and internationally. The Global Future Design Awards, established in 2016, recognize innovative architectural designs that push technological and aesthetic boundaries.

The exhibition, which explores the “Lost Cause” myth through artworks by Edward Valentine, the museum’s first president, uses multimedia presentations to connect historical narratives with contemporary perspectives.

For more information, visit thevalentine.org/sculpting-history.