The purpose of this paper is to explore ways of communicating digitized cultural heritage, primarily through virtual exhibitions. The paper will define digitization of cultural heritage as well as its effects. The term virtual exhibition, the purpose of such a way of communicating cultural heritage, and the way in which they are shaped will all be explained. The aim of the research conducted in this paper is to explore the way in which virtual exhibitions communicate digitized cultural heritage with community, researchers and others. The importance of metadata for digitizing content and creating virtual exhibits will be highlighted. By exploring the selected virtual exhibitions of various heritage institutions, the general features of virtual exhibitions will be determined. The research was carried out by the method of analyzing the content of selected virtuous exhibits. The sample consists of 20 virtual exhibits whose features will be explored to determine which are general, and which specific features of selected virtual exhibits. The ten virtual exhibits covered by this research were created within the libraries and ten within the museums.