The aim of the paper is to investigate the peculiarities and features of virtual exhibitions and the way in which virtual exhibitions serve as a new way of communicating digitalized cultural heritage. Also, the goal of this research is to investigate and determine the criteria for the selection of materials for the virtual exhibition, as well as the selection of appropriate tools for their performance. The theoretical part of the work is based on the definition of the virtual exhibition, its creation and the criteria used to select the material that will be presented to the users through the virtual exhibition. Virtual exhibitions are the way in which digital heritage can be preserved and presented, i.e. communicated to the user, and they represent an important form of protection and communication of material in all heritage institutions because they enable the accessibility of the content, they usually direct the user to the institution's catalogs where it is possible to search and full access to the content displayed in this way. Nowadays, virtual exhibitions can also enable movement within the content of the displayed materials, creating a three-dimensional experience, enabling interactivity and getting to know the context and interpretive texts. In the research part of the work, it was investigated how virtual exhibitions serve as a new way of communicating digitized cultural heritage. The method used in this paper is a qualitative method based on a comparative approach, that is, a comparison of two virtual exhibitions in the field of Glagolitic and written heritage.