Historical Societies Near Me in Franklin, va
Virginia Living Museum
524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News, VA
Vision Statement:
The Virginia Living Museum will continue to be the premiere learning laboratory to showcase Virginia’s natural and living resources so that people,... Read More
Museums of Colonial Williamsburg
P.O. Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA
Flowerdew Hundred Foundation
1617 Flowerdew Hundred Road, Hopewell, VA
DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
326 West Francis Street, Williamsburg, VA
About Us:
The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, guests will enjoy seeing the Public Hospital exhibition area on the south side of the building. This modern space... Read More
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
326 West Francis Street, Williamsburg, VA
Mission:
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation operates the world’s largest living history museum in Williamsburg, Virginia-the restored 18th-century capital of Britain’s... Read More
Children's Museum of Virginia
221 High Street, Portsmouth, VA
Welcome to the all new, totally renovated, Children’s Museum of Virginia! They’ve added 12,000 square feet – total of 72,000 – of brand new exhibit space, to the... Read More
Lightship Portsmouth Museum
521 Middle Street,, Portsmouth, VA
About Us:
The U.S. Lightship Service was started in 1820. Like lighthouses and buoys, lightships were navigational aids. The lights atop their masts were similar to... Read More
Chrysler Museum Of Art
One Memorial Place, Norfolk, VA
History:
Founded in 1939 as the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences, the Museum experienced explosive growth in 1971 when automobile heir and art collector Walter P.... Read More
Chrysler Museum of Art
One Memorial Place, Norfolk, VA
Mission Statement:
The Chrysler Museum exists to enrich and transform lives. We bring art and people together through experiences that delight, inform, and... Read More
Air Power Park and Museum
413 West Mercury Boulevard, Hampton, VA
Casemate Museum
20 Bernard Road, Fort Monroe, VA
History
Completed in 1834, Fort Monroe was originally designed to protect the Hampton Roads waterway from an enemy attack and is the largest stone fort in America. ... Read More
Military Aviation Museum
1341 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA
The Military Aviation Museum is home to one of the largest private collections of World War I and World War II era military aircraft in the world.
Each has been beautifully... Read More
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art
2200 Parks Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA
Mission:
The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art is a non-profit institution which exists to foster awareness, exploration, and understanding of the significant... Read More
Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum
1113 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA
About Us
The Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum, located in the historic de Witt Cottage on the Virginia Beach oceanfront, displays art and artifacts documenting... Read More
Edgar Allan Poe Museum
1914-16 East Main Street, Richmond, VA
Edgar Allan Poe created or mastered the short story, detective fiction, science fiction, lyric poetry and the horror story. His dark genius has invited children and adults to read and love... Read More
The American Civil War Museum - White House and Museum of the Confederacy
1201 East Clay Street, Richmond, VA
Mission Statement:
The Museum of the Confederacy's mission is to serve as the preeminent world center for the display, study, interpretation, commemoration, and... Read More
King and Queen County Courthouse Tavern Museum
146 Court House Landing Road, King and Queen Court House, VA
Mission Statement of Museum
The Museum's Mission is to be an archive and museum for King and Queen County history, principally as (1) a repository and library for... Read More
Black History Museum And Cultural Center
00 Clay Street, Richmond, VA
The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia was founded in 1981 by Carrol Anderson, Sr.
In 1991, the Museum was opened to the public at its present location, 00 Clay Street,... Read More
