Historical Societies Near Me in Surry, va
Museums of Colonial Williamsburg
P.O. Box 1776, Williamsburg, 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
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
Flowerdew Hundred Foundation
1617 Flowerdew Hundred Road, Hopewell, VA
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
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
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
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
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
Deltaville Maritime Museum
287 Jackson Creek Road, Deltaville, VA
The Deltaville Maritime Museum & Holly Point Nature Park was founded in September, 2002 as an institution to collect and preserve the boatbuilding history of Deltaville, once called the... Read More
Deltaville Maritime Museum
287 Jackson Creek Road, Deltaville, VA
The Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Park was established in 2003 through the efforts of a dedicated and visionary group of local volunteers. The museum and park flourished and... 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
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
Essex County Museum and Historical Society
218 Water Lane, Tappahannock, VA
Mission
The steps necessary to unite our two popular Essex organizations legally are well underway. A draft of a new set of bylaws has been presented to the two... Read More
