Famous Museums in Richmond

Let's explore the finest collection of museums in Richmond:

1. Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts

   4.8 (570 Votes)
   

   Art And Culture, Art Museum, Art Gallery, History Museum

   The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, with its recent multi-billion dollar expansion, easily makes it to the top ten comprehensive museums of the nation, if not higher! Richmond’s pride and joy showcases exhibits that span over 5000 years of mankind. Getting down to listing the museum’s permanent displays is an exhaustive task; some of the famed displays however, include the second larg...Read more

2. Science Museum Of Virginia

   4.7 (417 Votes)
   

   Science Museum, Educational Site, Planetarium , Theatre

   Regardless of whether or not you like science, the Science Museum of Virginia is sure to guarantee a fun time. The Science Museum has something for everyone- children enjoy the Ethyl IMAX Dome and the Planetarium while the adults prefer the Solar Decathlon House, something like what a green house should look like in the future. Covering all the aspects in the field of science, astronomy, physic...Read more

3. Poe Museum

   4.6 (410 Votes)
   

   Specialty Museum

   Apart from having a politically rich history, Richmond was also the hometown of one America’s most celebrated and renowned writer (posthumously as it might be), Edgar Allan Poe. The oldest building in Richmond has been turned into a museum, dedicated to one of the best authors linked to the Romantic Movement. The building surrounding the Old Stone House were added later to amass and displ...Read more

4. Children's Museum Of Richmond

   4.5 (381 Votes)
   

   Children Museum

   Although the name states that it’s a museum for children, people from all walks of life will enjoy a visit here! The one thing children are told at museums is not touch anything…well, this changes at the Children’s Museum of Richmond. Children are encouraged to touch, climb and explore anything that catches their fancy. For infants under the age of 3, there’s a special ...Read more

5. The Valentine Richmond History Center

   4.5 (239 Votes)
   

   History Museum

   No other museum celebrates Richmond as accurately as the Valentine Richmond History Centre. Chronicling over 400 years of Richmond’s history through everyday articles, the museum has the largest collection of exhibits all of and from a single city. What is now a museum was previously the residence of the Valentine clan. The last occupants of the mansion, businessman Mann Valentine Jr. and...Read more

6. The Museum And White House Of The Confederacy

   4.4 (256 Votes)
   

   Museum, Heritage Building

   Any history buff, self proclaimed or otherwise will and should not miss on this museum. Housing the largest collection of Confederate artifacts and memorabilia during the years of the Civil War, the exhibits of the museum were in fact, personal belongings of many of the war veterans and Confederacy leaders. The biggest Confederacy museum in all of the United States, the exhibits tell a riveting...Read more

7. Black History Museum & Cultural Center Of Virginia

   4.7 (304 Votes)
   

   Art And Culture, History Museum

   Black people are a huge part of American history and we can never know the whole story- there’s simply too much of it. During the years of the slave trade, Richmond was the main hub of receiving shipments of slaves by the dozen. This resulted in many blacks settling in Virginia after the bill of emancipation was passed by President Lincoln. The Black History Museum & Cultural Center o...Read more

8. Virginia Holocaust Museum

   4.7 (355 Votes)
   

   Historical Site, Specialty Museum, Synagogue

   The Holocaust Museum of Virginia is a testament of one of the worst tragedies of humanity, through the eyes of a Lithuanian Jewish family which settled down in Richmond after World War II. Built as a tribute to all those who survived and were slain, the Holocaust Museum tells a poignant tale. Personal recollections and memories of many-a-survivors, makes for a hauntingly moving visit. It starts...Read more

9. Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site

   4.7
   600 N 2nd St, Richmond, VA 23219, USA
   Museum

10. Virginia House Museum

    4.1 (1 Vote)
    4301 Sulgrave Rd, Richmond, VA 23221, USA
    Museum, Park

11. The John Marshall House

    4.4
    818 E Marshall St
    Museum