This list of museums in Virginia, United States, contains

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s which are defined for this context as institutions (including

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s, government entities, and private

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es) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e.,

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s) are not included. This is a sortable list. Click on the small boxes next to any heading title to reorder the list (in alphabetical order or reverse alphabetical order) by that category.

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Defunct museums

* Anderson Gallery, Richmond, part of

VCU School of the Arts Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts (also referred to as VCU School of the Arts or simply VCUarts) is a public non-profit art and design school located in Richmond, Virginia. One of many degree-offering schools at VCU, the Schoo ...

, closed in 2015, collection moved to VCU Libraries * Artisans Center of Virginia Galleries, Waynesboro, closed the galleries in 2009 *

Beebe Ranch Beebe Ranch is an American horse ranch and museum located at 3062 Ridge Road, Chincoteague, Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, betw ...

, Chincoteaque, closed in 2010 *

Claude Moore Colonial Farm Claude Moore Colonial Farm, originally Turkey Run Farm, was a U.S. park in Virginia re-creating and re-enacting life on a tenant farm circa 1771. The park closed permanently on December 21, 2018. The National Park Service was subsequently said t ...

* Civil War Life Museum, Massaponax * Collingwood Library and Museum, Alexandria * Dennis Reedy Railroad & Coalmining Museum, Clinchco *

Freedom Park In the Philippines, a freedom park is a centrally located public space where political gatherings, rallies and demonstrations may be held without the need of prior permission from government authorities. Similar to free speech zones in the United S ...

, Arlington, former sculpture park * Frontier City, Virginia Beach * Jeane Dixon Museum and Library, Strasburg * Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum -

Marine Corps Base Quantico Marine Corps Base Quantico (commonly abbreviated MCB Quantico) is a United States Marine Corps installation located near Triangle, Virginia, covering nearly of southern Prince William County, Virginia, northern Stafford County, and southeaster ...

* Morgan-McClure Motorsports Museum, Abingdon * Museum of American Presidents, Strasburg * Natural Bridge Toy Museum, Natural Bridge; closed November 2012 * Natural Bridge Wax Museum, Natural Bridge, closed in 2014 * P. Buckley Moss Museum, Waynesboro, closed in 2014 *

Presidents Park (Virginia) Presidents Park was a ten-acre sculpture park and associated indoor museum formerly located in Williamsburg, Virginia in the United States. It contained high busts of the presidents of the United States from George Washington to George W. B ...

, Williamsburg, closed as of 9/30/10 * Professor Cline's Haunted Monster Museum and Dark Maze, Natural Bridge; destroyed in a fire April 16, 2012. * Refuge Waterfowl Museum, Chincoteague, closed in 2013 and contents auctioned * Smithsonian Institution Naturalist Center, Leesburg, closed in 2011 * Statlers Museum, Staunton, museum of the

Statler Brothers The Statler Brothers (sometimes simply referred to as The Statlers) were an American country music, gospel, and vocal group. The quartet was formed in 1955 performing locally, and from 1964 to 1972, they sang as opening act and backup singers fo ...

, closed in 2002 *

United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...

Visitors Center, Reston *

United States National Slavery Museum The United States National Slavery Museum was an unfunded proposal for a museum to commemorate American slavery. Fredericksburg proposal In 2001 a non-profit organization was founded in Fredericksburg, Virginia, to raise funds and campaign to esta ...

* Virginia's Explore Park

Regions of Virginia

As defined by Virginia Tourism site * Central: Altavista, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Blackstone, Charlottesville, Chester, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Farmville, Fort Lee, Glen Allen, Goochland, Gordonsville, Hampden-Sydney, Hood, Hopewell, Louisa, Lynchburg, Mineral, Orange, Palmyra, Pamplin, Petersburg, Piney River, Powhatan, Richmond, Schuyler, Scottsville. *

Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay ( ) is the largest estuary in the United States. The Bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula (including the parts: the ...

region: Essex, Gloucester, King & Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland *

Northern Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a ra ...

: Alexandria, Arlington, Brandy Station, Chantilly, Crewe, Culpeper, Dumfries, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Falmouth, Fredericksburg, Goldvein, Gum Springs, Haymarket, Herndon, Leesburg, Lovettsville, Manassas, McLean, Middleburg, Mount Vernon, Occoquan, Potomac Mills, Reston, Spotsylvania, Sterling, Vienna, Warrenton, Woodford, White Post. * Tidewater/Hampton Roads: Chesapeake, Courtland, Fort Monroe, Hampton, Jamestown, King William, Montross, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Suffolk, Surry, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, Yorktown and Chincoteague/Assateague on the Eastern Shore. *

Shenandoah Valley The Shenandoah Valley () is a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge- ...

: Boyce, Bridgewater, Clifton Forge, Dayton, Edinburg, Elkton, Fincastle, Front Royal, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Luray, McDowell, Middletown, Millwood, Monterey, Mount Jackson, Natural Bridge, New Castle, Port Republic, Roanoke, Salem, Staunton, Steeles Tavern, Stephens City, Strasburg, Timberville, Waynesboro, Winchester, Woodstock. * Southern: Clarksville, Danville, Gretna, Halifax, Martinsville, South Boston, South Hill. * Blue Ridge Highlands: Abingdon, Ararat, Atkins, Bastian, Blacksburg, Bland, Bristol, Cana, Christianburg, Ferrum, Galax, Hillsville, Marion, Newbern, Pearlsburg, Pulaski, Saltville, Stuart, Radford, Woodlawn, Wytheville.

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Museums: Virginia is for Lovers

Virginia Association of Museums
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Museums A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...

Museums

Defunct museums

Regions of Virginia

See also

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