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Help us make it rightThe Valentine has been collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond’s 400-year history for over a century. Located in the heart of historic downtown, the Valentine is a place for residents and tourists to discover the diverse stories that tell the broader history of this important region. A comprehensive program of exhibitions, tours, special events, research opportunities, school programs...
Make Your Day an Historic Event Choose between indoor and outdoor areas, start and end times, a range of pricing, and caterers from our preferred list. We offer spaces appropriate for both ceremony and reception. We also are a wonderful location for rehearsal dinners, bridal showers and engagement parties. Our capacity for receptions is 150; for a seated dinner, it is 75. Rental fees vary based...
The Valentine Richmond History Center has been collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond’s 400-year history for over a century. Located in the heart of historic downtown, the History Center is a place for residents and tourists to discover the diverse stories that tell the broader history of this important region. A comprehensive program of exhibitions, tours, special events, research...
For more than 100 years, the Valentine Richmond History Center, established in 1898, has celebrated one of America's most historic cities. It has collected more than a million objects—one of the nation's largest collections focusing on a single city—including preserved photographs, textiles, and artifacts, and interprets 400 years of Richmond's history through items of everyday life. Wickham...
This museum takes its name from Mann S. Valentine II, a 19th-century businessman and patron of the arts whose fortune was based on a patent medicine called Valentine's Meat Juice, and his brother, the noted sculptor Edward Valentine, whose extraordinary image of Thomas Jefferson adorns the Jefferson Hotel. Documenting the history of Richmond, it includes the Federal-style 1812 Wickham House,...
What to Expect
You can't get a good idea of how Richmonders used to live simply by going through Grandma's attic. That's why the Valentine Museum, tucked away in downtown Richmond, puts...
Many museum quality pieces in a small, but original setting. This house once served as a free hospital for everyone in Richmond. All items used in the hospital were donated to care for the poor. Many Richmond specific artifacts on display. Today there is a nice garden that is often used for social events.
We asked the clerk at our hotel what are some of the must sees in Richmond. She said the Valentine is on the top of the list. Wonderful displays of various artifacts showcasing Richmond's history. Various sculptures made by Edward Valentine as well as a part of Valentine's sculpture studio is located out back and in the garden. They offer...
Wonderful displays and prize-winning photos of Richmond in the early days. Quiet and comfortable, and a great place ti spend a rainy afternoon.
This museum is dedicated to the history of Richmond and the exhibits or art and artifacts are beautiful, with interesting tidbits of history to read. The museum also includes the Wickham House, a showplace of neoclassical architectural. We also loved the sculptures created by Edward Valentine, brother of Mann Valentine who created the museum.
This museum has recently reopened after a major refurb. I was excited to see it for the first time in 10 yrs.This is my home, & the stated purpose of the museum is to give the history of Richmond.While formerly it was cluttered & a little overwhelming, I felt that I got a more personal sense of my hometown.The new...
The Valentine has been collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond's 400-year history for over a century. Located in the heart of historic downtown, the Valentine is a place for residents and tourists to discover the diverse stories that tell the broader history of this important region. A comprehensive program of exhibitions, tours, special events, research opportunities, school programs...
The Valentine collects, preserves and interprets Richmond stories.
Dedicated to preserving the area's past, the Valentine Richmond History Center features a number of exhibits and displays to educate and entertain.
The Valentine Richmond History Center has been collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmondâs 400-year history for over a century. Located in the heart of historic downtown, the History Center is a place for residents and tourists to discover the diverse stories that tell the broader history of this important region.
A comprehensive program of exhibitions, tours, special events, research...
The Valentine Richmond History Center has been collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond’s 400-year history for over a century. Located in the heart of historic downtown, the History Center is a place for residents and tourists to discover the diverse stories that tell the broader history of this important region.
A comprehensive program of exhibitions, tours, special events, research...
Give yourself at least an hour to tour the museum, then 30 minutes for the Wickham House tour.
The museum has a gift shop with cards, collectibles and Virginia-inspired items.
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