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Provides regularly changing exhibitions featuring painting, sculpture, photography, glass, video and other visual media.

Administered by the Smithfield-Preston Foundation. The Foundation serves to preserve and protect the Historic Smithfield Plantation.

Tours through historic house; orientation for visitors to Maggie Walker's legacy to African American heritage and the greater community. Program is accessible by bus and internally accessible for the handicapped.

The Lyceum offers exhibitions, public programs, a museum store, and facility rentals.

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture is a history museum and research library that connects people to America's past through the unparalleled story of Virginia.

Ranger programs offered daily during the summer season. Exhibits and artifacts on display. Digital map programs describe the 1862 Battle of Gaines' Mill and the 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor.

Provides a living history site and an educational agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Museum features four historic, reconstructed working farms from Germany, Northern Ireland, England, and Botetourt County, Virginia, and a working 18th century blacksmith forge from Northern Ireland. Many special activities and programs are featured including summer camps and concerts. Call or visit the web site for a calendar of events.

The Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College houses the College's growing collection of over 2,000 objects, with a focus on 19th and 20th century American paintings and offers changing exhibitions, permanent displays, and special programs which include lectures and concerts. On-site gift shop.

A visual art gallery that promotes and offers activities, educational programs and facilities which will increase the understanding and enjoyment of the fine arts. Strives to recognize, encourage and support original work by area artists, crafts people and musicians. Will conduct school tours with prior notice. Sponsors special performances for a fee.

A cultural and educational institution committed to advocating, showcasing, preserving and celebrating the art and history of African Americans for Roanoke Valley citizens and visitors. Cultivates awareness and appreciation of the significant contributions of people of African descent.

VMFA is open to the public with free, general admission to the galleries and grounds. VMFA is a state-supported, privately endowed educational institution created for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art, to encourage the study of the arts, and thus to enrich the lives of all.

Operates Point of Honor, the Lynchburg Museum at the Old Court House and the Miller-Claytor House. Historical tours of Lynchburg Museum at the Old Court House and at Point of Honor. Special educational programs, research collections, and facilities available to qualified patrons.

Museum displays home of a Jewish family, Moses Myers, restored to its original beauty in 1892.

Museum with exhibits about the history of the City of Suffolk. Reenactments and tours are also available at the museum.

Offers exhibts including Black Hawk's peace pipe, Civil War exhibits, a scale model railroad and Jefferson Davis' prison cell. Offers exploration of the history of Coast Artillery Corps. Gift shop and walking tours available.

Museum and research center presenting historical exhibits and educational programs concerning the life and times of General Douglas MacArthur and all Americans who served in the armed forces during World Wars I and II and the Korean War.

The Science Museum of Virginia looks for opportunities to encourage all Virginians to enrich their lives through science. The Science Museum is a catalyst for inspiration, a place that sparks curiosity, encourages discovery and generates ideas in science, technology, engineering and math.

The Henry Hill Visitor Center provides park brochures, maps, trail guides and daily interpretive programs, a 45-minute orientation film and a museum exhibiting Civil War era uniforms, weapons and artifacts.

Provides exhibits devoted entirely to the history of U.S. Army transportation from colonial days to the present.

The Michael and Kimthanh Lê Planetarium/Digital Theater at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA, is a 122-seat planetarium and digital theater located on the university's campus.

The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center hosts a series of changing exhibitions throughout the year. Many of the area's leading arts organization partner with the Hampton Arts Commission in the presentation of annual exhibitions. Also offers a variety of art classes for children and adults.

A series of tours organized for mentally handicapped adults. The program includes free admission, light refreshments and a tour of the house and property. Avoca's goal is to create an atmosphere that simulates the interest and attention of those who are mentally handicapped and to provide them with a one-on-one interaction among staff and volunteers.

Established a series of education programs that are designed in accordance to Virginia's Standard of Learning objectives. Each 90 minute program includes hands on learning with pre and post visit activities. Also offers interactive presentations on Colonial and Civil War history.

Historic site offering self-guided walking tours and guided group tours. Clearinghouse for information about Patrick Henry.

Established to administer the museum; to accomplish its purpose by collecting and preserving objects and memorabilia which are evidence of the Altavista area's past, and by interpreting this evidence to the public.