All person & artist museums to visit in Richmond

Explore the lives and works of notable individuals at 6 museums in Richmond dedicated to specific persons and artists. These museums offer a deep dive into their contributions and legacy.

Are you curious about the lives of remarkable individuals? Here are the top person and artist museums in Richmond:

  1. Poe Museum1

    Poe Museum

     Richmond, VA
    The Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia, is a literature museum dedicated to the American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It commemorates the many years Poe lived in Richmond, maintains his memory, and is dedicated to the reception and exploration of his life and work. The museum is located in the historic center of Richmond, not far from Poe's residences and his first workplace, the Southern Literary Messenger.
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    The Poe Museum

     Richmond, VA
    The Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia, is a literature museum dedicated to the American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It commemorates the many years Poe lived in Richmond, maintains his memory, and is dedicated to the reception and exploration of his life and work. The museum is located in the historic center of Richmond, not far from Poe's residences and his first workplace, the Southern Literary Messenger.
  3. John Marshall House3

    John Marshall House

     Richmond, VA
    The John Marshall House, located at 818 East Marshall Street in Richmond, Virginia, is a historic house museum and a National Historic Landmark. This house was the residence of John Marshall, a Founding Father and the Chief Justice of the United States, who was appointed to the court in 1801 by President John Adams. The house was built in 1790 and is a significant part of American history.
  4. Virginia Museum of History and Culture4

    Virginia Museum of History and Culture

     Richmond, VA
    The Virginia Museum of History and Culture offers exhibitions and programming suitable for visitors of all ages. The museum boasts more than 25,000 square feet of exhibition gallery space and has the largest display of Virginia artifacts on permanent view. This makes it the only museum with all of Virginia's history under one roof, covering all centuries, regions, and topics.
  5. Maggie Walker National Historic Site5

    Maggie Walker National Historic Site

     Richmond, VA
    The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site is a recognized United States National Historic Landmark. It is situated at 110½ E. Leigh Street in the Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. This site is a significant part of the country's history and is a point of interest for those who appreciate historical landmarks.
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    The Valentine First Freedom Center

     Richmond, VA
    The First Freedom Center, located in Richmond, Virginia, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to commemorating and educating about the freedom of religion and conscience as proclaimed in Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. This center is situated in the Shockoe Slip district of downtown Richmond, on the very site where Jefferson's statute was enacted into law by the Virginia General Assembly on January 16, 1786. The statute, championed through the Virginia General Assembly by James Madison, was the first law of absolute religious freedom enacted in the young nation and served as a template for the religion clauses of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.