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This museum features a diverse collection of original art from around the world from different time periods. Whether it's painting, sculptures, furniture, or silk-screening that you like, there is something here for everyone. The museum is always featuring new exhibits and adding pieces to their regular exhibit. Admission is free for most exhibits, but there is a suggested donation of $5.
Address: 2800 Grove Avenue at the Boulevard Richmond VA 23221
 1 804 340-1400
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Founded in 1981, the Black History Museum and Cultural Center has been striving to commemorate the accomplishments of blacks through their visual, oral and written works.
Address: 00 E. Clay St. Richmond VA 23219
 Send an Email (8) 1 804 780-9093
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Dedicated to preserving the area's past, the Valentine Richmond History Center features a number of exhibits and displays to educate and entertain.
Address: 1015 East Clay St. Richmond VA USA 23219-15990
1 804 649-0711
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Opened in 1977, this museum is dedicated to the preservation and collection of Richmond's Jewish history. Exhibits change regularly and admission is $3.
Address: 1111 West Franklin St. Richmond VA 23220-3370
1 804 358-6757
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Meadow Farm was founded in 1713 and remained in the Sheppard family for 7 generations. Today this 150 acre park includes a visitor center, historic buildings, farm animals, a heritage variety orchard, demonstration crop fields and gardens interpreting the rural life of the Sheppard family just prior to the Civil War.
Address: 3400 Mountain Road Richmond VA 23273
Send an Email (13) 1 804 501-5520
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The Museum and White House of Confederacy is considered to be one of the finest Civil War museums in America. It contains numerous exhibits which display a large collection of military, political and domestic artifacts that are associated with the period of the Confederacy (1861-1865).
Address: 1201 East Clay Street Richmond VA 23219
Send an Email (38) 1 804 649-1861
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This museum explores the history of currency. It exhibits tools used to make the earliest forms of money and information on how these tools were used. Special exhibits and tours are available and admission is free.
Address: 701 East Byrd St. Richmond VA 23219
1 804 697-8108
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Step back in time and see Richmond as Edgar Allan Poe saw it. This museum, opened in 1922, is a tribute to the great writer Edgar Allan Poe. It documents his life through pictures and verse and is located just block from his first Virginian home.
Address: 1914 E. Main St. Richmond VA 23223-6964
1 804 648-5523
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There are over 15,000 civil war and confederacy artifacts contained in this museum making it the most comprehensive collection of its kind. General Robert E. Lee's sword and J.E.B Stuart's famous plumed hat are just some of the things that can be found on display. The Chicago Tribune states that it is "perhaps the finest Civil War museum in the country".
Address: 1201 East Clay St. Richmond VA 23219
1 804 649-1861
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Agecroft Hall, located near the banks of James River, was actually built in Lancashire, England in the late 15th century but it was sold and moved to Virginia in 1925. Tours are given daily of this historic house including a slide show of its original setting in England.
Address: 4305 Sulgrave Rd. Richmond VA USA 23221
1 804 353-4241
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The Virginia Aviation Museum carries a variety of vintage aircraft. Some of the aircraft on display are replica's of the Wright brothers' gliders, a WWI SPAD VII and a SR-71 Blackbird. Visitors can also view films and lectures in the Benn Theater.
Address: 5701 Huntsman Road Richmond international Airport VA 23250-2416
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