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The Valentine is a museum in Richmond, Virginia dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond's history. Founded by Mann S. Valentine II 1898, [ 1 ] it was the first museum in Richmond.
November 11, 1971 [3] Designated VLR. November 5, 1968 [1] The Wickham House, also known as the Wickham-Valentine House, is a historic house museum on East Clay Street in Richmond, Virginia. Completed in 1812, it is considered one of the finest examples of architecture from the Federal period. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971.
The vandalized Davis statue is currently displayed at The Valentine in Richmond—a museum whose first president was Edward Virginius Valentine, the statue's sculptor—as part of the museum's "This is Richmond, Virginia" exhibit. [12] [17] [18] The statue is on loan from the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia.
The First Freedom Center is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit located in Richmond, Virginia. Its mission is to commemorate and educate about freedom of religion and conscience as proclaimed in Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. Located in the Shockoe Slip district of downtown Richmond, the Center sits on the site where Jefferson ...
Laura Mary Bragg (October 9, 1881 – May 16, 1978) was an American museum director who became the first woman to run a publicly funded art museum in America when she was named the director of the Charleston Museum in 1920. She later directed the Berkshire Museum in Massachusetts and advised on the reorganization of the Valentine Museum in ...
Designated VLR. January 5, 1971 [ 2 ] The Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia, was the biggest ironworks in the Confederacy during the American Civil War, and a significant factor in the decision to make Richmond the Confederate capital. Tredegar supplied about half the artillery used by the Confederate States Army, as well as the iron ...
In 1892, the Valentine family began its non-profit corporation to create a museum for local history. Its museum, now the Valentine Richmond History Center , opened its doors in 1898. The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (now Preservation Virginia ) gained its foothold in Richmond by saving the John Marshall House , in 1911.
Learn a bit more about Valentine's Day and why we celebrate Feb. 14 with sweet nothings, candy and other fascinating trivia facts in this fun game that uses chocolate Hershey's kisses as incentive.