Museums in Suffolk, VA

Visit Virginia's Oldest Church Building & Cemeteries in Smithfield, Virginia. Whether your interest is ancient cemeteries, 17th-century Virginian and Ear

While Mills Riddick’s contemporaries may have mocked his Greek Revival home when it was built in 1837, the house now stands as a beautiful reminder of t

Our museum contains a collection of items from the Seaboard Airline Railroad, the Virginian Railway, the Norfolk and Western Railroad, and the Atlantic a

AR Workshop is a boutique DIY studio that offers hands-on classes for creating custom, charming home decor from raw materials. Join an instructor-led worksh

Museum chronicles the history of the Isle of Wight County with a special emphasis on water, ham and agricultural industries. The exhibits include prehistor

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum offers a unique perspective on US history from Colonial to Civil War times & beyond. You'll find beautiful ship model

Nauticus is a maritime discovery center located along the waterfront in downtown, Norfolk offering a unique form of experiential learning for all ages. Throu

The MacArthur Memorial is a museum and research center dedicated to preserving and presenting the story of the life of General of the Army Douglas MacArthu

Mariners' Museum is a maritime history museum. It has more than 60,000 square feet of gallery space and has a variety of exhibits, such as figurehead

View endangered red wolves. Get up close to a loggerhead turtle and moon jellies. See fish with no eyes and frogs that change colors. Touch live spider cra

TINY BUILDING. BIG IMPACT. Celebrate ' rich Black History in a home that originally served as the ' only library for segregated African Americans. Plan yo

After nearly 50 years of service, Lightship Portsmouth now shines a light on this fascinating nautical history as a waterfront museum. Just steps from t

Come explore two expansive galleries of changing local and national art exhibits, along with workshops, lectures, classes and performances. Even our outdo

A museum just for kids! Children step inside a world where bubbles grow bigger than they are, where the forces of energy electrify and spark their imaginatio

Permanently anchored along the Portsmouth waterfront. Come aboard to tour and learn about this historic ship, which is outfitted to depict a day in the li

Founded in 1939, the Chrysler Museum of Art exhibits paintings, as well as offers a comprehensive program for changing exhibitions and education activities f