325 North 2nd Street
325 North 2nd Street, Richmond, Virginia
Join the Valentine and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) for a walking tour of Jackson Ward and visit to the VMFA special exhibition, Whitfield Lovell: Passages. During this program, teachers will gain an understanding of Richmond’s historic Black neighborhood and how it inspired one of Lovell’s most major installations to date, Visitation: The Richmond […]
Schools out for summer! Revel in that youthful nostalgia as we celebrate the start of summer vacation with a scavenger hunt, yard games and tie dye! And, because you’re all […]
On a spectacular bluff overlooking the James River, Hollywood Cemetery has been the final resting place of some of Virginia’s most prominent citizens since 1847. Join the most experienced guides in Richmond as we explore the graves of rebels and rockers, politicians and Pulitzer prize winners, and, of course, two U.S. presidents: James Monroe and […]
Step into the past in Shockoe Bottom, one of Richmond’s oldest historic districts, to explore the struggles for freedom that helped shape America. Join Richmond’s most experienced guides as we discover stories of Richmond’s earliest Indigenous inhabitants, enslaved people fighting to be free, Thomas Jefferson’s historic Statute of Religious Freedom, Dr. Mary Walker’s demands for […]
From colorful murals, to ghost signs and vintage neon, Richmond’s landscape boasts an impressive collection of public and commercial art. Join the Valentine as we visit some of our favorite […]
Join the most experienced guides in RVA as we explore Richmond origin stories in The Valentine museum’s Court End neighborhood. One of the oldest Richmond neighborhoods, Court End grew into […]
Join The Valentine as we explore the people, architecture and culture of one of Richmond’s earliest street-car suburbs and consider how Richmond’s middle class sought to build a peaceful home […]
Enjoy the grounds, botanical variety, sculptural artworks, and stories of notable tenants laid to rest in the 1822 Shockoe Hill Cemetery, as well as neighboring Hebrew Cemetery and Shockoe Hill […]
