Join the most experienced tour guides in Richmond to explore the diversity of one of city's most vibrant neighborhoods. Visit murals, revitalized buildings and historic homes and learn the neighborhood's rich history.
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 African Burying Ground.
Step into the past in Shockoe Bottom, one of Richmond’s oldest historic districts, to explore the struggles for freedom that helped shape America.
On this downtown walking tour, you’ll visit the Valentine museum’s Court End neighborhood, uncovering surprising examples of architecture and Richmond history along the way.
Join us for a 30-minute highlights tour of Sign Spotting, which takes visitors on a fascinating journey through Richmond’s history of signage. Registration not required. This tour is free and open to the public. The Valentine offers free admission every Thursday.
Step back in time and explore a battle for women’s right to vote that divided Richmond social circles and families.
In partnership with Virginia Capital Trail Foundation, join Richmond's most experienced guides for a Shockoe Bottom tour starting on the Capital Trail!
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 […]
Learn how to use primary sources from The Valentine collection in your classroom and explore connections between seemingly different objects.
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 grown up, enjoy wine and beer, plus other refreshments and snacks! This event is free and open to the public. Registration required.
