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Museums Virginia to Fairfax

  VA
  Abingdon
  William King Regional Arts Center
  415 Academy Dr
  Abingdon   VA  24212 
  Phone   276 628-3922
  Web Site  http://www.wkrac.org/about.html
  E-mail  mailto:info@wkrac.org
  Description  regional art center in 913 school, sculpture garden, 10 exhibitions a year
  Type of Resource   Museum
  Primary Focus  Arts
  Building Type   Schoolhouse
  Collection N-Z  Sculpture
  New or Updated:   1/15/2004

Virginia
Alexandria
Alexandria Archaeology Museum
105 North Union Street #327
Alexandria VA 22314
Phone 703 838-4399
Web Site http://ci.alexandria.va.us/oha/archaeology
Description what archaeology is & how its done -- local examples
Type of Resource Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility Archaeology

  VA
  Alexandria
  Alexandria Black History Resource Center
  638 N Alfred Street
  Alexandria  VA  22314    
  Phone  703 838-4356
  Web Site  http://oha.ci.alexandria.va.us/bhrc/bh-collections.html
  Alt Web  http://www.prmuseum.com/kendrix/resouctr.html
  Description  located in original segregated black public library, offers paintings photos,                         book, & other memorabilia of the African American experience, with tours,                         lectures & other activities
  Type of Resource  Museum
  Building Type  Library
  Collection N-Z  Sculpture
  Group Identity  African American
  New or Updated:  07/14/2003

Virginia
Alexandria
Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site
4301 West Braddock Road
Alexandria VA 22304
Phone 703 838-4848
Web Site http://ci.alexandria.va.us/oha/fortward.html
Description
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Military
Building Type Fort

Virginia
Alexandria
Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
105 South Fairfax Street
Alexandria VA   22314
Phone 703 836-3713
Web Site http://www.apothecary.org/
Description drug store operated for 141 years, closed in 1933 -- medicines & household goods for George Washington, James Monroe, & Robert E Lee
Type of Resource Museum
Building Type Retail
Era 1792

Virginia
Alexandria
Torpedo Factory Art Center
Address
Alexandria VA
Phone
Web Site www.torpedofactory.org
Description work and exhibition spaces for 155 artists in old factory building
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Arts

Virginia
Amherst
Amherst County Historical Museum
154 North Main Street
Amherst VA 24521
Phone 804 946-9068
Web Site http://members.aol.com/achmuseum/achmhis.htm
Description
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
 

  VA

  Arlington

  Arlington Historical Museum

  1805 South Arlington Ridge Road

  Arlington  VA       22202    

  Phone   703 892-4204

  Web Site  www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/

  E-mail  mailto:info@ArlingtonHistoricalSociety.org

  Description

  Type of Resource   Museum

  Primary Focus  Local History

  Building Type   Schoolhouse

  Owner/Operator:  Arlington Historical Society

  New or Updated:    10/10/2005

  VA

  Atkins

  Glade Mountain Museum

  6711 Lee Hwy

  Atkins  VA   24311    

  Phone   540 783-5678

  Web Site  *****

  Alt Web  http://www.virginiaheritage.org/smyth_co.htm

  Description  200 vehicles, blacksmithing equipment

  Type of Resource   Museum

  Primary Focus  Automotive

  Collection N-Z  Vehicles

  New or Updated:   9/28/2004

   VA
  Cape Charles
  Cape Charles Museum and Welcome Center
  Cape Charles VA
  Phone
  Web Site  http://www.smallmuseum.org/capechas.htm
  Description  former diesel power generating station, one engines runs  as           a demonstration, railroad spur, model collection
  Type of Resource  Museum
  Primary Focus  Local History
  Building Type  Mill
  Industry /Profession  Energy
  Collection G-M  Models
  Owner/Operator:  Cape Charles Historical Society
  New or Updated:  07/17/2003

  VA
  Charlottesville
  Albemarle Charlottesville  Historical Society
  200 2nd Street NE
  Charlottesville   VA   22902    
  Phone   804 296-1492
  Web Site  http://achs.category4.com/home.html
  Description  predominantly document oriented, located in library building
  Type of Resource   Museum
  Primary Focus  Local History
  Building Type   Library
  Research /Reading  Archives
  New or Updated:   5/25/2004

Virginia
Charlottesville
Bayly Art Museum U VA
Rugby Road
Charlottesville VA 22903
Phone 804 924-3592
Web Site www.virginia.edu/~bayly/bayly.html
Alt Web www.lib.virginia.edu/dic/exhib/93/ray.aa/African.html
Description genera art museum with multiple eras, media, origins
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Arts

  VA

  Danville

  AAF Tank Museum

  3401 US Highway 29

  Danville  VA   24540    

  Phone   434 836-5323

  Web Site  http://www.aaftankmuseum.com/

  Description  over 100 tanks & artillery pieces, other weapons, uniforms & helmets, toys

  Type of Resource   Museum

  Primary Focus  Military

  Collection A-F Arms

  Collection N-Z  Vehicles

  Owner/Operator:  American Armoured Foundation

  New or Updated:  12/13/2005

  VA

  Fairfax

  Cold War Museum

  PO Box 178

  Fairfax                      VA           22030    

  Phone   703 273-2381

  Web Site  http://www.coldwar.org/

  E-mail  mailto:museum@coldwar.org

  Description  currently has online exhibits and traveling exhibit on the U-2 incident of 1960 (co-founder is Francis Gary Powers); excellent collection of Cold War and espionage links

  Type of Resource   Museum

  New or Updated:           11/12/2005