Message from the Division Chair |
Museums are dynamic places filled with objects, stories, and ideas. As an artist/educator, museums have always been a source of inspiration and reflection. As the Museum Division Chair, I hope to share meaningful ways museums can serve the members of VAEA.
Virginia Museums are being highlighted each month through our VAEA Social Media program #MMMart
Visit our FB Member Forum for more information or to see past recordings.
CONNECT AT VAEA 2026
Join fellow museum educators and arts professionals for the VAEA Museum Education Division Meeting. Connect with colleagues, meet division leadership, share ideas, and explore opportunities to strengthen connections between museums, schools, educators, students, and communities across Virginia.
Saturday, October 24 · 11:30 AM–12:30 PM · Salon A
Emily Cayton, Museum Education Division Director
Virginia Museums are being highlighted each month through our VAEA Social Media program #MMMart
Visit our FB Member Forum for more information or to see past recordings.
CONNECT AT VAEA 2026
Join fellow museum educators and arts professionals for the VAEA Museum Education Division Meeting. Connect with colleagues, meet division leadership, share ideas, and explore opportunities to strengthen connections between museums, schools, educators, students, and communities across Virginia.
Saturday, October 24 · 11:30 AM–12:30 PM · Salon A
Emily Cayton, Museum Education Division Director
RESOURCES
VAEA RESOURCE DIRECTORY
Explore Art Museums Across Virginia & DC
Discover museums, collections, exhibitions, and educational resources throughout Virginia and the greater Washington, DC area.
Our directory is always growing. Know an art museum or cultural institution we should include? Send us a suggestion →
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Virginia museums are organized according to VAEA's five geographic
regions. Washington, DC museums are listed separately as a nearby
professional and educational resource.
Tidewater
Chrysler Museum of Art
Norfolk, Virginia
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Tidewater
Hermitage Museum & Gardens
Norfolk, Virginia
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Tidewater
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art
Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Tidewater
Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center
Portsmouth, Virginia
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Tidewater
Hampton University Museum
Hampton, Virginia
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Tidewater
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
Williamsburg, Virginia
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Tidewater
DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
Williamsburg, Virginia
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Tidewater
Muscarelle Museum of Art
Williamsburg, Virginia
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Central
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond, Virginia
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Central
Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU
Richmond, Virginia
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Central
Longwood Center for the Visual Arts
Farmville, Virginia
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Blue Ridge
The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
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Blue Ridge
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection
Charlottesville, Virginia
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Blue Ridge
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
Winchester, Virginia
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Blue Ridge
Virginia Quilt Museum
Dayton, Virginia
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Northern Virginia
Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington
Arlington, Virginia
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Northern Virginia
Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art
Reston, Virginia
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Northern Virginia
National Sporting Library & Museum
Middleburg, Virginia
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Southwest
Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College
Lynchburg, Virginia
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Southwest
Daura Museum of Art, University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Virginia
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Southwest
Piedmont Arts
Martinsville, Virginia
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Southwest
Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History
Danville, Virginia
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Southwest
Taubman Museum of Art
Roanoke, Virginia
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Southwest
Radford University Art Museum
Radford, Virginia
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Southwest
William King Museum of Art
Abingdon, Virginia
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DC Area
National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC
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DC Area
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, DC
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DC Area
Renwick Gallery
Washington, DC
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DC Area
National Portrait Gallery
Washington, DC
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DC Area
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
Washington, DC
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DC Area
National Museum of African Art
Washington, DC
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DC Area
National Museum of Asian Art
Washington, DC
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DC Area
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Washington, DC
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DC Area
The Phillips Collection
Washington, DC
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Virginia Art Education Association
Museums and Other Resource Links
Virginians for the Arts
National Association for Music Education
The National Dance Education Organization
National Endowment for the Arts
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Virginia Society for Technology in Education
Museums and Other Resource Links
Virginians for the Arts
National Association for Music Education
The National Dance Education Organization
National Endowment for the Arts
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Virginia Society for Technology in Education