As part of Gallery5’s “Month of Poe”, we are excited to welcome UMFS’s Foster Family Outreach Specialist at Richmond Regional Center, Joshua S. Lewis, M.Div.Lewis will explore the complexities of “foster care” during Poe’s childhood and the evolution of care through the centuries to where it is today. Lewis will highlight the need that is […]
Part of Gallery5's "Month of Poe," A Midnight Dreary will feature art inspired by Edgar Allan Poe and his works. Check back soon for more details!
For the last few years, Chimborazo Park has hosted an event called Arnold's Raid, focusing on the 1781 raid on Richmond by Benedict Arnold. The goal of the event has been to expand its scope, make it the premiere Revolutionary War event in Richmond, and educate the public about the Revolution. There will be re-enactors demonstrating historic clothing, foods, medicine, […]
Admission tickets are SOLD OUT. There will be no tickets for sale at the door. Advanced drink tickets are still available for pre-purchase. Join us on Saturday, January 18th for a sweet (2)16 party to die for. ADMISSION TICKETS ARE PRE-SALE ONLY FOR THIS EVENT.
Join us for a special performance from Stavna Ballet to honor the 216th birthday of Edgar Allan Poe.
Join the Poe Museum in a guided tour where we will explore the extraordinary lives of the women who shaped Poe's life, his literature, and continued his legacy after his death.
From our Tell-Tale hearts to yours, celebrate a macabre Valentine's Day at the Poe Museum. Read Poe and Virginia's valentine's poems, craft a Victorian puzzle purse, and write a love poem to those you love with a love that is more than love.
Join us on Wednesday, March 19 from 6:00 - 7:00pm in welcoming Richard Kopley as he discusses his new biography: Edgar Allan Poe: A Life, published by the University of Virginia Press. This is the first installment of our seven-part 2025 speaker series, the Tell-Tale Talks. … About Edgar Allan Poe: A Life: "Edgar Allan Poe: A Life is the […]
Join the Poe Museum in a guided tour where we will explore the extraordinary lives of the women who shaped Poe's life, his literature, and continued his legacy after his death.
Celebrate Women's History Month at the Poe Museum! Join us for a day of celebration of women writers from past to present. Explore the poetry of the women Poe knew like Frances Osgood and Sarah Helen Whitman. Or, read the works of Mary Shelley, Jane Austen, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and other women who influenced […]
VisArts will be hosting its annual Poetry Festival on April 12, 2025. The Poe Museum will be running a table at this event from 11am-3pm. Come say hi!
About Alix Harrow: Alix E. Harrow is the NYT-bestselling author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Once and Future Witches, Starling House, and various short fiction, including a duology of retold fairy tales (A Spindle Splintered and A Mirror Mended). Her work has won a Hugo and a British Fantasy Award, and been shortlisted for the Nebula, World […]
