The Poe Museum

Poe at the Pump House
2022-10-29 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Pump House Park, 1708 Pump House Drive, Richmond, Virginia, 23223, United States
This event is hosted by Friends of the Pump House. The Poe Museum will be participating in the program.

Come for a tour of Richmond’s historic Byrd Park Pump House & listen to dramatic readings of Edgar Allan Poe’s greatest works! This historic building & its open-air ballroom offer the perfect venue for what has become an annual tradition at the Pump House.

Details:

From 3:00-6:00 pm on Saturday, October 29, 2022, we are offering 3 one-hour long sessions, starting on the hour at 3:00, 4:00, & 5:00 pm. These one-hour sessions will include a history tour of the Pump House & dramatic readings of Edgar Allan Poe’s work, thanks to the Poe Museum. Please arrive at the front doors of the Pump House a few minutes early to sign in with an event volunteer.

You can purchase your tickets here.

October UnHappy Hour
2022-10-27 18:00 - 21:00 | The Poe Museum, 1914 E Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23059, United States
IMPORTANT UPDATE:

The UnHappy Hour is SOLD OUT.

We cannot guarantee that tickets will be sold at the door.

Join us for a Spooktacular night full of festivities and fear for our final UnHappy Hour of 2022!

The Embalmers will be bringing down the house, Haunts of Richmond will be spinning spooky stories throughout the evening and yes, there will be a costume contest!

Winners of the costume contest will be awarded prizes worth up to $100.

Triple Crossing Brewing, Bryant’s Cider, and a selection of wines will be available for purchase ($6 pre-purchase online, $7 at the event).

It’s a miserable time from six to nine!

This event is a part of our centennial celebration.

Poe's Enchanted Garden
2022-10-21 17:00 - 20:00 | The Poe Museum, 1914 E Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23059, United States
Join us at the Poe Museum for an evening of family festivities. Enjoy arts and crafts, face painting, Poe-themed reading and writing activities, and a costume contest.

The garden will be illuminated at sundown giving the Enchanted Garden a feeling of fall magic.

This event is FREE, simply RSVP.

September UnHappy Hour
2022-09-22 18:00 - 21:00 | The Poe Museum, 1914 E Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23059, United States
Join the Poe Museum for a far-out night full of live music, libations, and after-hours access to the grooviest museum in town!

Benchtop Brewing, Bryant’s Cider, and a selection of wines will be available for purchase ($6 pre-purchase, $7 at the event). Jam to the tunes of Elizabeth Wise & Her Guys. Can you dig it, man?

Author Clay McLeod Chapman will perform a reading of his new book Ghost Eaters, which takes place in Richmond. Clay McLeod Chapman writes novels, comic books, and children’s books, as well as for film and TV. He is the author of the horror novels The Remaking and Whisper Down the Lane. Visit him at claymcleodchapman.com.

It’s a miserable time from six to nine!

This event is a part of our centennial celebration.

Edgar Allan Poe and Richmond's Cemeteries
2022-09-14 18:00 - 19:30 | The Poe Museum, 1914 E Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23059, United States
Join the Poe Museum for a lecture and discussion with Dr. Ryan K. Smith about Edgar Allan Poe and Richmond’s Cemeteries.

Ryan K. Smith is a professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University. He specializes in American religious history, material culture, and historic preservation. He received a Ph.D. in American civilization from the University of Delaware and an M.A. in history from the College of William and Mary.

His most recent book is Death and Rebirth in a Southern City: Richmond’s Historic Cemeteries (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020), an exploration of the history and recovery of the burial grounds of Richmond, Virginia, through the lens of race. Dr. Smith has experience in public history, having worked at the Library of Virginia, the Winterthur Museum, the St. Augustine Historical Society, and the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, among other institutions.

Beer and wine will be available for purchase.

Attendees can enter a raffle to receive a free copy of Dr. Smith’s new book Death and Rebirth in a Southern City: Richmond’s Historic Cemeteries and a Poe Museum Membership.

Wednesday, September 14th 6pm-7:30pm at the Poe Museum.

This event is a part of our centennial celebration.

August UnHappy Hour
2022-08-25 18:00 - 21:00 | The Poe Museum, 1914 E Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23059, United States
There is nothing more punk than Poe!

Join us for an especially unhappy hour with live music from Shawnis & the Shimmers, libations galore, and the special chance to enjoy our exhibits after-hours.

Quoth the Raven “Punk’s not dead!”

Beer, wine, and cider are available for purchase ($6 pre-purchased, $7 at the event).

Thank you to our sponsor: Bryant’s Cider and Triple Crossing Beer.

You can purchase your tickets at the door.

July UnHappy Hour
2022-07-28 18:00 - 21:00 | The Poe Museum, 1914 E Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23059, United States
A Midsummer Night’s Scream is the party of your dreams… or nightmares! Join the Poe Museum for a night of mad revelry complete with live music, libations, lawn games, merriment, and more.

Triple Crossing Beer, Bryant Cider, and a selection of wines will be available for purchase ($6 pre-purchased, $7 at the event). Love potions meant for Titania, the queen of the fairies is unavailable.

Live music will be from the Jen Tal Band. Based in Keswick, Virginia, the group is composed of award-winning vocalists and seasoned instrumentalists, so you can count on them to deliver an unforgettable performance. With heartfelt melodies, upbeat jams, laid-back lounge grooves and an array of genres, this band has got you covered.

Thank you to our sponsors: Triple Crossing Beer and Bryant Cider.

You may purchase your ticket at the door.

June UnHappy Hour
2022-06-23 18:00 - 21:00 | The Poe Museum, 1914 E Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23059, United States
Desperate for an evening of thrills, chills, and high heels? Join the Poe Museum for a night of fearful pride festivities…

See live performances from Chicki Parm and Veronica Venom and live music from Deau Eyes.

Adult libations for sale and snacks provided. Come explore the Poe Museum after-hours and see special pieces from our collection.

It’s a miserable time from six to nine!

This event is a part of our centennial celebration.

You can buy your tickets at the gate.

May UnHappy Hour
2022-05-26 18:00 - 21:00
Goth spring has sprung! Join the Poe Museum for a night of fearful festivities.

Groove to Richmond’s surf-rock stalwarts The Embalmers. Play lawn games and pursue justice in the Tell-Tale Heart mock trial. Come explore the Poe Museum after-hours and see special pieces from our collection.

Cuisine from the food truck will be Caribbean Soul Food thanks to Mobile Yum Yum! Adult libations will include beer and wine.

It’s a miserable time from six to nine!

This event is a part of our centennial celebration.

Thank you to our sponsors:

U.S. Fleet Forces Band Woodwind Quintet
2022-05-21 17:00 - 18:30 | The Poe Museum, 1914 E Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23059, United States
Free and open to the public.

Come join the U.S. Fleet Forces Band Woodwind Quintet as they perform at the Poe Museum!

April UnHappy Hour
2022-04-28 18:00 - 21:00
Poe Museum UnHappy Hours are back and more miserable than ever!

Jump back in time with this 1920’s themed party on the 100 year anniversary of the Poe Museum! There will be libations, food trucks, live music and much more…

Throw on your best flapper dress and toss your Newsboy cap in the ring for our 1920’s costume contest!

At the UnHappy Hour we will unveil the new collection — donated in honor of the Poe Museum Centennial — with dozens of rare and treasured Edgar Allan Poe artifacts.

It’s a miserable time from six to nine!

This event is a part of our centennial celebration.

You may purchase your tickets at the door.

Poe Museum Centennial Celebration With Shockoe Sessions Live
2022-04-26 19:30 - 21:00
Join the livestream celebration of the Poe Museum’s 100 year anniversary with In Your Ear Studios!

This Poe-themed musical livestream will feature Classical Revolution RVA with special guests Chance Fischer, Elizabeth Wise and WolvenWind.

See the livestream on April 26th at 7:30 on the In Your Ear Studios’ Facebook page.

This event is a part of our centennial celebration.

Poe Museum Enchanted Garden Dedication
2022-04-05 13:00 - 17:00 | Poe Museum, 1914 E MAIN ST, RICHMOND, Virginia, 23223-6964
Celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the Poe Museum’s Enchanted Garden with the Garden Club of Virginia! Explore the Poe-inspired fairy fruits and flowers in full bloom and celebrate this century-old garden.

The Enchanted Garden was created with Edgar Allan Poe’s poetry in mind, with countless references to his verses of love and beauty. Objects like bricks, stones, ivy and more come from locations around Richmond that are significant to Poe’s life here in Richmond, Virginia. The Enchanted Garden is a living representation of one of America’s most famous writers.

Regular museum admission required to attend.

This event is hosted by The Garden Club of Virginia.

This event is a part of the Poe Museum’s centennial celebration.

Poe Museum and Mending Walls Art Auction
2022-03-30 18:30 - 21:00 | Gallery5, 200 W Marshall St, Richmond, Virginia, 23220, United States
Join the Poe Museum and Mending Walls on March 30th from 6:30-9pm at Gallery5 for art, live music and conversations with Richmond artists from the Mending Walls project.

In June of 2020, Mending Walls invited artists to create artwork to adorn the facade of the Poe Museum to spark community conversations, empathy, and collaboration throughout Richmond against racial injustices with public art.

In celebration of the inception of the public art project and the partnership, the original artwork that launched the project will be auctioned.

Proceeds benefit the Poe Museum and Mending Walls.

The Tell-Tale Heart of Richmond Tour
2022-03-23 15:00 - 16:00
One of America’s most famous writers grew up in the historic heart of Richmond–and we will explore it on this tour! Join Dean Knight, Programs Coordinator at the Poe Museum, on a tour of Richmond’s oldest neighborhoods and their connections to Edgar Allan Poe, the author of “The Tell-Tale Heart”, “The Raven”, “The Cask of Amontillado”, and many others.

We’ll see St. John’s Church, where Patrick Henry gave his revolutionary “Give me liberty or give me death” speech, view all of downtown Richmond from a spectacular raven’s perch, dig into the buried history of Virginia’s first Jewish cemetery, and glimpse at the secrets of the oldest Masonic Hall in the United States. Along the way Dean, who is also an accomplished stage actor, will recite from some of Poe’s greatest works.

This event is virtual. Tickets are free. All tips support the Poe Museum.

This virtual tour is hosted through Heygo.

World Poetry Day - Poetry Reading in the Shrine
2022-03-21 19:00 - 19:15 | Virtual Event
Happy World Poetry Day! Programs Coordinator Dean Knight will read a selection of Poe’s poetry at dusk in the Enchanted Garden.

This event is virtual. Tickets are free. All tips support the Poe Museum.

This virtual reading is hosted through Heygo.

Poe Museum at GalaxyCon
2022-03-18 14:00 - 2022-03-21 20:00 | Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N 3rd St, Richmond, Virginia, 23219
The Poe Museum is coming to GalaxyCon! Come see the Poe Museum booth for free gifts, a mini-gallery, raffles, and to shop our best merchandise. Pose with Poe and even take our coffin for a spin! The Poe Museum booth will be at GalaxyCon from:

Friday March 18th, 2pm-8pm

Saturday March 19th, 10am-8pm

Sunday March 20th, 10am-6pm

See the GalaxyCon website below to purchase your tickets.

Enchanted Garden Poetry Reading
2022-03-16 09:45 - 10:00
Edgar Allan Poe may be known as the Master of the Macabre, but he considered himself to be primarily a poet. You may recognize the acclaimed verses from his poems “The Raven,” “Annabel Lee,” or “To Helen.”

Regional stage actor and Programs Coordinator of the Poe Museum Dean Knight will read a selection of Poe’s poetic works while inside the Enchanted Garden of the Poe Museum. The garden was created based on Poe’s poems, intended to bring Poe’s work to life.

This event is virtual. Tickets are free. All tips support the Poe Museum.

This virtual reading is hosted through Heygo.

The Scarab and The Conqueror Worm – Virtual Tour with Dean Knight
2022-01-23 18:00 - 19:00
This tour is a part of the Poe Museum Birthday Bash, celebrating Edgar Allan Poe’s 213th birthday!

Poe Museum Programs Coordinator Dean Knight will lead a virtual tour of two of Richmond’s most interesting buildings, both built during Poe’s lifetime: Monumental Church and the Egyptian Building. Come with us as we tour the ins and outs of these buildings and learn how Poe was connected with each of them–we’ll even get inside the Egyptian Building to see some gloriously colorful hieroglyphs!

This tour is virtual, so Poe fans from around the world can visit Richmonds most gruesome spots without leaving the comfort of their home. The tour will be held over Zoom. Once tickets are purchased, you will receive a Zoom link to attend the tour.

Tour topics include: Richmond History, Edgar Allan Poe, Literature, Urban Disasters, Civil War History, Grave Robbing, Architecture, Egypt, Greece, Rome, The Richmond Theater Fire, and much more…

This event is free for Poe Museum Members.

The Ghosts in the Garden
2022-01-22 18:00 - 21:00 | The Poe Museum, 1914 E Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23059, United States
This event is a part of the Poe Museum Birthday Bash, celebrating Edgar Allan Poe’s 213th birthday!

Spend an evening in the Poe Museum’s Enchanted Garden if you dare… Hear spooky stories from Haunts of Richmond and Poe Museum staff. Enjoy food, refreshments, and entertainment under the moonlight as we celebrate Poe’s 213th birthday. Try your luck at amateur ghost hunting and learn about the tools you need to encounter incorporeal beings.

This event is held outdoors, with a heated tent. The event is being held in conjunction with the “Into the Afterlife: Shadows of the Poe Museum” tour. If you purchase tickets to that tour, this event is free. This event is also included for free in regular Poe Museum admission for the daytime Birthday Bash celebration. You must show proof of purchase for the “Into the Afterlife: Shadows of the Poe Museum” tour or Poe Museum admission to gain free entry to this event. This event is free for Poe Museum Members.

Watch your back!

Into the Afterlife: Shadows of the Poe Museum
2022-01-22 18:00 - 21:00 | The Poe Museum, 1914 E Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23059, United States
This tour is SOLD OUT. If you would like to enjoy the Poe Museum after dark, join us for the “Ghosts in the Garden.”

Take a ghostly tour of the Poe Museum, fearlessly led by Poe Museum and Haunts of Richmond tour guides. Walk the museum’s haunting halls after sundown and hear about the spectral encounters that staff and guests have experienced, and learn about the supernatural beliefs and practices that influenced Edgar Allan Poe and his writing.

Food, beverages, and entertainment will be provided in the Poe Museum Enchanted Garden for you to enjoy before and after your guided tour timed entry.

Due to social distancing regulations, the tour groups will be no larger than 10 people per entry. All guests are required to wear a mask, regardless of vaccine status. Thank you for understanding.

Partnered with Haunts of Richmond.

1000 Ways To Die in Richmond – Virtual Tour with Chris Semtner
2022-01-22 16:00 - 17:00
This tour is a part of the Poe Museum Birthday Bash, celebrating Edgar Allan Poe’s 213th birthday!

While Edgar Allan Poe’s tales are abound with mysterious, tragic, and gruesome deaths, sometimes truth can be stranger than fiction. On this tour of Richmond cemeteries and crime scenes, Poe Museum curator Chris Semtner will introduce you to some of the people from Poe’s Richmond who met unusual or enigmatic ends.

This tour is virtual, so Poe fans from around the world can visit Richmonds most gruesome spots without leaving the comfort of their home. The tour will be held over Zoom. Once tickets are purchased, you will receive a Zoom link to attend the tour.

Tour topics include: Edgar Allan Poe, Richmond history, 19th century, gothic horror, duels, disease, disappearances, poisoning, murder, and much more….

This event is free for Poe Museum Members.

The Scarab and The Conqueror Worm - Virtual Tour with Dean Knight
2022-01-22 14:00 - 15:00

Poe Museum Birthday Bash
2022-01-22 10:00 - 21:00
Join us virtually or in-person to celebrate Edgar Allan Poe’s 213th birthday! It’s a party to die for…

We are offering a variety of COVID-conscious events for you to celebrate at your comfort level. Below is a list of the events with links to ticket sales:

January 19th 8-9pm- A Virtual Toast to Poe: Grab your favorite beverage and join our livestream on Facebook to honor Edgar Allan Poe’s 213th birthday!

January 20th 6-7pm – 1000 Ways To Die in Richmond – Virtual Tour with Chris Semtner: Virtually explore some of Richmond’s most notorious graveyards and crime scenes with Poe Museum Curator Chris Semtner. Click here for tickets.

January 22nd 2-3pm – The Scarab and The Conqueror Worm – Virtual Tour with Dean Knight: Programs Coordinator Dean Knight will lead a virtual tour of two of Richmond’s most interesting buildings, both built during Poe’s lifetime: Monumental Church and the Egyptian Building. Click here for tickets.

January 22nd 4-5pm – 1000 Ways To Die in Richmond – Virtual Tour with Chris Semtner: Virtually explore some of Richmond’s most notorious graveyards and crime scenes with Poe Museum Curator Chris Semtner. Click here for tickets.

January 22nd 10am-5pm – Birthday Bash Daytime Celebration: Visit the Poe Museum during regular business hours to pay tribute to the Master of the Macabre! There will be free guided tours offered hourly. Food, beverages, and entertainment will be provided in the Enchanted Garden. There will also be a scavenger hunt around the garden for our youngest fans. You may purchase tickets ahead of time, or purchase them at the door. Tickets are general museum admission, there are no special tickets for this event. Click here for tickets.

January 22nd 6-9pm – Into the Afterlife: Shadows of the Poe Museum: This tour is SOLD OUT. If you would like to explore the Poe Museum after dark, join us for the “Ghosts in the Garden.“

January 22nd 6-9pm: Ghosts in the Garden: Want to spend time after dark at the Poe Museum but not interested in the Afterlife tour? Join us in the Enchanted Garden to swap ghost stories and maybe enjoy the company of some incorporeal friends. Get your ticket here.

1000 Ways To Die in Richmond - Virtual Tour with Chris Semtner
2022-01-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual

Unhappy Hour
2021-10-28 18:00 - 21:00
The one and only UnHappy Hour of 2021. It will be the most miserable event of the year complete with the annual costume contest! The Embalmers will be providing groovy surf rock tunes. Event sponsors include Triple Crossing, Shockoe Wine, and Station 2. Come commiserate with us! Tickets $8 per person. 6pm-9pm.

Poe for Your Problems Book Release Party
2021-09-07 18:00 - 20:00
We are joining with Fountain Bookstore to celebrate the release of “Poe for Your Problems” by Catherine Baab-Muguira. This self-help book is the solution to all your daily predicaments. Cash bar for libations and live music by the Ham Biscuits! 6pm-8pm.

FREE TICKETS
