New Exhibit Explores Mental Illness in Poe’s Life and Work
True! — nervous — very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? ~ Edgar Allan Poe, ”The Tell-Tale Heart,” 1843 […]
Fragments of Poe’s Bride’s Wedding Dress Revealed
Every once in a while, a discovery sheds new light on history bringing past events more clearly into view. While historians have preserved descriptions of Edgar Allan Poe’s wedding to […]
Folio Society Releases New Edition of Poe’s Only Novel
The Poe Museum recently received a small slip-cased volume in the mail. While most of the books that cross my desk contain Poe’s tales of terror (“The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The […]
To Fanny
While strolling through the world’s finest collection of Poeana, visitors to the Poe Museum may be intrigued by a collection of items belonging not to the master of the macabre, […]
Poe Museum Brings its Weirdest Artifacts out of Storage
Since 1922, the Poe Museum has collected thousands of pieces of Poeana, but, with so many items, some have rarely or never been displayed. Now is your chance to see […]
Museum Recreates Poe’s Richmond in Miniature
The world of Poe scholarship has produced countless books, papers, and scholarly articles; but rarely has it produced a work of art. While the written works of Poe scholars like […]
Poe Museum’s Collection Grows
It all began with a high school yearbook. Believe it or not, the Edgar Allan Poe Museum’s world renowned collection of Poe artifacts and memorabilia began in 1921 with the […]
November Object of the Month: A Gift from Poe
November is the time for Thanksgiving, football, and Black Friday shopping. With the Christmas shopping season now underway, visitors to the Poe Museum often ask what kinds of gifts Poe […]
Poe Museum’s New Exhibit is Mesmerizing
The Facts behind “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar” Now showing until December 31 at the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond is an intriguing exhibit devoted to […]
The Raven Room Reopens
After more than a decade, the Poe Museum reopened its Raven Room last Halloween night in a new gallery space. The exhibit features the Raven illustrations of James Carling, who […]
Poe’s Final Mystery Remains Unsolved
Edgar Allan Poe is so famous he shows up almost everywhere. Whether it’s a Beatles album cover, an episode of South Park, or on the side of Raven Beer bottle; […]
Mathew Brady Photograph of Poe’s Mother-in-Law Discovered
Mathew Brady was perhaps the leading American photographer of the nineteenth century. Among the prominent figures who sat for his studio are eighteen United States Presidents including Abraham Lincoln. It […]