At long last, here are the photos taken at the Poe Photo Booth at the Poe Museum's May 2015 Unhappy Hour. If you haven't been to an Unhappy Hour this year, be sure not to miss the October 22 Unhappy Hour. More pictures are on the way. ...
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Poe Scholar Decodes Poe’s Gold-Bug
Poe was much more than the Master of the Macabre. He was also the Master of Mystery, the inventor of detective fiction, and an avid cryptographer who introduced puzzles and codes into his poems and short stories. His short story “The Gold-Bug” features an encrypted treasure map and a search for clues and codes that set the standard for such popular films as National Treasure and The Da Vinci Code. This spring the Poe Museum planted a new Gold-Bug Garden modeled after this setting of this important story. In honor of the opening of the new Gold-Bug Garden at the Poe Museum in Richmond, on ...
Scenes from the April 2015 UNhappy Hour
On April 23, the Poe Museum hosted its first Unhappy Hour of 2015 with live music by Tim Harding Group and fine food by Casa del Barco. The theme of the evening was Poe's early poem "Israfel," and there was a reading of the poem in the Museum's Enchanted Garden along with the opening of the new exhibit Painting the Enchanted Garden 2. In case you missed it, here are some photos taken that evening. Check here for the complete Unhappy Hour schedule.
Thanks to Casa del Barco for providing some great food for the evening. ...
Poe Museum Opened This Week Ninety-three Years Ago
The Edgar Allan Poe Museum turned ninety-three this week. The above photograph was taken at the opening ceremony, which featured distinguished guests, readings of original Poe letters and manuscripts, and a tea party. Below is the program for the event, which was held on April 26-28, 1922. ...