Join us for a Friday the 13th celebration of gothic women writers! This event will include a lecture at 3:15pm by our curator on the literary works of the Brontës, Shelley, Radcliffe and other female authors who influenced the gothic genre. Fountain Bookstore will run a pop-up bookstore where you can buy copies of the […]
Celebrate Women's History Month at the Poe Museum! 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. Registrations required. Please RSVP below. You must purchase museum admission online or in-person for this guided […]
Celebrate Women's History Month at the Poe Museum! 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. Registrations required. Please RSVP below. You must purchase museum admission online or in-person for this guided […]
"We loved with a love that was more than love" Celebrate Friday the 13th with your valentine at the Poe Museum! Craft your own gothic valentine's card in our Poe shrine or read Poe's romantic poetry with your loved one in our Enchanted Garden. At 11:00am, join our Education Coordinator, Meg Luffman, for our Women […]
Presented by Good For Her, join us for Little Women (2019) at the Poe Museum! Due to expected rain early in the day, we recommend either sitting in one of our provided folding chairs or bringing your own lawn chairs for this outdoor screening. Bringing a picnic blanket to sit on is no longer recommended, as the ground […]
A Symphony of Horror...Presented by Good For Her, join us on Friday, October 17th at 7:00 PM for Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922). Limited seating will be provided. Bringing a lawn chair or blanket is highly encouraged. Each ticket includes one small popcorn and one mini soda. Join us before the show for a market, raffle […]
Join us on Saturday, October 11th from 10:00am-2:00pm for an enchanted free family day! Enjoy spooky arts, crafts, and programming brought to you by The Poe Museum, Richmond Public Library, and St. John's Church. We will be joined by London actor Stephen Smith who will be performing one man performances of "The Tell-Tale Heart" and […]
Welcome the autumn season...Presented by James River Film Society, join us on Friday, September 19th at 7:00 PM for Silent Music Revival, Richmond’s enduring live music silent cinema series, live at the Poe Museum. Featuring silent era films based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, with a live score by GULL. Schedule: Doors - 7:00 PM […]
THE KEY TO ONE'S DEATH, OR RATHER AN ABSURD EXPLORATION OF A WRITER'S LIFE A Resolute Literary Contest on the Unearthed Connection Between Two Desperate Writers: Edgar Allan Poe and Witold Krull “October 7th, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe found dead, wearing another’s clothes with only a key found in his pocket. The cause of his […]
SUBMISSION DUE DATE: October 31st, 2025 at 11:59pm. PROMPT: Edgar Allan Poe, while most well-known for his gothic short stories, was also a founder of the science fiction and detective genres. Not only did Poe influence these genres, he directly inspired other authors such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, and Jules Verne. Verne went on […]
Edgar Allan Poe is often viewed as an anomaly in history, both for the gruesome subject of his literature and his peculiar appearance. How can one place Poe in the historical timeline when their appears to be so many deviations from our understanding of life in the 19th century? This professional development workshop explores how […]
Enjoy a summer evening in the museum’s Enchanted Garden as we celebrate summer reading before the school year. Join us for a screening of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949, G-rated), an adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows and Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The museum will provide […]
