Virginia War Museum Newport News, Virginia

Mailing Address

Huntington Park , 9285 Warwick Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23609

Street Address

Huntington Park , 9285 Warwick Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23609

Phone: 757-247-8523
Fax: 757-247-8627
Web: www.warmuseum.org

Directions

[ From I-64 ] : Take Exit 263A, the Mercury Boulevard/James River. Bridge/US Route 258 South Exit. Travel on US Route 258 South until you reach the last signal before taking the James River Bridge At that signal, turn right into Huntington Park Follow the signs to the museum The museum is located in the center of Huntington Park Parking for the museum is located on the northern side of the building, between Warwick Boulevard and the Museum [ From US Route 17/James River Bridge ] : From the Southside take US Route 17 North crossing the James River Bridge At first signal off of bridge take a left into Huntington Park Follow signs to Museum

Museum Hours

Mon and Wen - Sat		9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sun		1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Admissions

Adult - $5.00 , Active duty military personnel with ID - $4.00 , Senior citizens 62 and older - $4.00 , Child ages 7 to 18 - $3.00 , Children under 7 - free

Description

The meaningful saga of military history unfolds in the galleries through displays documenting America's wars from 1775 to the present.

History

The Museum was established in 1923 by American Legion Post #25 (The Braxton/Perkins Post) as the American Legion Memorial Museum. The City of Newport News assumed administration of the Museum in the 1930's. In the course of the Museum's existence, it's name has changed twice. In 1948 the first name change took place when the entrance of the Museum moved from the southeastern side of the building to the northwestern side of the building (its current entrance location). In 1996 the name changed from The War Memorial Museum of Virginia to The Virginia War Museum. Over the past 75 years, the Museum has acquired over 60,000 artifacts. The size of the collection is a blessing; however, due to limited display area only 4-5% of the Museum's collection can be displayed at any given time.

Year Founded: 1923

Staff

Mr.  John V. Quarstein, Executive Director
Email: ckurchin@ci.newport-news.va.us


Museum Type

History
Military


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