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D'Art Center
Norfolk, Virginia

Art

The d’ART Center – Your Connection to the Visual Arts! The d'ART Center is teeming with wonderful, amazing, unbridled creative energy. Why wait for an art show, connect with the creative process year round as 41 resident artists create one-of a kind artwork in lampwork glass, painting, photography, pottery, mixed media and more. Inspiring creativity, d'ART offers a variety of adult and children's art classes and camps for all skill levels. World class local, regional and national art exhibitions continually transform the d'ART Centers 5 sky-lit galleries.

Dahlgren Heritage Museum
Dahlgren, Virginia

General, History, Military, Specialized

You've heard about the guns and the computers. They're a big part of the Dahlgren story. But there's so much more to how this Navy base has impacted the community, the nation and the world. That's what you will soon find in the Dahlgren Heritage Museum.

Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History
Danville, Virginia

Art, History, Historic House

Located in historic Sutherlin Mansion, the last capital of the Confederacy. Contains three art galleries with rotating exhibitions of contemporary works, and a permanent exhibit: Between the Lines: Danville 1861 - 1865. Main focus is Danville history and the history of the mansion. Stratford collections consist of 16 - 20th century American, European, and Asian artifacts.

Daura Gallery, Lynchburg College
Lynchburg, Virginia

Art, University

The art gallery at Lynchburg College is dedicated in memory of Pierre and Louise Blair Daura. The gallery houses a collection of works by Daura and many other works by American and Virginia artists totaling over 1,000 paintings, drawings, and sculptures. Changing exhibitions draw from the collections and other sources.

Department of Museums, Wytheville
Wytheville, Virginia

Art

Department of Museums, Wytheville in Wytheville, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Dinwiddie Co. Historical Society
Dinwiddie, Virginia

Historical Society

Dinwiddie Co. Historical Society in Dinwiddie, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Douthat State Park
Millboro, Virginia

History

A National Historic District with superb examples of CCC construction and design. Editors of the 1999 Outside Family Vacation Guide, a summer planner, have named Virginia’s very own Douthat State Park one of the nation's 10 best. It's on the National Register of Historic Places and straddles Bath and Alleghany counties. Douthat was one of the original six Virginia State Parks to open on June 15, 1936. Douthat is nestled in the Allegheny Mountains and features some of Virginia’s most outstanding scenery. In addition, a 50-acre lake offers swimming, boating and seasonal trout fishing.

D. Ralph Hostetter Museum of Natural History
Harrisonburg, Virginia

History, Nature Centers, Science, University

The D. Ralph Hostetter Museum of Natural History, was established in 1968. It is available free to the public on select Sundays. It houses more than 6,000 items, including anthropology artifacts; botanical specimens; fossils; marine life; minerals; crystals and gems; rocks, fluorescent rocks and minerals. It also has mounted heads of American and African game mammals; East African birds; Virginia birds, nests and eggs; Virginia and international insects.

Danville Historical Society
Danville, Virginia

Historic House, Historical Society

A mill worker's house with period furnishings.

Danville Science Center
Danville, Virginia

Children's, Natural History, Science

Located at the historic Crossing at the Dan, the Danville Science Center delights all ages with its hands-on exhibits, natural history collection and special programs that make science fun for everyone. During butterfly season (April-October), visit the Center's Butterfly Station and Garden - one of only a few butterfly greenhouses in Virginia. The Science Center is a division of the Science Museum of Virginia.

DEA Museum and Visitors Center
Arlington, Virginia

History

The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Museum and Visitors Center is to educate the American public on the history of drugs, drug addiction and drug law enforcement in the United States through engaging and state-of-the-art exhibits, displays, interactive stations and educational outreach programs. The DEA Museum will provide a unique learning environment for the public to discover the role and impact of federal drug law enforcement on the changing trends of licit and illicit drug use in American history.

DeWitt Wallace Gallery
Williamsburg, Virginia

DeWitt Wallace Gallery in Williamsburg, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Doll House Museum
Blackstone, Virginia

Doll House Museum in Blackstone, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

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