The Poe Museum

The Poe Museum is offering FREE ADMISSION all day Sunday, December 10th. We look forward to seeing you there!

To all visitors, members, students, teachers, donors and friends of the Poe Museum - thank you.

On this #GivingTuesday we reflect on our gratitude to all those who have supported the Poe Museum this year. Owned and operated by a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit, the museum could not continue to educate, inspire, and illuminate without friends like you.

Scary news. So many of you are looking for a miserable time that advance tickets to our October UnHappy Hour are SOLD OUT. A limited amount of tickets will be sold at the door, so come take your chances, if you dare... #poemuseum #edgarallanpoe #rva

This month we blast off into a galaxy far, far away for a Sci-Fi-themed UnHappy Hour! Enjoy brews by Coastal Fermentory and music by not one but two Richmond favorites: Deau Eyes and Ramona and the Holy Smokes. Tickets in bio.

Ever wondered about Richmond's hidden history? Then join us on Wednesday, August 9th, for a talk and discussion with Hidden In Plain Site founders Dontrese Brown and Dean Browell. Check them out here, talking about their work in Roanoke, VA! Tickets in bio.

Join us on Wednesday, August 9th, for our next Illumination Series! We will be joined by @hiddeninplainsiteproject founders Dontrese Brown and Dean Browell. Come discover Richmond's hidden history! Tickets available here: ow.ly/XRb550Pigrj

Our July UnHappy Hour is just around the corner! Join us in Old Hollywood! Tickets are moving fast, so get yours here: ow.ly/PZ9950Peeew

📢🔥 The cat’s out of the bag now, 😅. My novel THE AFRICANFUTURIST just sold to HarperCollins/William Morrow for SEVEN-figures! This novel has been coming for THIRTY years. I needed to be ready. 🥹✍🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸🤖 Here we go. [Inhale, exhale]

Fact, exaggeration, or a bit of both? Listen to the full clip about Poe’s famous swim in the James at vpm.org/listen/2023-07…

Our next UnHappy Hour is just around the corner! Join us on Thursday, July 27th, for a glamorous evening in Old Hollywood presented by Tabol Brewing! Dress for the red carpet and yam to the upbeat jazz of The Sweet Potatoes! Tickets in bio!

Join us on Saturday, July 22nd from 10:00am to 12:00pm for a morning of FREE family-friendly programming delivered by the Poe Museum and our community partners: Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Shalom Farms, and Youth Outdoor Workshops! Register here: ow.ly/R2ym50P6gZn

Image: Bennett, W. J. & Cooke, G. (ca. 1834) Richmond, from the hill above the waterworks / engraved by W.J. Bennett from a painting by G. Cooke. Richmond James River Virginia, ca. 1834. New York: Published by Lewis P. Clover. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress

Is this a true story or an exaggeration typical of the Master of the Macabre? Perhaps, a bit of both.... Find out more by tuning into VPM News Radio on July 7th for the museum's installment of the James River Association's Stories by the James.

Poe claimed to have swum "a distance of seven miles and a half, in a hot June sun, and against a tide of three miles per hour" in the James River at 15 years old. A true story or an exaggeration? Find out by tuning into VPM News Radio on July 7th!

What goes into translating Poe from page to screen? Find out in just two weeks at our next Illumination Series featuring Poe Movies. Thad Ciechanowski, filmmaker and director, will screen one of his Poe adaptations and answer your questions about Poe on film.

Hosting a birthday, a baby shower, or maybe the launch party for your latest collection of macabre poetry? Consider the Poe Museum your perfect venue! Poe Museum members enjoy exclusive access to our "micro-event" package. Interested? Visit our website or give us a ring...

Are you a Virginia English educator? Join The Poe Museum and @VATEnglish on July 24th from 1:00-4:30 pm for a professional development workshop! This event is free. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/3z2e5yun

Unfortunately, we have been forced to cancel our Pride Unhappy Hour because of the sustained rainfall over the last day and the forecasted rains for tomorrow. We will process refunds for all purchased tickets in the next five business days.