Last updated: 5/24/2011
Roanoke, Virginia
Street Address
One Market Square
Center in the Square
Roanoke, VA 24011
Mailing Address
P. O. Box 1904
Roanoke, VA 24008
phone: 540-342-5770
fax: 540-224-1256
e-mail: info.hswv@cox.net
web: www.history-museum.org

Hours

Tuesday - Friday
10 AM - 4 PM
Saturday
10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday
1 PM - 5 PM

Admissions

Adults - $3.00 Seniors - $2.00 (age 60+) Children - $2.00 (age 6+)

Museum Type(s)

Staff

Carolyn Payne
phone: 540-342-5724
Linda Van Luik
phone: 540-224-1245
Jeanne Bollendorf
phone: 540-224-1229
Katrina Ross
phone: 540-857-4394
Ryan Dunagan
phone: 540-224-1206
Linda Steele
phone: 540-224-1207
Anna Wallace
phone: 540-342-5770
e-mail:
Sarah Donahue
phone: 540-342-5770
e-mail:
Mandy Belue
phone:
Description

Museum exhibits and research library comprise the largest collection of material in the Roanoke Valley devoted solely to tracing human history. Exhibits offer a glimpse of how life was lived in southwestern Virginia, creating a vivid cultural and educational experience. Rotating exhibits allows the Museum to focus on a variety of people, industries and events that have influenced the development of the region.

Mission

The mission of the History Museum of Western Virginia is to serve as a repository of western Virginia’s history by collecting, preserving, and exhibiting materials related to that history; to educate, entertain and enlighten individuals, families and institutions about the history of western Virginia.

Governance

The History Museum of Western Virginia is a division of the Historical Society of Western Virginia. It is governed by a board of directors.

Library
Access: General Public, Students, Staff Only, Members
Appointment required: Yes
Publications

Newsletter every other month. Journal yearly.

Services
Gift Shop
Exhibitions
Museum Events
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