Adventure outside of the Virginia Beach area to check out these amazing museums!
Chrysler Museum of Art
1 Memorial Place, Norfolk • 757-664-6200 • Website
Combining the love of art and people, the Chrysler Museum of Art offers a variety of exhibits, collections, programs and events that truly set them apart from any other art museum.
Features:
- Temporary and permanent exhibitions
- Online and print collections
- Tours, classes and workshops
- Lectures and talks
The Chrysler Museum of Art’s Glass Studio:
- Offers classes and workshops for all skill levels (Glassblowing, Flameworking, Solid Working, Sandcasting, Glass Fusing, Coldworking and Kilncasting)
- Third Thursday— Live music, cash bar and glass art
- Vestibule— Changing Exhibition Space
- Studio Rentals
- Private Lessons
Nauticus
1 Waterside Drive, Norfolk • 757-664-1000 • Website
Nauticus is a science and technology center focusing on the economic, naval and nautical power of the sea. With one its most well known features being the Battleship Wisconsin.
Features:
- Changing and permanent exhibits
- Hands-on exhibits
- National-caliber traveling exhibits
- Digital High Definition and 3D films on a giant screen
- Sharks
- Hampton Roads Naval Museum
- Interior Tours
Special programs and activities include:
- Five exciting summer camps
- Guided Command and Control Tour
- Fantail Film Festival
- Girl and Boy Scout events
- Junior Scientists Club
Norfolk Southern Museum
3 Commercial Place, Norfolk • 800-667-3655 • Website
At the Norfolk Southern Museum, you can discover a variety of historical items and colorful heritage. The Norfolk Southern Museum is free and open to the public.
Features:
- Close up view of 900-pound Railroad Coupler
- Sit in a locomotive simulator
- Historical exhibits
- Artifacts
- Civil War era track
- Vintage hand tools
- Diagrams to teach hand signals to railroad trainees
