Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

Overview

The Museum

Designed by Michael Graves & Associates, the 50,000-square-foot Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (MSV) anchors a regional history museum complex that also includes the Glen Burnie Historic House and six acres of spectacular gardens.

 

Note

The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley is open year-round; the historic house and gardens are open seasonally March-November.

 

Quickfact

You can easily spend the better part of a day touring the museum complex; find out more about planning your museum visit.

The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley museum campus takes its name from this impressive structure designed by Michael Graves & Associates.

The museum houses four major gallery spaces, including the Shenandoah Valley Gallery, where objects, state-of-the-art multi-media presentations, and dioramas help Valley history come alive. In addition to its collection of Valley objects, the museum showcases two outstanding Valley collections. The Julian Wood Glass Jr. Gallery presents fine art and antiques, including paintings by such names as John Constable, Thomas Gainsborough, and James Whistler. More than fifty artists are represented in this collection.

Equally fascinating is the R. Lee Taylor Miniatures Gallery of exactly furnished miniature rooms and houses. The work of more than seventy miniatures artisans is presented in this collection that charms adults and children alike.

The Changing Exhibition Gallery presents a new exhibition every three to six months. An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia-Surviving War will be on view in this gallery from February 10 through June 10, 2012. The gallery is now closed for the installation of this exhibition.

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