Current Visiting Museum Exhibits in Hampton Roads

There are so many amazing museums and historical places in our corner of Virginia that it can be hard to keep track of which exhibits are coming and going. This page rounds up the current and upcoming museum exhibits in Hampton Roads, pulled straight from our events calendar. These are the time-limited, visiting exhibits (not the permanent collections). Please check the description for each exhibit when making plans. Not all of them are designed with young children in mind!

Want the bigger picture? Explore our full list of museums and historical places in Hampton Roads.

If you are watching the budget, see our roundup of current discounts on museum admission and memberships, plus how to explore local museums for free with your library card.

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Current Museum Exhibits in Hampton Roads

Visiting exhibits come and go. A permanent collection is usually there for years, but a visiting one might only stay a season. When we add an exhibit from museums and galleries in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News, Hampton, Portsmouth, Suffolk and beyond to our events calendar, it shows up in the list below.

Before you load up the car, look at the museum’s own exhibit page for dates, hours and ticketing. Special exhibitions are sometimes ticketed separately from general admission, and popular ones may use timed entry. A membership or a library card can sometimes help with the cost (our guides to both are linked at the top of this page).

Think about ages, too. Some visiting exhibits are hands-on and made for little ones, while others are quieter, more text-heavy, or better suited to older kids and teens. Homeschool families planning a weekday field trip: our homeschool events in Hampton Roads roundup is worth a look too.

We do our best to keep this list current, but museums change dates and details, and we are not the final say. Please verify with the museum before you go, and find even more to do on our full Hampton Roads events calendar.

Current & Upcoming Exhibits