Current Visiting Museum Exhibits in Hampton Roads
There are so many amazing museums and historical locations in Virginia, it can be hard to keep track of when exhibits are coming and going. This list includes current and upcoming exhibits (not permanent – but time-limited, visiting exhibits) in the Hampton Roads area museums. Please note, not all of these exhibits are designed with young children in mind!Â
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HAMPTON
The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center (Hampton)
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-6pm.
Cost: Free
- 2024 Hampton Arts League Member Exhibition
Dates: February 3 – March 30, 2024 - A Dramatic Land: Photographs of Ireland by Glen McClure
Dates: February 3 – March 30, 2024 - Hampton City Schools Youth Art Exhibition
Dates: March 1 – 29, 2024 - Renewal Outdoor/Indoor Sculpture Exhibition
Dates: April 20 – August 24, 2024
Chris Kraft: Hampton’s Unlikely Space Hero at the Hampton History Museum (Hampton)
Dates:Â Opening February 29, 2024. Open daily 9am-5pm.
Cost: Included with museum admission
HCS Create 2024 High School Art Show at Hampton Convention Center (Hampton)
Dates:Â April 1-28, 2024. Open Monday thru Friday 8am-5pm.
Cost: FREE
NEWPORT NEWS
TreeHouses at Virginia Living Museum (Newport News)
Dates:Â January 27 – May 5, 2024. Open daily 9am-5pm.
Cost: Included with museum admission
World of Shapes: A Solo Exhibition by Dathan Kane at CAN Offsite Gallery (Newport News)
Dates:Â March 30 – July 6, 2024. Open daily 9am-5pm.
Cost: Free
Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center (Newport News)
Hours: Monday thru Friday from 10am-5pm, Saturday from 10am-4pm
Cost: Free
Mary M Torggler Center (Newport News)
Hours: Tuesdays thru Saturday from 10am-5pm, Sundays from noon-5pm
Cost: Free
- Benjamin Wigfall & Communications Village
Dates: November 4, 2023 – March 24, 2024 - Bio-Myths: Photographs by Nakeya Brown
Dates: November 4, 2023 – March 24, 2024 - The Guiding Hand: Torah Pointers from The Barr Collection
Dates: January 20 – March 24, 2024 - A Grand Menagerie: The Sculpture of Anna Hyatt Huntington
Dates: April 20 – October 6, 2024
NORFOLK
We Demand: Women’s Suffrage in Virginia Traveling Exhibit at the Jordan-Newby Anchor Branch at Broad Creek (Norfolk)
Dates:Â March 4 – April 13, 2024. Mondays thru Saturdays during library hours.
Cost:Â Free
MacArthur Memorial (Norfolk)
Dates: Tuesdays thru Saturdays from 10am-5pm.
Cost: FREE
- The Price of Unpreparedness: POWs in the Philippines during World War II
Dates: NOW – March 3, 2025 - The Paintings of Mary Maynard
Dates: NOW – May 21, 2024
Barry Art Museum (Norfolk)
Hours: Monday – Closed, Tuesday – Friday 11am-5pm. Weekends 12-5pm
- Martha Chase: Progressive Kindness
Dates: January 30 – July 28, 2024 - Message in a Bottle: Picturing Maritime Culture in Hampton Roads
Dates: April 12 – December 30, 2024
Chrysler Museum (Norfolk)
Hours: Tuesdays thru Saturday from 10am-5pm, Sundays from noon-5pm
Cost: Free
- Charles Atlas: Selected Videos 1987–2015
Dates: NOW – March 24, 2024 - Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm
Dates: NOW – April 7, 2024
d’Art Center (Norfolk)
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday from 10am-5pm. Thursday from 10am-7pm.
Cost: Free
- Nature Homage: A National Juried Exhibition of Artworks Featuring Animals and Insects
Dates: March 16 – April 13, 2024 - Flourish: A National Juried Exhibition of Floral and Botanical Artworks During NFK’s Historic Garden Week
Dates: April 20 – May 11, 2024
Gordon Art Galleries at ODU (Norfolk)
Hours are Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-4pm.
Cost: Free and open to the public
- Paintings from the Porch: Works by Jake McCord
Dates: January 12 – May 4, 2024 - Sam Bartlett: Low Stakes, Plywood Cutouts & Everyday Comix
Dates: February 3 – May 6, 2024 - 2024 Juried Student Exhibition
Dates: March 1 – April 6, 2024
Norfolk Arts Offsite Gallery (Norfolk)
Hours: MacArthur Center hours
- Hard Candy – An Introspective Journey of an American Woman
Dates: March 22 – May 10, 2024
PORTSMOUTH
The Pigeon Comes To Portsmouth: A Mo Willems Exhibit at Children’s Museum of VA (Portsmouth)
Dates: February 3 – May 5, 2024. Wednesdays thru Sundays from 10am-4pm.
Cost: Included in museum admission
The Life & Legacy of the Marquis de Lafayette Traveling Exhibit at Lightship Museum (Portsmouth)
Dates: NOW thru April 28, 2024. Wednesdays thru Sundays from 9am-4pm.
Cost: Included in museum admission
Shaun the Sheep Exhibit at Children’s Museum of VA (Portsmouth)
Dates: June 1-25, 2024. Wednesdays thru Sundays from 9am-4pm.
Cost: Included in museum admission
Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center (Portsmouth)
Wednesday – Sunday 10am-4pm.
Cost: Varies by events & exhibits. Free with museum membership/admission.
- Blow Up II: Inflatable Contemporary Art
Dates: February 24 – May 5, 2024
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum (Portsmouth)
Wednesday – Saturday 10am-4pm, Sundays 12-4pm.
Admission by donation.
SUFFOLK
Suffolk Sister Cities International 35th Annual Student Showcase at Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts (Suffolk)
Dates: February 29 – March 23, 2024. Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-4pm
Exhibit of Excellence: Suffolk Student Art 2024 at Suffolk Art Gallery (Suffolk)
Dates: February 6 – March 1, 2024. Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm, and Sunday, from 1-5pm.
The Life and Legacy of the Marquis De Lafayette at Suffolk Visitor Center (Suffolk)
Dates: NOW – March 15, 2024. Open daily 9am-5pm.
40th Annual Juried Photography Exhibit at Suffolk Art Gallery (Suffolk)
Dates: March 9 – April 19, 2024. Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm, and Sunday, from 1-5pm.
VIRGINIA BEACH
Bomber Jackets: The Painted Jacket Art of World War II at Military Aviation Museum (Virginia Beach)
Dates: November 18, 2023 thru 2024
Cost: Free
Rainforest Adventure at Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center (Virginia Beach)
Dates:Â NOW – April 28, 2024. Open daily 9am-5pm.
Cost: Included with museum admission
The Recipe at Sandler Center Art Gallery (Virginia Beach)
Dates: NOW – March 2024
Virginia Beach Arts Center (Virginia Beach)
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11am-4pm.
Cost: Free
- Fabulous Forgeries
Dates: February 2 – February 25, 2024 - Exploring Textures
Dates: ​March 1 – 31, 2024
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (Virginia Beach)
Hours: Thursdays 10am–8pm, Friday–Sunday 10am–4pm.
Cost: Free
- Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature’s Underworld
Dates: February 9 – July 9, 2024 - Spencer Tinkham: Witness
Dates: February 9 – July 9, 2024
YORKTOWN
Gallery at York Hall (Yorktown)
Hours: January – March Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10am-1pm. April thru December: Tuesday – Saturday 10am-4pm. Sunday 1-4pm.
Cost: Free
- Mixed Media Exhibit
Dates: January – March 2024
On the Hill Gallery at Yorktown Arts Foundation (Yorktown)
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 11am-5pm. Sunday 12-5pm.
- Camera to Canvas Exhibit
Dates: April 2 – May 18, 2024 - Member Show
Dates: July 2024
Looking for our List of Local Museums and Historical Places? CLICK HERE.
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Sam Bartlett: Low Stakes, Plywood Cutouts & Everyday Comix
SOLID GROUND: New Works from the Ceramic Design Association
The Guiding Hand: The Barr Foundation Collection of Torah Pointers