The Poe Museum – Richmond, VA
WEBSubmissions Due: April 30th, 2024 at 11:59pm Calling all young poets! Celebrate National Poetry Month with the Poe Museum by writing a…
Poe’s Complete Works
WEBThe Balloon Hoax. Berenice. The Black Cat. Bon-Bon (The Bargain Lost) The Cask of Amontillado. The Colloquy of Monos and Una. The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion (The Destruction of the World) A Decided Loss (Loss of Breath) A …
Visit - Edgar Allan Poe Museum
WEBThe Poe museum is accessible to persons with disabilities. We do have historic buildings with some limitations but please call ahead with specific questions about how we can accommodate your needs and prepare for your visit. Service animals are welcome on the museum grounds and in the buildings. Advanced notice to warn our resident felines is ...
About The Poe Museum
WEBThe Poe Museum began over a century ago when an Edgar Allan Poe collector and researcher named James Howard Whitty and a group of literary enthusiasts met in Poe’s hometown of Richmond, Virginia to create the state’s first monument to a writer. Established in 1906 as the Poe Memorial Association, this organization failed to generate enough ...
Events from September 18 – December 7 - Edgar Allan Poe Museum
WEBThe Crooked Creek Misfits and Rachel Dunaway & Friends Sponsored by The Veil Brewing Company, join us on Thursday, September 26th from 6-9 PM for the Poe Museum's Poe Down UnHappy Hour! Admission tickets will also be available for purchase at the door. Email Nicole Coppino at nicole@poemuseum.org for media inquiries or any additional …
Research, Images and Library - Edgar Allan Poe Museum
WEBResearch, Images and Library. As the international center for Poe studies, the Poe Museum has the world’s largest collection of Poe memorabilia, ephemera, and artifacts. The Poe Museum holds more of Edgar Allan Poe’s possessions than any other institution. Researchers can access the museum’s renowned collection of first editions ...
Poe Museum’s Collection Grows
WEBPoe Museum’s Collection Grows. December 17, 2014. It all began with a high school yearbook. Believe it or not, the Edgar Allan Poe Museum’s world renowned collection of Poe artifacts and memorabilia began in 1921 with the donation of a 1917 Collegiate School yearbook containing a parody of “The Raven.”. Since then, thousands more items ...
Poe Timeline - Edgar Allan Poe Museum
WEBFebruary 5, 2022. October 1824: A fifteen-year-old Edgar Allan Poe was a part of a Junior Honor Color Guard that led Revolutionary War General Marquis De Lafayette around Richmond. Lafayette and Poe stopped at a home on Main Street to visit the Ege family, who had assisted in the revolution. 98 years later, that home would become the Poe Museum
Museum Brings Poe’s Poem to Life
WEBMuseum Brings Poe’s Poem to Life. Countless artists have been inspired to translate Edgar Allan Poe’s works into visual art, music, sculpture, film, ballet, and opera; but few know his works have inspired landscape gardens. This will be no surprise to those who have read his short story “The Domain of Arnheim” or his many poems ...
Education & Programs at the Poe Museum
WEBThe Poe Museum offers educational tours and programs for students of all grade levels. We incorporate the subjects of English, American literature, and U.S. and local history through the context of Edgar Allan Poe’s life and literary work. See our School Group Tours and Programs. Adult Groups.