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List of museums in Huntington, West Virginia

This list of museums in Huntington, West Virginia encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are university and non-profit art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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See also: List of museums in West Virginia

Museums

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Name Neighborhood Type Note Reference
Birke Art Gallery Marshall University Art Art gallery displaying Marshall University student's work. [1]
C. Fred Edwards Conservatory Ritter Park Science Largest conservatory in West Virginia, located next to Huntington Museum of Art
Central City Museum Old Central City History History museum focusing on Appalachian history and culture.
Charles W. and Norma C. Carrol Gallery Marshall University Art Art gallery displaying Marshall University student's work. [1]
Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society Indoor Railroad Museum Downtown Transportation History museum focusing on rail transportation and Collis P. Huntington
Heritage Farm Children’s Activity Museum Harvey Town Children's Activity Children's Activity museum focusing on Appalachian history and culture, within the Heritage Farm Museum [2]
Heritage Farm Country Store Museum Harvey Town Business History museum focusing on Appalachian history and culture, within the Heritage Farm Museum [2]
Heritage Farm Heritage Museum Harvey Town History History museum focusing on Appalachian history and culture, within the Heritage Farm Museum [2]
Heritage Farm Industry Museum Harvey Town Industry History museum focusing on Appalachian history and culture, within the Heritage Farm Museum [2]
Heritage Farm Progress Museum Harvey Town History History museum focusing on Appalachian history and culture, within the Heritage Farm Museum [2]
Heritage Farm Schoolhouse Museum Harvey Town History History museum focusing on Appalachian history and culture, within the Heritage Farm Museum [2]
Heritage Farm Transportation Museum Harvey Town Transportation History museum focusing on Appalachian history and culture, within the Heritage Farm Museum [2]
Huntington Children's Museum Old Central City Children's Activity General children's activity museum. [3]
Huntington Museum of Art Ritter Park Art General fine art museum, the largest museum between Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Richmond. [4][5]
Huntington Railroad Museum Old Central City Transportation History museum focusing on railroad transportation and trains
Marshall University Geology Museum Marshall University Geology Geology museum focusing on Appalachia.
Marshall University One-Room Schoolhouse Marshall University History History museum focusing on Appalachia.
Museum of Radio and Technology Harvey Town Technology History museum focusing on electronic communication and entertainment and includes hands-on exhibits. [6]
Pneumatic Gallery Downtown Art Art gallery displaying Marshall University student's work. [1]
Safety Town Old Central City Children's Activity Children's activity museum, focused on road safety, built to resemble a miniature town. [7][8]
Sloane Square Gallery Old Central City Art Art gallery focusing on Appalachian culture.
Thomas Carroll House Guyandotte History A history museum focusing on the American Civil War.
Touma Medical Museum Downtown Medical History museum that contains more than 2,800 medical artifacts, including a medical library, owned by Marshall University

Other museums in the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "School of Art & Design Art Galleries". Marshall University.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Heritage Farm - Museums". Heritage Farm Museum and Village.
  3. ^ McClanahan, Gilbert (July 24, 2024). "Local leaders celebrate the opening of the Huntington Children's Museum". WCHS. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Gillispie, John (11 October 2010). "Huntington Museum of Art". e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Huntington Museum of Art". HMOA.org. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  6. ^ [1] official website. 1 January 2017.
  7. ^ "About Us - Safety Town". 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  8. ^ DELANCEY, SEAN (2018-10-22). "Safety Town reaches fundraising goal with strange worldwide help". WCHS. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
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