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.
Museums
editName | Neighborhood | Type | Note | Reference |
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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
edit- Blenko Glass Visitor Center and Museum, in Milton, West Virginia
- Ceredo Museum, in Ceredo, West Virginia
- Daughters of the American Revolution Toll House Museum, in Barboursville, West Virginia
- Highlands Museum and Discovery Center, in Ashland, Kentucky
- Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins House, in Lesage, West Virginia
- Z. D. Ramsdell House, in Ceredo, West Virginia
References
edit- ^ a b c "School of Art & Design Art Galleries". Marshall University.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Heritage Farm - Museums". Heritage Farm Museum and Village.
- ^ McClanahan, Gilbert (July 24, 2024). "Local leaders celebrate the opening of the Huntington Children's Museum". WCHS. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Gillispie, John (11 October 2010). "Huntington Museum of Art". e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Huntington Museum of Art". HMOA.org. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ [1] official website. 1 January 2017.
- ^ "About Us - Safety Town". 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ DELANCEY, SEAN (2018-10-22). "Safety Town reaches fundraising goal with strange worldwide help". WCHS. Retrieved 2024-08-15.