Been a cold few days...very cold in fact. On Valentines Day in fact it snowed and the city dealt with that on Monday morning. Anyhow on Saturday before I went to the Virginia Historical Society. Richmond has a lot of museums, this one covers the wide range of Virginia history.
It has been reworked and in fact was closed for a year. I like what they have done with it though and remains one of my favorite museums in the city. A perfect place to spend a few hours on a bone chilling Richmond day.
This Statue outside the museum is called War Horse. It was dedicated to the 1.5 million horses killed during the Civil War.
I have posted photos of the museum in other blogs here but there is a lot to see from the very early history of Virginia to modern. Always something new to see...I noticed Patrick Henry's eyeglasses and a life mask of George Washington during this visit. Of course there is a lot of Civil War items and many of them are very interesting. Admission is free still and if you are in the area it is well worth a visit.
Right next door is the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Like the Virginia Historical Society admission is free though some special events can draw an admission charge. There was a special display of art works by Rodin which brought in a huge crowd to the museum, but the rest of the galleries (and there are many on three levels) are free. It is a very fine museum and once again is one of my favorite museums in the area. The fact that two very good ones are side by side is a huge plus.
Many displays there including this mummy mask which is the big item and jars which were used to hold internal organs prior to making a mummy. Got a kick out of that cause jars such as that were a big part of the movie "The Mummy" which I saw on Sunday night.
Anyhow a great time. Though the last few weeks have been sort of nasty here (we had one remarkable snow storm a few weeks ago) starting to get signs of Spring. Spring is a fantastic time here in Richmond, and it is just a few days away. Hopefully winter is winding down at last !
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