CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART
One Memorial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510 Directions
Since 1933
Here’s The Deal:
Chrysler Museum of Art is an art museum on the boundary between downtown and the Ghent district of Norfolk, Virginia. The Museum is one of America’s most renowned mid-sized art museums, with a nationally recognized collection of more than 30,000 objects, including one of the significant glass collections in America. The Perry Glass Studio offers programming for aspiring and master artists alike in various processes, including fusing, glassblowing, coldworking, flameworking, and neon. In addition, the Chrysler Museum of Art administers the Jean Outland Chrysler Art Library and the Moses Myers House. They bring people and art together through experiences that delight, inspire, and inform. General admission is free at all venues.
SPECIALTY:
Exhibitions, Historic Houses, Guided Tours, Lectures, Films, Concerts, Naval, Military Heritage, Family Days, Library, Travel Programs & Publications
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NAUTICUS
One Waterside Drive, Norfolk, VA 23510 Directions
Since 1988
Here’s The Deal:
Nauticus is a maritime-themed museum and science center located on the downtown waterfront in Norfolk, Virginia. This place is a contemporary museum that uses the natural setting of Norfolk's harbor to exhibit global maritime commerce and the world's most oversized Navy. The museum includes the Battleship Wisconsin and fun; interactive exhibits focused on the marine world and environment. The maritime exhibits, including aquaria, a horseshoe crab touch tank, Science On a Sphere, a shark lab, NOAA exhibits, and a weather station. The shark lab is home to four sharks of three different species. There are two male white-spotted bamboo sharks, one male epaulette shark, and one female brown-banded bamboo shark. They also feature hands-on shows, interactive theaters, digital high-definition films, and extensive educational programs.
SPECIALTY:
Historical Place, History Museum, Ships, Sights and Landmarks, The Battleship, Wisconsin Exhibits, Interior Battleship Tours, Overnights, Battleship Desktop Wallpaper, Homeschool Day, Mid-Atlantic Rov Competition, Escape Ship Captain’s Challenge, Schooner Virginia, Exhibits, Digital Hi-Def, 3D Films, Scavenger Hunt & Camps
Price: Admission
Adults $15.95, Children (Ages 4-12) $11.50, Seniors (Age 55 and Up) and AAA Adults $14.95 & Military Adults (Active Duty with ID) $12.95
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HARRISON OPERA HOUSE
160 West Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23510 Directions
Since 1943
Here’s The Deal:
Harrison Opera House, also known as the Edythe C. and Stanley L. Harrison Opera House, is the traditional home of the Virginia Opera in the Neon District of Downtown Norfolk on the boundary of the Ghent Square neighborhood. The opera house is named after Edythe Harrison and Stanley, an earlier member of the Virginia House of Delegates and founding president of the Virginia Opera. They built as a public works auditorium; this place served as a venue for World War II USO shows. The theater had a seating capacity of 1,632. The building initially contained both the USO/Center Theater and the adjoining former Norfolk Municipal Auditorium, which now serves as storage and managerial space for the Virginia Opera.
SPECIALTY:
Buildings and Structures, Theatres, Seating Charts, Music venues, Group Sales, Box Office, Chrysler Hall/Open Air Events, Weddings, Private Events, Promoters & Preferred Caterers