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Hampton University Museum

Founded in 1868 on the campus of , the Hampton University Museum is the oldest African-American museum in the and the oldest museum in Virginia.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Saturday: noon—4:00 PM
  • Email: museum@hamptonu.edu
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Museum in Hampton, Virginia
  • Address: 14 Frissell Avenue, Hampton, 23668

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Virginia Air and Space Science Center and Buckroe Beach Carousel.

Museum
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The is a museum and educational facility in that also serves as the visitors center for NASA's and Langley Air Force Base. is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Hampton University Museum.

Carousel
Photo: Jinkster1313, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Philadelphia Toboggan Company Number Fifty and the Hampton Carousel, is a historic carousel operated by the Hampton History Museum in . is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Hampton University Museum.

Cemetery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a United States National Cemetery in the city of . It encompasses 27.1 acres, and as of 2014, had over 30,000 interments. is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Hampton University Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kecoughtan and Phoebus.

Neighborhood
In the seventeenth century, was the name of the settlement now known as . In the early twentieth century, it was also the name of a town nearby in Elizabeth City County. It was annexed into the City of Newport News in 1927.

Suburb
Photo: Kubigula, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a formerly incorporated town now part of the present-day city of , on the Virginia Peninsula. In 1900, it was named in honor of local businessman Harrison , who is credited with convincing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to extend its tracks to the town from Newport News.

Quarter
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is a former military installation in , at , the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States. It is currently managed by partnership between the Authority for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the National Park Service, and the city of Hampton as the National Monument. is situated 2 miles southeast of Hampton University Museum.

Hampton University Museum

Latitude
37.02119° or 37° 1′ 16″ north
Longitude
-76.33947° or 76° 20′ 22″ west
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Operator
Hampton University
Open location code
87952MC6+F6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 388346837
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
6341360
Wiki­data ID
Q20180409
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Hampton University Museum” goes by many names.

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