Hampton University Museum

Founded in 1868 on the campus of Hampton University, the Hampton University Museum is the oldest African-American museum in the United States and the oldest museum in Virginia.

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.

Virginia Air and Space Science Center

Museum

Photo: NASA, Public domain.

The Virginia Air and Space Science Center is a museum and educational facility in Hampton, Virginia that also serves as the visitors center for NASA's Langley Research Center and Langley Air Force Base. Virginia Air and Space Science Center is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Hampton University Museum.

Buckroe Beach Carousel

Carousel

Photo: Jinkster1313, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Buckroe Beach Carousel, also known as Philadelphia Toboggan Company Number Fifty and the Hampton Carousel, is a historic carousel operated by the Hampton History Museum in Hampton, Virginia. Buckroe Beach Carousel is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Hampton University Museum.

Hampton National Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kecoughtan and Phoebus.

Kecoughtan

Neighborhood

In the seventeenth century, Kecoughtan was the name of the settlement now known as Hampton, Virginia. 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.

Phoebus

Suburb

Photo: Kubigula, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Fort Monroe

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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

Hampton University Museum

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Hampton, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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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.

French: “Hampton University Museum”
German: “Hampton University Museum”
Spanish: “Museo de la Universidad Hampton”

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