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Hours to Visit:
Closed Tuesdays
M, W & Weekend 10 am - 4pm
Thursday & Friday 11am-5pm
129 Caroline Street,
Orange, Virginia 22960
Call Us: (540) 672-1776

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B. Sullivan
Mar 26, 2024
English Tea Caddy
We have this simple, yet lovely, tea caddy in our Collection. Structurally, it is a simple box of 12" x 6" x 6". There are no handles...


B. Sullivan
Feb 21, 2024
Textiles: Antebellum, 1823.
While creating our "Black History" exhibit (opened 2/5/2015), I enjoyed going through the Museum's coverlets and other textiles. There...


B. Sullivan
Feb 6, 2024
Cucumber/Torpedo Ballast-Style Bottle
There are probably as many different kinds of bottles as there are types of trees. I was both enthralled and aghast at the varieties. ...


B. Sullivan
Jan 9, 2024
Running of the Rings
At the James Madison Museum, we have much more beyond our in-depth exhibit about James Madison; that’s why we added the phrase “of Orange...


B. Sullivan
Feb 15, 2023
“Any color the customer wants, as long as it’s black.” Henry Ford
(All images are the 1924 Model T donated by Tex Webb.) With regard to the color of the Model T's (1919 - 1925), Henry Ford is quoted for...


B. Sullivan
Nov 3, 2022
I'll connect you...
We've very recently received a donation from Robbie Colvin of the original phone switchboard of the President Madison Inn (James Madison...


B. Sullivan
Feb 26, 2022
We're Almost There!!!
We are on schedule for the beginning of construction in March! Check out our "Charters of Freedom" tab and visit New tab...


B. Sullivan
Dec 15, 2021
I'm baaaack!
Today, December 15th, is my second day back at the museum. Had a bit of a health scare but surgery was successful and no bad news for...


B. Sullivan
Oct 15, 2021
Artist John Murray Exhibition
John Murray studied painting and sculpture at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Upon graduation, he worked in the Bureau of Printing...


B. Sullivan
Jun 26, 2021
Bathing Fashion Reflects Society's Rules
History, as a study, is multi-faceted; interconnecting societal structure with economics, fashions, food, etiquette, architecture, art,...
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