Location: 415 Academy Drive (off West Main Street or Russell Road) in Abingdon, Virginia.
Directions: From Interstate 81: Exit 17 to Cummings Street, left onto West Main Street, right onto Academy Drive just past Abingdon Police Station. Highway directional signs mark this route. From Highway 19: Left onto Russell Road, right onto Academy Drive.
Admission:
$5 for Adults
$3 for Seniors
Students, Members and Children are free*
*suggested donation
Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday: 10am-5pm
Thursday 10am-9pm
Saturday & Sunday: 1-5pm
Closed Mondays and some holidays
Parking: Free parking is available at the side and back of the Museum. Additional free parking is available in a nearby public parking lot located within easy walking distance. Look for signs.
Accessible Entrance: Located at the rear of the building. From the front, turn left into the alley between the museum and the county office building; parking spaces are located behind and beside the museum. An elevator is located midway down the hall on level one. Wheelchairs are available for use; inquire at the information desk on level two.
Information Desk: Located on level two. Direct questions to the volunteer on duty or to any member of the Museum staff.
Group Tours: Guided tours are available. Please see the Group Tour page under the About tab for more information. Call 276-628-5005 ext. 113 for date availability and to make your reservations.
Facility Rental: Rent an art museum. Call 276-628-5005 ext. 113 for date availability and to make your reservations.
Check out our Visitors
By plotting zip codes we receive with at the Front Desk in the Information Logs, we are able to create a map pinpointing our visitor’s locations! See the small version of the maps below, or click the PDF for a closer view.
MapAList – Zip Codes – Southeast
Programs
Exhibitions: An average of 9 exhibitions are mounted each year, showcasing art of the region and of the world. Exhibitions, which change about every three months, are organized by the Museum’s full-time curatorial staff. Related programming, developed specific to each exhibition, includes artist talks, lectures and symposia, workshops and special events like meditation. Two additional galleries are also available to museum visitors. These are the Student Gallery, which displays works from area schools and colleges, and the Panoramic Gallery which features self-curated shows by local artists.
Arts Education: Classes are offered year-round for both children and adults, and summer art camps are offered each year for ages 4 and up. From basic instruction in drawing, photography, clay or watercolor to more advanced explorations in a variety of media, Museum classes are available for a variety of interests and skill levels. Contact the Education Department for a current schedule.
For school audiences, programs are also available both on-site at the Abingdon museum and directly in the schools through our outreach program. Contact the Education Department to inquire about bookings.
Misc: The Museum also features 4 artist studios, enabling visitors to meet working artists and see art in process, as well as the Looking Glass Museum Store, reference library, research archives, and an outdoor sculpture garden.. The Museum’s permanent collection of regional decorative and folk arts is housed at the Fields-Penn 1860 House Museum, an historic house museum owned by the Town of Abingdon. The Museum’s permanent collection of O. Winston Link photographs is housed at the Washington County Historical Society.
