Beth Ahabah Museum & Archives

Beth Ahabah Museum & Archives The Beth Ahabah Museum & Archives is THE place for Jewish history in Richmond, Virginia. Beth Ahabah (House of Love) is the successor to Kahal Kadosh (K.K.)

The Beth Ahabah Museum & Archives is Richmond's museum of Jewish history, art and culture. Located in the historic Fan District, the Museum & Archives is housed in an early 20th century row house adjacent to the 1904 sanctuary of Congregation Beth Ahabah. Beth Shalome, the sixth Jewish congregation in the nation. The Museum & Archives houses an invaluable collection of documents, portraits, photo

graphs, paintings and objects that provides a window to the lives, loves, contributions, defeats and triumphs of Jewish Richmonders since the days of the American Revolution. The archival collection includes the congregational records of K.K. Beth Shalome, est. 1789, and Congregation Beth Ahabah, est. 1841, along with the records of many of Richmond's Jewish organizations, families and individuals.

We spent the first few months of 2026 putting together our new exhibit, "Rituals of the Jewish Life Cycle." Please come ...
04/29/2026

We spent the first few months of 2026 putting together our new exhibit, "Rituals of the Jewish Life Cycle."
Please come by and visit! We'd love to see you!

We at Beth Ahabah Museum and Archives are devastated to hear about the very sudden death of Bill Martin. For decades we'...
12/30/2025

We at Beth Ahabah Museum and Archives are devastated to hear about the very sudden death of Bill Martin. For decades we've had a wonderful partnership with the The Valentine fostered by Bill and the dedicated staff at both institutions. Losing him is such a blow to the Jewish community and the Richmond community as a whole.
He will be greatly missed and we send our deepest condolences to his family and friends.
May his memory be a blessing and a call to love and appreciate the history of our beautiful city.

As Richmond continues to mourn the sudden death of Valentine Director Bill Martin, we're resharing our profile feature on him from last year, when the "Museum Dean" was named our 2024 Richmonder of the Year for all of his amazing work shepherding the city toward a better tomorrow. Link in comments.

Showcasing the holidays of Sukkot and Simchat Torah! One of the most interesting items shown here is the Etrog box from ...
10/06/2025

Showcasing the holidays of Sukkot and Simchat Torah! One of the most interesting items shown here is the Etrog box from 18th century Austria!

The set-up for Religious School covered Shabbat and the items we might use. A challah plate, challah covers, Kiddush cup...
09/25/2025

The set-up for Religious School covered Shabbat and the items we might use. A challah plate, challah covers, Kiddush cups, and Shabbat candlesticks.
The objects don't need to be fancy to have a deep and important meaning!

Welcome to our finished library! We have prayerbooks, books on Jewish art, encyclopedias, and Jewish history both intern...
09/02/2025

Welcome to our finished library! We have prayerbooks, books on Jewish art, encyclopedias, and Jewish history both internationally and from almost every state in the U.S. We also have books from local Jewish authors! While our books are reference only, you are free to come by to read and research.
Our library is nestled within our new gallery space at 1121 W. Franklin St.
We'd love to see you!

08/28/2025

Summer is coming to a close and we will be going back to our regular hours in September!
Sunday-Thursday 10am-3pm
We will be closed Monday September 1st for Labor Day.

Send a message to learn more

06/18/2025

We have moved!! Please come visit our new gallery space at 1121 W. Franklin St!
Our Summer hours are now Mon-Fri 10am-3pm.

Send a message to learn more

Keep summer going with this super cute bundle! (The butterflies are magnets!)
08/04/2024

Keep summer going with this super cute bundle! (The butterflies are magnets!)

We've got some cool items to highlight our sanctuary right here in our gift shop! Come on by and check it out!
07/23/2024

We've got some cool items to highlight our sanctuary right here in our gift shop!
Come on by and check it out!

Always a pleasure to bring over items from the collection to Congregation Beth Ahabah! It's so fun to see everyone inter...
10/12/2022

Always a pleasure to bring over items from the collection to Congregation Beth Ahabah! It's so fun to see everyone interact the items and ask questions!

A wonderful and fun start to the new year!
10/03/2022

A wonderful and fun start to the new year!

Address

1121 W Franklin Street
Richmond, VA
23220

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 3pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm
Sunday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

+18043532668

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