The Poe Museum

The Poe Museum Richmond's Poe Museum is dedicated to illuminating Poe for everyone, evermore.
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Explore the world's finest collection of Edgar Allan Poe's manuscripts, letters, first editions, memorabilia and personal belongings.

Check out the latest blog post, “Discovering Elizabeth Ellet: Fox, Ellet, and Spiritualism of the 19th Century,” on our ...
05/30/2026

Check out the latest blog post, “Discovering Elizabeth Ellet: Fox, Ellet, and Spiritualism of the 19th Century,” on our website!

The Poe Museum is on Substack! ✅Subscribe and stay up to date on our latest posts. You can subscribe in our linktree or ...
05/27/2026

The Poe Museum is on Substack! ✅Subscribe and stay up to date on our latest posts. You can subscribe in our linktree or find us at

05/20/2026

We hope you come visit us soon! There are no ghosts here hahahhahahhahhh……..

Join us on June 15th and 17th for a Professional Development Workshop! We are offering one virtual and one in-person wor...
05/19/2026

Join us on June 15th and 17th for a Professional Development Workshop!
We are offering one virtual and one in-person workshop. Registration is free but required! Spots are limited. SIgn up at the link in our bio!

Introducing Anything Prose, an open mic hour at the Poe Museum on June 28th!📚📝Sign up at the link in bio to read your or...
05/15/2026

Introducing Anything Prose, an open mic hour at the Poe Museum on June 28th!📚📝
Sign up at the link in bio to read your original poetry or short fiction. Registration to read is free but required. Spaces limited. Be sure to read the terms of participation before signing up.

184 years ago, A Descent into the Maelström was published. It first appeared in the May edition of Graham’s Magazine.
05/13/2026

184 years ago, A Descent into the Maelström was published. It first appeared in the May edition of Graham’s Magazine.

“The Mother’s Chamber” in the Ellis House. This image appears on page 92 of Hervey Allen’s 1926 biography of Edgar Allan...
05/10/2026

“The Mother’s Chamber” in the Ellis House.

This image appears on page 92 of Hervey Allen’s 1926 biography of Edgar Allan Poe entitled Israfel. It depicts the room in which Poe’s foster mother Frances Allan slept while Poe and the Allans were living with Allan’s business partner Charles Ellis in 1820.

Join us on May 13 from 6:00-6:45pm for our Short Story Club, a low-commitment literary gathering designed for the busy r...
05/05/2026

Join us on May 13 from 6:00-6:45pm for our Short Story Club, a low-commitment literary gathering designed for the busy reader who may not be able to commit to reading a new book every month. Each meeting we will explore one Poe short story paired with a complementary piece by another author. Registration is free but required. You can register in our Instagram bio or on our website!
📚We will be reading “The Island of the Fay” (1841) by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Five Boons of Life” by Mark Twain (1902).

Join us for 3 hours of peace and music at the Poe Stock UnHappy Hour on Thursday, May 28th from 6-9PM. Let the psychedel...
05/01/2026

Join us for 3 hours of peace and music at the Poe Stock UnHappy Hour on Thursday, May 28th from 6-9PM. Let the psychedelic sounds of and bring you to a higher vibrational plane where you can groove the night away. Chill out and sip some brews from , or choose from an assortment of wines. Keep the good times rolling with traditional or plant-based southern cuisine from
🎟️Get your tickets at the link in our bio or on our website!

Did you know that only 12 copies are believed to exist of the original printing of Poe’s Tamerlane? It is considered one...
04/29/2026

Did you know that only 12 copies are believed to exist of the original printing of Poe’s Tamerlane?
It is considered one of the rarest of first editions in American literature. Its rarity was recognized in 1925, when the Saturday Evening Post ran an article titled “Have You A Tamerlane in Your Attic”? After the article ran, a woman in Worcester, Massachusetts named Ada S. Dodd searched and found a copy, prompting others to search their attics, bookshelves, and storage trunks. In 1988, another copy was found in an antiques barn and purchased for only $15. Later that year, it was sold at auction for $198,000.

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1914 E Main Street
Richmond, VA
23223

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Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

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(804) 648-5523

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