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The Greater Richmond Convention Center is Virginia's largest exposition and meeting facility. The Center brings hundreds of thousands of visitors into the metropolitan area each year. We invite you to explore the Greater Richmond Convention Center and our vast capabilities. Whether it's large or small - simple or multi-faceted, our customer service and attention to detail will ensure that your event will surpass your every expectation.

The Altria Theater in Richmond, Virginia, United States is a theater at the southwest corner of Monroe Park, the largest venue of Richmond CenterStage's performing arts complex. Formerly known as The Mosque and the Landmark Theater, the Altria Theater was originally built for Shriners of the Acca Temple Shrine.

Serving Virginia, looking out to the world: The development of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts In the midst of the Great Depression, on January 16, 1936, Virginia's political and business leaders bravely demonstrated their faith in the future and their belief in the value of art by opening the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond. The English Renaissance-style headquarters building designed by Peebles and Ferguson Architects of Norfolk barely hinted at the innovative mandate given to the fledgling institution: the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts was to serve as the state's flagship art museum and as the headquarters for an educational network that would bring the best of world art, past and present, to every corner of the commonwealth. The idea of a state-operated art museum in Richmond, and the beginnings of an unusual partnership between private donors and state legislators, actually surfaced long before the new museum was built. In 1919, Judge John Barton Payne, a prominent Virginian who held high offices in law and national politics, donated his entire collection of 50 paintings to the commonwealth. Gifts of art to the state from other donors soon followed, and in 1932 Judge Payne proposed a $100,000 challenge grant to build a museum for this burgeoning public art collection. The challenge was accepted by Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard. He not only helped to raise funds from private donors, but also promoted the use of state revenues to support the new museum's operating expenses. Virginia's General Assembly approved legislation authorizing the museum on March 27, 1934. With additional funds from the Federal Works Projects Administration, Judge Payne's dream became a reality. Building the

Virginia Capitol is a living landmark to American self-government. Since 1788, it has been home to the General Assembly, the oldest legislature continuously operating in the Western Hemisphere. Designed by Thomas Jefferson, the Capitol was the first public building in the New World constructed in the Monumental Classical style; it has served as a prototype for countless capitols, courthouses, municipal buildings, and even churches and residences for more than 200 years.

Kings Dominion is an amusement park in Doswell, Virginia 20 miles north of Richmond and 75 miles south of Washington, DC, off Interstate 95.

The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia is changing its operations, in order to focus all our efforts on our move to the Leigh Street Armory. After April 6, 2013, the Black History Museum will no longer be able to accept walk-in visitors, nor will it conduct tours. “This is all part of the evolution of the Museum in order to better serve the interests of the community,” said Maureen Elgersman Lee, the BlackHistoryMuseum’s executive director. “We have listened to our members, donors, and friends, and we are excited about becoming a more vibrant, engaging, and accessible institution. With our new facility on West Leigh Street, we will have even more space for exhibitions, programming and community meetings. We will return to the community as the Commonwealth’s premiere center for African-American history and culture.” The Museum expects renovations to be complete in late 2014, with a grand opening in February 2015.