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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, photographs, 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.

08/20/2026

Today we mourn the passing of a truly wonderful man and an absolute mensch. Rabbi Dennis Beck-Berman, may your memory be a blessing.

Excited to see Beth Ahabah Museum and Archives mentioned in this article! Come and visit! We'd love to see you!
06/05/2026

Excited to see Beth Ahabah Museum and Archives mentioned in this article! Come and visit! We'd love to see you!

Summer is upon us, and with it comes the desire to get out of the house and do something fun.

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.

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1121 W Franklin Street
Richmond, VA
23220

Opening Hours

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

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+18043532668

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