Wytheville Museums

05/29/2026

The last day of the school year! One of the last museum education programs was on honeybees at our observation honeybee hive in the Thomas J. Boyd Museum. Kindergarten students from Spiller Elementary learned about the importance of honeybees and observed the bees in their hive!
Hope all Wythe County students, teachers and school staff have a great summer! The Town of Wytheville Department of Museums education staff will see you in the fall!

05/27/2026

From Memorial Day (May 25) to Labor Day (Sept 7), active duty military personnel and their families get FREE admission to the Town of Wytheville Dept of Museums! Our museums are Blue Star Museums - program presented by the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families. Our museums (Haller-Gibboney Rock House, Thomas J. Boyd, Great Lakes to Florida Highway and Wythe County Decorative Arts) are open Wednesday-Friday, 10 am - 4 pm (closed for lunch 12-1)

05/19/2026

It's Almost Time For BABA! The annual Bands, Arts, Bourbon & Ale Festival is Saturday, June 6, 2-8 PM, at The Homestead, 1125 Tazewell Street, Wytheville. FREE gate admission - there will be food and drink to purchase. For a $15 donation to our museum education programming, get a wristband to purchase from breweries, distillaries and wineries - and get your first drink FREE! Parking is at adjacent Wytheville Visitors Center, 975 Tazewell Street and free shuttle from town municipal parking lot, 150 East Monroe Street. Come enjoy some great music and good food and some of the best bourbon and craft ale in the region!

05/19/2026

International Museum Day

Today, on International Museum Day, the Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum is proud to partner with the Town of Wytheville Museums and Wythe Training School Cultural Center to celebrate our shared history and the future we can build together through empathy and respect.

This year’s theme, “Museums Uniting a Divided World,” highlights the powerful role museums play in rebuilding connections across generations, communities, and cultures. Museums are spaces where stories are preserved and shared, where voices are heard, and where meaningful connections are made.

They remind us not only of our past, but of what we have in common and the importance of working together toward a stronger, more understanding future.
We invite you to bring your friends, families, colleagues, and community groups to explore the museums in Wytheville, Virginia. Discover the stories that connect us and celebrate the rich history that shapes who we are today.

Step into history. Be inspired by her story. Experience it at the Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum.

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05/15/2026

A docmentary, "Silent Street: Wytheville's Polio Epidemic", filmed last summer with Jacqueline Matter from Fox 5 in Washington DC has been nominated for an Emmy! Here is the link for the documentary.

Step back to the summer of 1950, when fear silenced the streets of Wytheville, Virginia. Told through powerful firsthand accounts and rare archival footage, this documentary reveals how one small town became the epicenter of one of America's worst polio outbreaks. Families barricaded their doors, ch...

05/14/2026

This Saturday (May 16) is our annual celebration of Museum Day! ALL Wytheville museums will be open with FREE admission from 12Noon - 4 p.m.! A special BOGO sale will be going on at the Thomas J. Boyd Museum with BOGO heritage collectible ornaments and buildings. Wytheville and Road Market T-shirts, collectibles and more will also be on sale! The Thomas J. Boyd Museum is located at 295 Tazewell Street.

05/11/2026

A temporary exhibit on “Longrifle Culture of Wythe County” is now open at the Wythe County Decorative Arts Museum at The Homestead. Featured are longrifles from the Shaffer family shop in Wythe County. The Museum, located at 1125 Tazewell Street in Wytheville, is open Wednesday- Friday from 10 AM - 4 PM.

05/11/2026

This week is Police Week and May 15th is recognized as National Peace Officer Memorial Day.

We will celebrate our officers and mourn all those that have given their lives in the line of duty.

Wytheville has had one Police Chief, two Police Officers, and one Deputy Sheriff killed in the line of duty within our corporate limits.

Tuesday through Friday, we will highlight one officer each day.
These four law enforcement officers are memorialized in the Wytheville Police, Fire, and Rescue Museum located in the Wytheville Visitors Center 975 Tazewell Street.
Open seven days a week 9:00am to 4:30pm, free of charge.