Edgar Poe was born on January 19th, 1809 to traveling actors Eliza and David Poe. When Edgar was a baby, David abandoned the ...

A visit to the Poe Museum includes a complimentary audio tour of our three exhibit buildings, interactive scavenger hunts for ...

The Poe Museum has the world’s largest collection of Poe memorabilia, ephemera, and artifacts. The Poe Museum holds more of ...

The Poe Museum began over a century ago when an Edgar Allan Poe collector and researcher named James Howard Whitty and a group of literary enthusiasts met in Poe’s hometown of Richmond, Virginia to ...

The Poe Museum offers on-site, virtual, and outreach opportunities for visitors of all ages. Additionally, we offer sensory-friendly and interactive programming for all learners. Our guided tours and ...

Meet the team behind the mission of Illuminating Poe for everyone, evermore.

Please fill out this form. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. We are pleased to offer internships within our education department in the ...