Welcome to

              VIRGINIA AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S

           HERITAGE MUSEUM

              P. O. Box 736
             800 9th Avenue North
              Virginia, Minnesota 55792
             218-741-1136
              history@2z.net

Located in beautiful Olcott Park, the museum complex consists of the former park superintendent's residence, a Finnish log house and a depression-era tourist cabin. Permanent exhibits depict logging and lumbering industries, Virginia's fires of 1893 and 1900 and the interurban electric railway system. A new permanent exhibit tells the story of Olcott Park's Master Gardener Gunnar Peterson. A current temporary exhibit features more than 20 original paintings by local artist Albin Zaverl. The museum houses the Virginia Area Historical Society's archival and artifact collections.


"Doug Nelson Trout Fishing"
by Albin Zaverl.

 

HOURS

The museum is open from 11:00 - 4:00 on the following days:

  • May 1st through September 30th    Tuesday through Saturday

  • October 1st through April 30th       Thursday, Friday, & Saturday

    • Admission to the museum is by donation. Tours are given throughout the day and the facility is handicapped accessible. Special arrangements may be made for groups or classes.

     

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