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The Valentine is a museum in Richmond, Virginia dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond's history. Founded by Mann S. Valentine II 1898, [ 1 ] it was the first museum in Richmond.
The Wickham House, also known as the Wickham-Valentine House, is a historic house museum on East Clay Street in Richmond, Virginia. Completed in 1812, it is considered one of the finest examples of architecture from the Federal period. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971. [3]
The vandalized Davis statue is currently displayed at The Valentine in Richmond—a museum whose first president was Edward Virginius Valentine, the statue's sculptor—as part of the museum's "This is Richmond, Virginia" exhibit. [12] [17] [18] The statue is on loan from the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia.
A woman shops for flowers ahead of Valentine's Day at the Southern California Flower Market in Los Angeles on Feb. 13, 2024. / Credit: Frederic J. BROWN / AFP / Getty Images
Boxes of Valentine's Day chocolates are displayed on a shelf at a Safeway store on February 12, 2025 in Dublin, California. Valentine's Day chocolates could cost up to 20 percent more this year as ...
In 1892, the Valentine family began its non-profit corporation to create a museum for local history. Its museum, now the Valentine Richmond History Center , opened its doors in 1898. The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (now Preservation Virginia ) gained its foothold in Richmond by saving the John Marshall House , in 1911.
Chocolate Gifting. Chocolate gifting became a Valentine’s Day staple thanks to Richard Cadbury’s invention of the heart-shaped chocolate box in the 1800s.
Laura Mary Bragg (October 9, 1881 – May 16, 1978) was an American museum director who became the first woman to run a publicly funded art museum in America when she was named the director of the Charleston Museum in 1920. She later directed the Berkshire Museum in Massachusetts and advised on the reorganization of the Valentine Museum in ...