This list of museums in West Virginia encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
To use the sortable table, click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.
The list
See also
- Arboreta in West Virginia (category)
- Botanical gardens in West Virginia (category)
- Historic landmarks in West Virginia
- Houses in West Virginia (category)
- Forts in West Virginia (category)
- Museums list
- Nature Centers in West Virginia
- Observatories in West Virginia (category)
- Registered Historic Places in West Virginia
Regions defined
The West Virginia Association of Museums has defined the following tourism regions of West Virginia"
Eastern Panhandle
Counties: Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan
Potomac Highlands
Counties: Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker
North-Central West Virginia
Counties: Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Taylor
Northern Panhandle
Region includes Wheeling and Moundsville. Counties: Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Tyler, Wetzel
Mountain Lakes
Counties: Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, Upshur, Webster
Metro Valley
Region centered around Charleston and Huntington. Counties: Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Putnam, Wayne
Mid-Ohio Valley
Counties: Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, Wood
New River/Greenbrier River Valleys
Includes most counties in Southern West Virginia. Counties: Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, Wyoming
External links
- West Virginia Association of Museums
- Historical Museum of WV
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