The Hermitage Museum & Gardens
The Hermitage Museum & Gardens, formerly home to the Sloane family, is an early 20th-century Arts-and-Crafts art museum located on the shore of the Lafayette River in Norfolk, Virginia. The Hermitage features a nationally recognized art collection spanning 5,000 years, within richly decorated interiors from the early 20th century. The mix of cultural objects, decorative and fine art within the setting of exceptionally crafted historic interiors, is a celebration of artistic handwork in all its forms. The museum also offers contemporary exhibitions, a newly renovated Goode Family Visual Arts School, and 12 acres of gardens and grounds that offer art and culture to the community. The Hermitage invites people of all backgrounds to explore and discover nature and the arts through its spaces that inspire creation, learning, conservation, and connection.
General admission to the site’s extensive grounds, museum collections and special exhibitions is free. Special ticketed museum and educational programs offer the public one-of-a-kind opportunities to engage with art and nature.
The Hermitage Museum is proud to be a Smithsonian Affiliate since 2012 and holds accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums since 2017.
