"Poe: Face to Face" Exhibit Opening
January 19- June 14, 2009
Admission included with Poe Museum regular admission
Exhibit opening during Poe's birthday bash on January 19, 2009.

See Poe as you've never seen him before in the rare nineteenth century daguerreotypes and engravings from his time. These are the images through which the public would have first encountered Poe, long before they were reproduced around the world. Included is the famous "Ultima Thule" daguerreotype, taken four days after Poe had attempted suicide. A highlight of the show is the "Players' Club" daguerreotype taken weeks before his death. This photograph once belonged to the Players' Club in New York City before disappearing--only to turn up on the program Antiques Roadshow.

Poe's 24-hour Birthday Bash
January 19, 2009, Midnight to 11:59 p.m.
Regular Poe Museum admission applies

The Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond will host a 24-hour birthday party for Edgar in his bicentennial year. On January 19th, 2009 the Poe Museum will open at 12:01 a.m. and remain open for 24 hours. Enjoy poetry readings during the day, tour the Museum in the dead of night, or join us for birthday cake and a candle-light vigil at Poe's shrine at dusk. There will be something for everyone during the 24-hour celebration. Specific times for each event are TBA but updates will be posted to this site on a regular basis.