Portsmouth Children’s Museum (now Children’s Museum of Virginia) opens
January 5, 1980
The Portsmouth Service League opened the original Children’s Museum in the basement of the Portsmouth Public Library in January 1980. After great success, it was expanded and moved to the 1846 Courthouse (now Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center) in 1984.
Portsmouth Children’s Museum (now Children’s Museum of Virginia) opens
January 5, 1980
The Portsmouth Service League opened the original Children’s Museum in the basement of the Portsmouth Public Library in January 1980. After great success, it was expanded and moved to the 1846 Courthouse (now Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center) in 1984.