Ceiling repairs have been completed and we are back in business! The Museum will be open this summer on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 am to 3 pm and hope that you will stop in to say hello and check out the new merchandise in our Rappahannock Gift...

Join us this Saturday at 9:30am for the annual “reading of the Essex Resolutions" which commemorates the Essex County Patriots, who in 1774, acted to protect their rights from British infringements and was a precursor to the American Revolution.

The Essex Museum has reopened on a limited basis!  Starting May 1, the Museum, and the Rappahannock Gift Shop, located at 218 Water Street in the heart of Tappahannock, is open from 10 am to 3 pm on Tuesdays and Saturdays. All federal and state guidelines will be...

The Museum Gift Shop is open Saturdays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm for shopping in March and April! We are following social distancing and safety guidelines. In addition, guests will receive 50% off on our “back room” items. Stop by and check us out!

Miss our “Voices in Black History” program? Presented last Thursday by The Performance Guild of First Baptist Church under the direction of Gina McGuire, it is available to view online. View Here!    

If you have been downtown this week you may have seen site preparation of the lot on Prince Street next to the Museum for the new Max Silver Memorial Courtyard. This new outdoor space in the heart of town will feature historical markers, educational kiosks, an event...