In light of COVID-19, we are asking all guests to be fully vaccinated. We thank you for your help keeping everyone safe.
In light of COVID-19, we are asking all guests to be fully vaccinated. We thank you for your help keeping everyone safe.
October 9, 2021
Norfolk, VA
Emmy & John
The Hermitage Museum & Gardens
The Hermitage Museum and Gardens consists of an early 20th century historic house museum with a world-wide art collection and contemporary exhibition galleries, surrounded by twelve acres of formal gardens and natural woodlands. The property is bordered on three sides by the Lafayette River, a tributary of the tidal estuary that threads through Hampton Roads.
The house was built by William and Florence Sloane, wealthy New Yorkers who came to Hampton Roads in 1893 to operate textile mills. Named “Hermitage,” the house was constructed in 1908 as a five-room summer home but soon became the Sloanes’ principal residence.
The Sloanes had broad artistic interests and were educated collectors. They were instrumental in the founding of the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences, now the Chrysler Museum. Florence Sloane also maintained friendships and corresponded with prominent artists, many of whom are represented in the Sloane Collection.
Hermitage Museum and Gardens
7637 North Shore Road, Norfolk, VA 23505, (757) 423-2052
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