Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News

#21 among attractions in Newport News

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The Peninsula Fine Arts Center is an art center located in Newport News, Virginia, and is associated with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. It is located at 101 Museum Drive on the grounds of the park surrounding the Mariners' Museum and is accredited with the American Alliance of Museums. It was formed in 1962 as the Peninsula Arts Association by a group of Hampton Roads art supporters. The first official exhibit, staged in 1962, was a visit from a Virginia Museum Artmobile. It is one of less than 12 non-collecting art centers accredited by the AAM. ()

Coordinates: 37°3'50"N, 76°29'23"W

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Central Newport News (Glendale)Newport News United States

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Peninsula Fine Arts Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mariners' Museum, Temple Sinai, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Causey's Mill.

0.7 miS
Museum, Military museum, History museum
Mariners' Museum, Newport News
19 min walk • The Mariners' Museum, a beacon of maritime history, is nestled in the city of Newport News, Virginia. This esteemed institution stands as a testament to the rich nautical heritage that has shaped not only the local region but also the world.
0.6 miSE
Synagogue
Temple Sinai, Newport News
16 min walk • Temple Sinai is an historic Reform synagogue at 11620 Warwick Boulevard in Newport News, Virginia. Established in 1955, the congregation was the first Reform congregation on the Virginia Peninsula.
~1030 ftS
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Concert hall
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News
5 min walk • The Ferguson Center for the Arts is a theater and concert hall on the campus of Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia, United States. The complex fully opened in September 2005 with two concert halls and many other facilities.
0.5 miSE
Park
Causey's Mill, Newport News
13 min walk • Causey's Mill is a historic grist mill located in Causey's Mill Park at Newport News, Virginia. It was built in 1866, and is a small two-story wood-frame building originally supported by a brick and concrete foundation.
1.1 miS
Park
The Mariners' Lake, Newport News
28 min walk • The Mariners' Lake is a reservoir which was created as part of the natural park on the grounds of the Mariners' Museum and Park located in the independent city of Newport News in the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia.
0.6 miS
Exhibits, a planetarium and a nature trail
Virginia Living Museum, Newport News
17 min walk • The Virginia Living Museum is an open-air museum located in Newport News, Virginia that has many living exhibits of Virginia's indigenous species. The exhibits include aspects of an aquarium, science center, aviary, botanical preserve and planetarium.
0.6 miS
37°3'19"N • 76°29'11"W
USS Monitor Center, Newport News
16 min walk • Museum
~980 ftW
37°3'48"N • 76°29'34"W
Christopher Newport University Trible Library, Newport News
5 min walk • Library
~1290 ftW
Universities and schools
Christopher Newport University, Newport News
7 min walk • Christopher Newport University is a public university in Newport News, Virginia. It was founded in 1960 and is named after Christopher Newport, captain of one of the ships which carried settlers of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America.
0.7 miW
Neighbourhood
Hidenwood, Newport News
20 min walk • Hidenwood is a neighborhood in the independent city of Newport News, Virginia which is located off Warwick Boulevard just west of the campus of Christopher Newport University. Hidenwood was developed in the 1950s in an area of Warwick County originally known as Nutmeg Quarter in the Colony of Virginia.
0.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Port Warwick, Newport News
15 min walk • Port Warwick is a new project located in the Oyster Point area in Newport News, Virginia. It is a mixed-use new urbanism development built upon a 150-acre parcel.

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Which popular attractions are close to Peninsula Fine Arts Center?

Nearby attractions include Christopher Newport University Trible Library, Newport News (5 min walk), Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News (5 min walk), Christopher Newport University, Newport News (7 min walk), Causey's Mill, Newport News (13 min walk).