About

As reported in a Virginia newspaper, "The King and Queen Courthouse Tavern Museum is a Real Gem...located in a Middle Peninsula county with a lot of rural charm." The out-of-the-way location easily evokes the past that the Museum is preserving. The Museum's mission is to be an archive, museum and cultural center for King and Queen County history, principally as (1) a library for papers and books related to King and Queen County and its citizens, (2) a repository for artifacts, (3) a showcase for period tavern/hotel living, (4) a place to inform the public of various aspects of life in the county over its history and (5) an office for the Historical Society. As a cultural center the building is available for public and private meetings, as a learning center for schools, and for training opportunities in the museum field. There are ten permanent exhibits, one changing exhibit, and other historic buildings in the immediate vicinity of the Tavern Museum.