History of the Virginia Beach Boardwalk
Stroll along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk through the 20th Century.
Small Museums are in Big Trouble
Close the doors of a small museum and bad things happen fast. Close the doors at the sharp end of an expected busy spring season, and bad things happen even faster. Financial dominos, once set so perfectly in circular harmony for spring though summer cash flow, tumble in unstoppable clicks of ruin. We spent [...]
Vintage Hotels of Virginia Beach – Volume II
Enjoy Volume II of Vintage Hotels of Virginia Beach. A video of classic photos and postcards of the hotels, motels, and inns that once stood along the Virginia Beach oceanfront.
Rocketships
Rocket-Ships Heather lights up the room. She walks into the space and it becomes naturally brighter. It’s impossible not to notice her confidence. With eyes firm on the horizon, she’s already taking the steps for propelling her promising career in a new direction. In short, Heather knows where she’s going. She hadn’t quite nailed [...]
Volunteers Rock
Volunteers Rock! Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers! You are the reason the Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum is #ThisCoolMuseum
Vintage Virginia Beach Hotels
Enjoy a collection of photographs and postcards of the vintage hotels, motels, and inns that once stood on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk
The USLSS in Virginia Beach
A short film featuring archive photos on the United States Life-Saving Service in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Postcards – Virginia Beach
Enjoy a selection of vintage postcards from Virginia Beach, Virginia
We’re Open – Open 24 Hours
We're open. As a museum, as an educational institution, even as a tourism destination, we are open. It took me a little while to wrap my stressed out, how do we survive a global pandemic, thoughts around this. The very day the COVID-19 pandemic closed our physical doors, we became a virtual museum. It's [...]
A Short History of Swimwear
Visitors to Virginia Beach have been hitting the beach since the 1880s. Check out how swimwear changed through the decades.
Starting The Museum
From the USCG to becoming the Museum... Discover how a nonprofit is born.
The Rescue Swimmer
A single shipwreck changes maritime history and brings forth the USCG Rescue Swimmer.