Group Tours and
Virtual Presentations

The Virginia Quilt Museum welcomes groups from 10 or more people to our location in Dayton, Virginia. Virtual presentations are also available for groups of any size. Group visits are available during our regularly scheduled open hours of Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, and for an extra fee during non-open hours.

If you would like to arrange a group visit please read the options below and then fill out the request form on our website at least 3 weeks before your visit. Once we receive your form we will be in touch within 3 days to finalize your visit or presentation. If it is less than 3 weeks until your visit please call the museum at (540)433-3818 and we will try and accommodate your group.


In Person Options

Self Guided
$6 per person
Groups of 10 or more can explore our exhibits for a reduced rate with at least 1 week advance notice, groups must pay when registering to receive the reduced admission. Groups that do not register and pay in advance will be charged normal admission prices.

Guided Tour
$10 per person
Guided tours include all current exhibitions plus a brief visit to our conservation lab to examine one quilt from our education collection and learn about how we care for and preserve our quilts. These tours are led by volunteer docents or museum staff.

Hands on Presentation
$200 for groups up to 15 people (45 minutes)
$300 for groups of 16-30 people (1 hour and 30 minutes)
Join Executive Director, Alicia Thomas, in our conservation lab to see a special selection of quilts arranged just for your group. 6-8 quilts will be pulled from our collections for your group to see. Admission to all current museum exhibitions is included with the presentation. Due to the size of our conservation lab this option is limited to 15 people, if you have more than 15 people we will split the group into two groups and do the presentation twice.

Bring VQM to you!
$350 plus travel expenses*
Executive Director Alicia Thomas will come to you with an assortment of quilts from the education collection. Alicia will work with you to pick quilts that best reflect your group’s interest. Your group will be able to examine the quilts and learn how VQM cares for its collection along with how it determines what to collect.
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*Travel expenses include mileage to and from the museum to your location at the current government rate. If the location is more than a 3 hour drive away from the museum a hotel room is also required for one night.
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‍Virtual Options
60 Minute Presentation
$275 for groups of all sizes - no recording of presentation is allowed

Fully Customized Virtual Presentation:
$500 for groups of all sizes -60 minutes and you may record the presentation and share publicly for one year
You will work with VQM staff to select 6-8 quilts from the collection to be presented virtually to your group. VQM staff will then photograph the selected quilts and details of the quilt and design the presentation.

Topics available for virtual presentations include:
● Highlights of the VQM Collection
● Appliqued Quilts of the VQM Collection
● Quilts of Nature
● Colors of the Rainbow
● Historic Quilts of the VQM Collection
● History of Quilting

Groups that are Guild Partners of the Virginia Quilt Museum can save 10% on one presentation a year. This discount may be applied to a Hands-On Presentation, Bring VQM to You, or a Virtual Presentation.