Museum
CAPTIVATING. INSPIRING. IMAGINATIVE.
MARVEL AT THE MULTI-MEDIA ARTWORKS OF JUST ONE MAN.
Museum & Bookstore Hours
Thursday-Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday-Wednesday: Closed
(Free admission for self guided tours)
Visit us during our opening hours or schedule a private guided tour at anytime.
1-800-882-LOVE (5683)
What you will see
o A Natural Science Gallery with original sketches & pastels
o Multiple busts of Franklin D. Roosevelt, before & after WW2
o The Four Freedoms Memorial
o The Might of Ages Painting
o The Mark Twain Memorial, featuring 28 characters from Mark Twain’s books
o The Christ of the Blue Ridge Sculpture
o Sculptures of Thomas Edison, Charles Goodyear, Thomas Watson, John Phillip Sousa, Joan of Arc, George Gershwin, Gabrilowitsch, Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn, and Tom Sawyer
o Numerous Portraiture’s & The Twelve Most Beautiful Children Exhibit from 1903
o A rotating Visiting Artist Gallery featuring local artists from the Shenandoah area
The largest displays of art and sculpture by the Leonardo da Vinci of the 20th Century, Dr. Walter Russell.
American renaissance man, Dr. Walter Russell is often called the Man Who Tapped the Secrets of the Universe.
And it's no wonder..
In his lifetime, he was a world renown illustrator, painter, sculptor, accomplished musician, scientist, philosopher, author, award winning figure skater, and architectural designer.
But there’s more to Russell’s story than just his outstanding artistic accomplishments, some of which were first created after the age of 50.
He believed that every person had within them inherent genius. His art is the manifestation of that deeper divine inspiration.
Visitors to the museum are inspired and captivated by the life and legacy of Lao and Walter Russell.
Walter and his wife, Lao, spent their lives teaching others how to connect with their own inner genius. Lao Russell was an educator, philosopher, artist and best-selling author whose life was dedicated to the transformation of world human relations. In 1948 she and her husband Walter Russell founded The University of Science and Philosophy.
The University of Science and Philosophy occupied Swannanoa Palace atop Afton Mountain in Virginia until 1998. Today, the headquarters have been relocated to The Russell Museum in beautiful downtown Waynesboro, Virginia. Find inspiration. Connect with your own inner genius. Marvel at what Walter Russell created and tap into what you can create in your own life.
A warm, welcoming culture of love and acceptance, you’ll find the
museum is a place you’ll want to visit time and time again!
What you will see
o A Natural Science Gallery with original sketches & pastels
o Multiple busts of Franklin D. Roosevelt, before & after WW2
o The Four Freedoms Memorial
o The Might of Ages Painting
o The Mark Twain Memorial, featuring 28 characters from Mark Twain’s books
o The Christ of the Blue Ridge Sculpture
o Sculptures of Thomas Edison, Charles Goodyear, Thomas Watson, John Phillip Sousa, Joan of Arc, George Gershwin, Gabrilowitsch, Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn, and Tom Sawyer
o Numerous Portraiture’s & The Twelve Most Beautiful Children Exhibit from 1903
o A rotating Visiting Artist Gallery featuring local artists from the Shenandoah area
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