Museum & Historic House
From Family Estate to Renowned Museum
Completed in 1917, Reynolda House Museum of American Art was originally the home of Katharine Smith and R.J. Reynolds, founder of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Promising a healthier lifestyle, the more than 34,000-square-foot historic home was the centerpiece of a 1,067-acre estate and model farm. Now on the National Register of Historic Places, the Reynolds family’s 64-room historic house stands as one of the few well-preserved, surviving examples of the American Country House movement.
Inside, you’ll find not only more than 6,000 historic objects, but also a collection of world-renowned American art on view in the historic house and special exhibitions in the Babcock Gallery. Spanning 250 years, the collection is a chronology of American art, and features artists such as Georgia O’Keeffe, Frederic Edwin Church, Alexander Calder, Romare Bearden, Lee Krasner, Stuart Davis, Martin Johnson Heade, Jacob Lawrence, John Singer Sargent, Andy Warhol and Grant Wood. Works rotate throughout the historic house frequently, and the Museum keeps a listing of current works of American art on view here. View a listing of decorative arts on view here.
Special exhibitions take place seasonally in the Babcock Gallery. View our current and upcoming exhibitions here.
Find Your Way
For the Curious
VIEW EVENTS CALENDAR
Ongoing, 2:00pm
Member Swim Club is back! Grab your goggles, don your favorite swimwear and enjoy up to two hours with your family in Reynolda’s original 1937 indoor pool.
Ongoing, 10:00am
Join us in the Gardens to learn more about the natural world around us. Each session will engage a young naturalist in hands-on learning as we closely study a topic while enjoying the Gardens and Grou…
Jun 18, 2025, 9:00am
Enjoy outdoor learning at Reynolda with this partial week offering our Young Naturalists Camp. Campers will learn, create, explore, and play in different areas of Reynolda Gardens. Expert naturalists …
Ongoing, 9:00am
Young Naturalists Camp is a four-day adventure inviting campers to learn, create, explore, and play throughout the beautiful landscapes of Reynolda Gardens. Throughout the week, campers will spend tim…
Ongoing, 9:00am
Inspired by the museum’s renowned collection of American art, young artists will produce their own original work of art each day during this half-day camp.
Jun 8, 2026, 9:00am
Young writers will explore the basics of developing a story in this writing camp. Participants will engage in each stage of the writing process, including pre-writing, drafting, revision, and publicat…
