Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Institute & Museum

  • 20 Museum Drive
  • Ferrum, VA 24088
  • Phone: (540) 365-4416
  • Fax: (540) 365-4419
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The Blue Ridge Institute & Museum, the official state center for Blue Ridge Folklore, documents and presents the traditional crafts, music, customs, decorative arts and beliefs of the region through rotating gallery exhibits, a living history farm museum, an archive and public programming.

Exhibit Galleries - Free

Farm Museum rates vary

Major credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, Discover

Things to Do

Things to Do

  • Sunday Hours: 1:00pm - 5:00pm (Summer only)
  • Monday Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm
  • Tuesday Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm
  • Wednesday Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm
  • Thursday Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm
  • Friday Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm
  • Saturday Hours: 10:00am - 4:00pm
  • Credit Card Types Accepted: Visa, Mastercard, Discover
Directions

Directions

  • Major Access Routes: US 220, Rt. 40
  • Directions: The Blue Ridge Institute and Museum is located on the west side of the Ferrum College campus, 10 miles from Route 220 on Route 40. In travel time Ferrum is about 45 minutes from both Roanoke and Martinsville, Virginia. From the town of Rocky Mount drive west on Route 40 past the Ferrum College chapel. Continue one tenth of a mile further to the Blue Ridge Institute & Museum Building, a brick building with a plow weather vane. All farm museum tours start at the Blue Ridge Institute & Museum Building. There is ample parking for buses and RVs.
Blue Ridge Institute & Museum Meeting Facility
  • # of Rooms: 1
  • Total Sqft.: 1,080
  • Largest Room: 1,080
  • Classroom Capacity: 40
  • Exhibit Space:
Meeting Facility Rooms
Rm. Name Sq. Ft. Dimensions Ceiling Theater Classroom Size Banquet Capacity Reception
BRI Classroom   1080   30 X 36   9         40          

39th Annual Blue Ridge Folklife Festival

This festival brings together musicians, moonshiners, craftspeople, cooks, hot rodders, horse handlers, and much more in a celebration of the Blue… View Details

Blue Ridge Folklife Festival

  • Location: Blue Ridge Institute & Museum
  • Address: 20 Museum Drive, Ferrum, VA 24088
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For nearly 40 years on the fourth Saturday of October, the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival has brought together a host of musicians, moonshiners,… View Details


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