Donating Items to the Virginia Aviation Museum

Donating Aircraft

If you have an aircraft you would like us to consider for inclusion in the museum’s collection, please complete and mail a prospective aircraft donation form (PDF 8 KB), along with photographs (photos will not be returned) of the aircraft to:

Collections Manager
Virginia Aviation Museum
5701 Huntsman Road
Richmond, VA 23250-2416

Please note: We cannot accept items without the collection director’s knowledge and approval — no walk-in donations please.

Museum Aircraft Donation FAQ

How do you decide what aircraft donations to accept?

Our acceptance of an aircraft is based upon several factors including the historical value of the aircraft, how it complements our collecting policy and priorities, its condition, its potential for display in the museum and any restrictions attached to the donation.

What sorts of donation conditions and restrictions are not suitable?

We rarely accept donations with restrictive conditions such as "must always be on display" or "must be kept in flying condition"

Donating other aviation artifacts

In addition to aircraft, we keep a collection of smaller aviation artifacts: Aircraft Parts; Artwork; Clothing; Equipment; Memorabilia; Models; Propulsion; Weapons; Insignia; and Instruments.

If you have an item or items you would like considered for our collection, please call the collections director at (804) 236-3620 or e-mail mboehme@smv.org with a descriptive list.

Donating books, photographs and archival materials

If you are interested in donating items to our Library or Archives, please call the collections manager at (804) 236-3620 or e-mail mboehme@smv.org with a descriptive list.