Program areas at Maymont Foundation
Historic resources, gardens and grounds - Maymont's 100 acres are open daily and serve over 800,000 visitors annually through the expansive grounds and historic gardens, nationally registered historic house museum, 22-vehicle antique carriage collection, original outbuildings and an arboretum home to national and state champion trees.
Education and community programs - Maymont offers community and public historic programming through guided and self-guided audio tours of the historic house museum, gardens, and grounds. Garden programs include workshops, classes, garden and arboretum walking tours, children's programs and master gardener training classes. Maymont educators provide science and social studies education to more than 16,000 students through school programming, summer camps, and community programs. Maymont's outdoor engagement and enrichment on the expansive grounds attract more than 80,000 guests annually for art, cultural, and music events including garden glow, herbs galore and more, dominion energy family easter, summer kickoff, and merry market.
Wildlife & animal habitats - Maymont is home to 300+ animals (80+ species) that reside in native habitats at the Maymont farm and robins nature center. These animals are cared for by staff zoologists and aquarists, and have been rescued and rehomed after being injured or abandoned in the wild and rehabiliated by professionals. The robins nature center highlights the ecology of the james river and offers experiences in natural history of the area and environmental stewardship to over 40,000 visitors annually.