The Curator’s Corner Theater Seat Replacement Project Completed! Welcome to The Curator's Corner. I am David Voelkel, Director of Historic Preservation and Chief Curator for The Byrd Theatre Foundation and writing to share with you some information on one of our...
Curator’s Corner The 1928 Westinghouse Electrical System Project Sometimes the dark is not atmospheric. When The Byrd Theatre opened to the public in December 1928 the architect, Frederick A. Bishop, had borrowed from the exciting movement in American theaters –...
The Curator’s Corner The Reinhart Auditorium Side Sections Seat Replacement Project Commences Welcome to The Curator's Corner. I am David Voelkel, Director of Historic Preservation and Chief Curator for The Byrd Theatre Foundation and writing to share with you some...
The Curator’s Corner What Is Considered to be a Historic Building? Welcome back to The Curator's Corner. I am David Voelkel, Director of Historic Preservation and Chief Curator for The Byrd Theatre Foundation and writing to share with you some information on one of...
The Curator’s Corner The opening of the W.M. Davenport Family Balcony Welcome once again to The Curator's Corner. I am David Voelkel, Director of Historic Preservation and Chief Curator for The Byrd Theatre Foundation and writing to share with you an update on one...
The Curator’s Corner The Balcony Seat Replacement Project Commences Welcome to The Curator's Corner. I am David Voelkel, Director of Historic Preservation and Chief Curator for The Byrd Theatre Foundation and writing to share with you some information on one of our...
Friday, October 27 7:30 p.m. Join us for one of Richmond's favorite Halloween events - the screening of the 1925 ORIGINAL "Phantom of the Opera" with the one and only Lon Chaney. This year's screening of this iconic silent film is accompanied at console of the...
RICHMOND, Va., July 11, 2017 - The Byrd Theatre is pleased to announce a date for new seats, plus four movie marathons headlining a new quarter of special programming. Center section seat replacement has begun. If you have seen a film at the Byrd over the last...
Seating Restoration at the Byrd Theatre in 2017 The Byrd is executing the first phase of a multi-pronged interior rehabilitation of the facility designed to increase patron comfort and accessibility. Theaters in the 1920s were designed to maximize seating to meet...
RICHMOND, VA, December 15, 2016 - As we approach The Byrd Theatre’s 88th birthday on December 24, The Byrd Theatre and Foundation is delighted to announce a multitude of big changes coming to the Virginia landmark. As of December 13, The Byrd is now processing...