The Camera Heritage Museum is a photographic technology museum located in Staunton, Virginia.
History The Camera Heritage Museum was founded in 2011 by camera collector David Schwartz."Picture This: Camera Heritage Museum founder celebrates 55 years of collecting cameras," WHSV, May 30, 2023 As of 2025 it holds over 7000 unique cameras in its collection."The largest collection of cameras on public display can be found in one small Virginia town," WTVR, December 22, 2023
The museum has permanent displays showing the history of analog cameras, including Kodak Brownies and spy cameras.Laura Peters, "Camera Heritage Museum looks to move to Waynesboro," Staunton News Leader, September 25, 2016 Over two thousand cameras are on display.Camera Heritage Museum, Staunton News Leader, Aug. 21, 2014 The collection also includes historical photographs of the Shenandoah Valley region.
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