Museum Collection

A Walk Through

In the north wing of the Mansion at Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia

Featuring an Exhibition Room, Fine Arts Room, and the Huntsmen’s Room.

The main floor Exhibition Room houses interesting exhibits that examine the historical, cultural and sociological aspects of mounted hunting with hounds. Costumes and traditional hunt attire, hunt horns and buttons, taxidermy, letters, books, trophies and gadgets are displayed in this room.

Upstairs, the Fine Arts Room presents the sporting art of America and Great Britain to great advantage. The John Bowles Collection of Lionel Edwards Sporting Art is displayed in this room along with The Scurry by Jean Bowman and other art and sculpture by well-known artists.

Adjoining the Fine Arts Room is the Huntsmen’s Room, the sport’s Hall of Fame, that pays homage to all huntsmen for their contributions to mounted fox hunting from its earliest days to the present

Map of Morven Park Mansion
Map of Morven Park Mansion. MHHNA is located in the north wing.

In the Collection

Memorial Reading Room

A variety of books, papers, magazines, maps, and videos to extend your understanding of hunting with hounds. ​

Vintage books at the MHHNA

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