Gallery5 — arts center, museum, gallery, venue and community space — occupies 200 West Marshall Street in Richmond, Virginia's historic Jackson Ward neighborhood. Since opening in 2005, Gallery5 has been housed in the original building of Steamer Company Number 5. This historic building has seen many incarnations: it began life as a fire station, later served as a police station, and even housed a museum honoring police and firefighting history.
Today those layered histories meet creative life — the space operates as a museum and gallery while also functioning as a venue and community hub. Gallery5 is a cornerstone participant in Richmond’s monthly First Friday Art Walk, which takes place on the first Friday of every month and draws artists and art enthusiasts to Downtown Richmond. As you stand here, imagine the switch from firefighting and policing to galleries and community events, and notice how the building’s past continues to shape its present.
You are in a place where civic duty and creative practice share the same address, a single address that carries the city’s public service memory into contemporary arts life. The street and the neighborhood spread out before you.