This list of museums in West Virginia encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
The West Virginia Association of Museums has defined the following tourism regions of West Virginia:
Counties: Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan
Counties: Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker
Counties: Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Taylor
Region includes Wheeling and Moundsville. Counties: Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Tyler, Wetzel
Counties: Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, Upshur, Webster
Region centered on Charleston and Huntington. Counties: Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Putnam, Wayne
Counties: Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, Wood
Includes most counties in Southern West Virginia. Counties: Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, Wyoming