with Dr. Leo Mazow, J. Harwood Cochrane Curator of American Art, VMFA
Thu, Aug 13 | 11–11:30 am
Thu, Aug 13 | 6:30–7:00pm
Online
Due to inclement weather, this virtual event has been rescheduled to Thursday, August 13, 2020. Free, registration via Zoom required Thu, Aug 13 | 11–11:30 am Thu, Aug 13 | 6:30–7:00 pm Join Dr. Leo Mazow for a virtual look at the new exhibition, George Bellows: Sport, Leisure, and Lithography. Explore how the 19th century…
Celebrate throughout the month of February
Welcome to VMFA’s VIRTUAL FAMILY DAY EVENT ChinaFest: Year of the Metal Ox Thank you for joining the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration at VMFA’s Virtual ChinaFest Family Day! Learn about the Chinese New Year through activities inspired by works of art in VMFA’s collection, performances, virtual gallery exploration, and more! Generously Sponsored by Exploring…
with DJ Nobe
Friday, July 24, 7–8:30 pm
On YouTube
It’s Summertime! Join VMFA for a virtual Summer Breeze featuring DJ Nobe on the spin LIVE and fun giveaways, too! Grab a drink and enjoy. Dancing is encouraged. See the Live Stream below or on YouTube on Friday, July 24, 7–8:30 pm. Upcoming Performances: Friday, Aug 28 DJ Blendmaster 7–8:30 pm, Live Streaming on YouTube…
Tue, Sept 8
11:00 – 11:30 am
6:30 – 7:00 pm
Gallery Program (VIRTUAL)
Tue, Sept 8, 11–11:30 am Tue, Sept 8, 6:30 -7:30pm Virtual Free, registration via Zoom required Join Courtney Morano, as she explores the influence Egyptian art and culture had on Greece and Rome. How did religious practices adapt and change during hundreds of years of close contact between these three great civilizations? How did traditions…
Wed, July 1, 2020 | 10 am–9 pm
Thu, July 2, 2020 | 10 am–9 pm
Fri, July 3, 2020 | 10 am–9 pm
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION Dive into one of the most astonishing underwater discoveries of all time. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts presents Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Sunken Cities. The exhibition is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see treasures recovered from two powerful ancient Egyptian cities that sank into the Mediterranean more than a thousand years ago.…
with Odili Donald Odita
Thu, Mar 4 | 6:30–7:30pm
Procession, a dynamic mural of colorful lines, complex patterns and striations that bend and illuminate the architecture of the VMFA’s Cochrane Atrium, was completed last August. Join the artist on Thursday, March 4 to discover more about the work including its ties to the museum’s permanent collection. Photo © Jide Alakija Odili Donald Odita (b.…
Tue, July 7 | 11–11:30 am
Tue, July 7 | 6:30–7:30pm
Online
There are a number of things that set Southern artists apart from anyone else,” said photographer Sally Mann regarding her relationship with painter Cy Twombly. Join Jeffrey Allison, Manager of Statewide Programs, and explore Twombly and Mann’s deep connection to the place where they lived and created their art.
Jan 29, 2021 | 6:30–9:00 pm
Online
Due to COVID-19 concerns, the 2021 James River Short Film Showcase Awards screening scheduled for January 29, 2021, at VMFA will be presented online. The films selected as finalists will be available on the James River Film Society website https://www.jamesriverfilm.org/ on January 29 at no charge. Awards judge, filmmaker Jeff Roll, will announce the winners and divide approximately…
with Dr. Peter Schertz, Jack and Mary Ann Frable Curator of Ancient Art, VMFA, in conversation with VIDA WILLIAMS, Data Scientist, Singlestone & Program Chair, CodeVA
Sun, Jun 14, 2020 | 1–4 pm
Leslie Cheek Theater
In Alexandria, Egypt, AD 391, Hypatia—one of the earliest female mathematicians, astronomers, and philosophers—is caught up in society’s upheavals: the rise of Christianity as a political force, religious conflict, and threats to institutions of higher learning. Hypatia’s student Orestes is in love with her as is her personal servant. Hypatia only interests are the movement of…
with Franck Goddio, Founder and President of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology
Thu, Jul 9, 2020 | 5–6 pm
Virtual Presentation
Franck Goddio will highlight the thrilling discoveries at the heart of the exhibition Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Sunken Cities. Since 1996, Goddio and his team of archaeologists, Egyptologists, historians, geologists, geophysicists, and computer engineers have been surveying Aboukir Bay. After four years, they located the submerged ancient city of Thonis-Heracleion and parts of the city…
