Fri, Oct 18 | 6–8pm
Atrium
The Navratri Celebration is an annual festival in India that celebrates the female deities of Hinduism. VMFA welcomes those who attend, strangers interested in learning, and the leaders of the event. This dance, performed in a circle, involves a small dowel which participants use to connect with one another as well as create rhythmic sound…
Sat, Oct 19 | 10 am–3:30 pm, Doors open 9:30 am
Leslie Cheek Theater
Conversation and storytelling have informed and empowered women of color for generations. These same forms of communication are at the heart of a thought-provoking and inspiring leadership forum featuring panel discussions, reflections, and talks. The exciting lineup of leaders in the arts, education and policy, and business includes Kristen Cavallo, CEO, The Martin Agency; Linda…
Sun, Oct 6 | Doors Open 2 pm, Show Time 3 pm
Leslie Cheek Theater
Presented by JS Affair, this special evening of live jazz takes place in VMFA’s Cheek Theater. Doors open at 2 pm. Tickets are available through brownpapertickets.com. VMFA members can purchase their discount tickets at jsaffair.com. For information, phone 804.510.9999 or 804.353.9180.
Oct 11 | 11:30 am–12:00 pm
Sculpture Garden
Join The Innerwork Center and VMFA for a guided meditation and contemplation of a work of art in the Sculpture Garden.
with Dr. Johanna Minich, Curator for Native American Art, VMFA
Tue, Nov 5 | 11:00–11:30 am
Meet at Visitor Services
The term Native America calls to mind a point in this country’s past; a bygone era where indigenous Americans were seen as obstacles to the realization of the Euro-American dream. Far from disappearing into the past, today’s indigenous artists are actively writing new chapters of their story while revising the old ones. Working in what…
Tue, Dec 10, 2019
3:30–4:30 pm Public Unveiling | Mary Morton Parsons Plaza
4:30–6:30 pm Celebration Reception | Cochrane Atrium
Free & Open to the Public “And today we say yes to something that looks like us. We say yes to inclusivity. We say yes to broader notions of what it means to be an American.” —Kehinde Wiley Be one of the first in Richmond to see Kehinde Wiley’s Rumors of War at its unveiling…
Sat, Feb 6, 2020 | 10 am–4:30 pm
VMFA, Museum-wide
Join VMFA in a celebration of the Lunar New Year and ChinaFest: Year of the Metal Rat! Explore Chinese art and culture through art-making activities, demonstrations, and performances. Create your own lion dance-inspired mask and create a Tao Tie-inspired paper vessel. Watch the dynamic Lion Dance, beautiful performances by Yu Dance Arts, and so much…
*ALL PACKAGES ARE CURRENTLY SOLD OUT* VMFA Invites You to Check In! You Must Be Age 21+ to Make a Reservation. Overnight stays are available on select nights. Limited availability. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has designed an art experience unlike any other. By simulating the setting in Edward Hopper’s painting Western Motel, VMFA…
Sat, Aug 24, 2019 | Noon–2 pm | Pauley Center Parlor
Fri, Aug 30, 2019 | 6–8 pm | Claiborne Robertson Room
VMFA will begin accepting applications to become a Volunteer Tour Guide (the position formerly known as “Docent”) beginning Monday, July 22, 2019 through Sunday, September 15, 2019. For this recruitment, Tour Guides will (initially) be trained to tour an upcoming special exhibition titled Egypt: Sunken Cities (on view May 2020-January 2021). Please read through the…
Wed, Sep 18, 12:30–3 pm
Third-floor outside of the South Asian Galleries
Join Senior Conservation Technician, Dan Brisbane, for a discussion about the efforts to conserve the framing of artworks, including matting, glazing materials, backing board and other materials.
