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Virginia Values Veterans VMFA recently received V3 certification from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of Veterans Services. This program helps employers implement nationally recognized best practices to recruit, hire, and retain veterans in the workforce. To celebrate VMFA’s commitment to this program, the museum is hosting a job fair where veterans will have the opportunity…

Jewelry designer Karyn Shonk has drawn inspiration for this special collection the from Jean Schlumberger Collection! Her pieces are botanical in nature, with a Victorian-era style and design. Working in sterling silver and 14-karat gold mixed with vintage treasures, Karyn creates works of wearable art which are truly unique and very affordable. Join us in…

Join Richard Woodward and Ashley Duhrkoop for a conversation about the beauty and power of art in its cultural context and in a museum setting. The dialogue will focus on three works of African and African-American art in the galleries.

European Romanticism, a movement that took place from about 1800 to 1850, emphasized individualism, intense emotion, and the exaltation of nature and the pre-industrial past. This workshop begins by exploring these themes in European art and literature of the post-Napoleonic era, then examines how Romanticism was transformed as the movement took root in the United…

Encaustic painting, also known as “hot wax painting,” is an artistic technique that dates back to the Egyptians and is still used today by contemporary artists. Many works in the special exhibition Jasper Johns and Edvard Munch: Love, Loss and the Cycle of Life were created using the encaustic process for which Jasper Johns is…

In this novel, Robert Alexander tells the tale of the last days of Czar Nicholas II and his family. It is narrated by Mikhail Semyanov, an elderly immigrant who lives outside of Chicago. Mikhail provides an account of what it was like to be a servant of the captive family and witness their final tragic…

Discover the museum’s newest addition to the Robins Sculpture Garden–a work by the internationally renowned Spanish sculptor, Jaume Plensa, who specializes in large-scale outdoor artworks. Unveiling of Chloe | 5:45 pm E. Claiborne and Lora Robins Sculpture Garden Free, no tickets required.

Edvard Munch had no direct students, but numerous artists have engaged with his work across time and space. This lecture examines Munch’s influence on New York artists—including Jasper Johns—in the 1970s and `80s while also considering the ways in which he continues to haunt canvases, prints, and screen culture. Educational programming for Jasper Johns and…

Inspired by the special exhibition Jasper Johns and Edvard Munch: Love, Loss, and the Cycle of Life, this gallery talk contemplates three works by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880–1938), part of the Ludwig and Rosy Fischer Collection, a key German Expressionist artist with consideration of the impact of his life experiences.

VMFA proudly presents the world premiere of a new documentary from writer/director Michael Maglaras and executive producer Terri Templeton. This will be a triumphant return for the 217 Films team, whose Enough to Live On: Arts of the WPA was shown at VMFA to popular acclaim last year. The exciting and compelling story covers “America’s Renaissance,”…