VMFA Gallery Hunts explore themes across cultures and through time. These hunts are a fun and engaging way to see the galleries if your time is limited. Please note, while we try to ensure all objects in these hunts will be on view, occasionally objects will be off view. If you’d like to check on the objects for a specific Gallery Hunt, contact the Tour Services Office at tourservices@vmfa.museum
Part of a group of 10 or more? Please let us know you are coming to ensure gallery availability:
Subject Area:Fine Arts, History and Social Science, Music, Spanish, Visual Arts
Grade Level:Pre-K-12, adult, families
La música es una parte importante de la cultura peruana—desde en la vida cotidiana hasta en las celebraciones especiales y ceremonias. ¡Busca por las galerías de arte precolombino de VMFA en el segundo piso a fin de descubrir objetos e instrumentos ceremoniales!
Collection:East Asian Art, European Art, Pre-Columbian Art
Culture/Region:Europe
Subject Area:Science, Spanish, Visual Arts
Grade Level:Pre-K-12, adult, families
Bosques tropicales húmedos, selvas, desiertos, praderas, montañas y pantanos-¡qué riqueza! El país suramericano de Colombia cuenta con seis medio ambientes únicos, ricos en recursos naturales y hogar de muchas especies animales. ¡Únase a nosotros en esta búsqueda para aprender más acerca de algunos de los ambientes ecológicos del país!
Collection:Ancient Art, Art Deco & Art Nouveau, Egyptian Art
Culture/Region:Egypt, Rome
Subject Area:Spanish, Visual Arts
Grade Level:K-12, college, adult, family
La locura por todo lo de Egipto empezó mucho antes del descubrimiento del Rey Tut en 1922. Explora las galerías del museo de Bellas Artes de Virginia (VMFA)
y conforme descubres las conexiones inesperadas de nuestra cultura con la antigua cultura egipcia contesta las siguientes preguntas.
Collection:African Art, American Art, Ancient American Art, Ancient Art, Art Deco & Art Nouveau, European Art, Pre-Columbian Art
Culture/Region:Africa, America, Europe, Greece
Subject Area:Music, Visual Arts
Grade Level:K-12, college, adult, family
A symphony is a long piece of music with three or more parts or movements performed by a symphony orchestra, but the word can also mean “a pleasing combination of sound or color.” Have you ever thought about the ways in which art and music are alike? Explore some of these connections in the VMFA galleries!
Collection:Art Deco & Art Nouveau, East Asian Art, English Silver, European Art, South Asian Art
Culture/Region:East Asia, Europe, South Asia
Subject Area:Fine Arts
Grade Level:k-12
Explore the museum’s permanent collection through the lens of the flower! Download the Family Gallery Hunt to accompany your visit or for some crossword fun at home.
Collection:African Art, African American Art, American Art, contemporary-art, European Art
Culture/Region:Africa, America, Rome
Subject Area:African American, Fine Arts
Grade Level:K-12, college, adult, family
Style is an expression of identity. In many cases style represents a unique personality, while for others it speaks to an entire culture, belief, or movement. Travel through the VMFA galleries to see how art can express attitude, status, trends, spirit, and thoughts!
Collection:East Asian Art, European Art, Pre-Columbian Art
Culture/Region:Europe
Subject Area:Science, Spanish, Visual Arts
Grade Level:Pre-K-12, adult, families
Tropical rainforests, jungles, deserts, grasslands, mountains, and marshes—oh my! The South American country of Colombia has six unique environments, rich in natural resources and home to many animal species. Join us is in this quest to learn more about a few of the country’s environments!
Collection:African Art, American Art, Ancient Art, Art Deco & Art Nouveau
Culture/Region:Africa, America, Rome
Subject Area:Science, Visual Arts
Grade Level:K-12, college, adult, family
Humans began using glass over 3,000 years ago. Most glass starts as silica, commonly known as sand or quartz. When silica is heated, it becomes liquid and shapeable. Chemicals can be added to glass to make it harder or to change how it looks. Glassblowing is an art that is believed to have started as early as the 1st century BCE.
Visit the VMFA galleries to discover ancient and modern techniques used to make glass forms, vessels, beads, and other functional objects.
Collection:Ancient American Art, Pre-Columbian Art
Culture/Region:America
Subject Area:Spanish, Visual Arts
Grade Level:K-12, college, adult, family
Music is an important part of Peruvian culture—from daily life to special celebrations and ceremonies. Search through the VMFA Pre-Columbian Art Galleries on Level 2 to discover ceremonial instruments and objects!
Collection:Ancient American Art, Pre-Columbian Art
Culture/Region:America
Subject Area:Spanish, Visual Arts
Grade Level:K-12, college, adult
La música es una parte importante de la cultura peruana—desde en la vida cotidiana hasta en las celebraciones especiales y ceremonias. ¡Busca por las galerías de arte precolombino de VMFA en el segundo piso a fin de descubrir objetos e instrumentos ceremoniales!
