January 15, 2015
Works from the life estate of Paul Mellon, longtime VMFA donor and trustee, are in the newly reinstalled Mellon Galleries, opening on Friday, January 16.
Collections
Help VMFA Build the Forbidden City
September 22, 2014
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is launching its first crowdfunding campaign to support the exhibition fund. Supporters will be invited to help build a scaled version of the Forbidden City featuring the hundreds of buildings that make up the complex. The crowdfunding campaign, which starts today, will conclude on October 17, the day before the opening…
VMFA’s First Crowdfunding Initiative Starts Today
September 22, 2014
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is launching its first crowdfunding campaign to support the exhibition fund. Supporters will be invited to help build a scaled version of the Forbidden City featuring the hundreds of buildings that make up the complex. The crowdfunding campaign, which starts today, will conclude on October 17, the day before…
VMFA Awarded Grant by Institute of Museum and Library Services
September 19, 2014
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $150,000 to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
German Expressionist Painting, African American Installation, and American and European Decorative Arts Acquired
April 16, 2014
An important German Expressionist painting, a 21st-century installation by a prominent African American artist, an early-20th-century Arts and Crafts chair, and a 17th-century Dutch tankard are among the acquisitions accepted by VMFA’s board of trustees on March 20, 2014.
African American and Native American Works Lead Acquisitions
March 12, 2014
A wide range of art acquisitions – including a rare post-World War II modernist painting, important Native American objects, a collaborative work by two contemporary African American artists, and a site-specific glass installation – led VMFA’s year-end acquisitions.
VMFA Celebrates Black History Month
February 18, 2014
In recognition of Black History Month, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is offering several programs and upcoming exhibitions that bring attention to African-American artists, civil rights and social justice.
Modern & Contemporary Collection Fact Sheet
October 3, 2013
Although Modern and Contemporary art spans just a century of the 6,000 years of world culture represented in VMFA’s collection, these holdings are nationally and internationally recognized as among the best in an American encyclopedic museum. Collection
Photography Collection Fact Sheet
October 3, 2013
VMFA has built a collection of some 1,200 photographs during the past 75 years.
New Acquisition Coincides with U.S. Postal Stamp Series
January 23, 2013
A version of one of VMFA’s recent American acquisitions is among 12 featured on a new Forever stamp in the Postal Service’s Modern Masters series, which will be released in March.