January 3, 2011
Regarded as one of the strongest African Art collections in the United States, the museum’s collection spans 2,000 years with more than 100 cultures represented through some 500 works.
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Ryan McGinness Painting Commissioned by VMFA will Greet Visitors to McGlothlin Wing Opening May 1
April 2, 2010
When the doors of the expanded Virginia Museum of Fine Arts open on Saturday, May 1, the first work of art that visitors will see is “Art History is Not Linear (VMFA),” a Ryan McGinness painting commissioned by the museum.
European Collection Fact Sheet
March 25, 2010
The European Art Department at VMFA comprises more than 10,000 objects in all media dating from the Early Middle Ages to the 20th Century, including paintings, sculptures, decorative arts and works on paper. It includes the Mellon Collections of British Sporting Art, French Art, American Sporting and Historical Art, and Jewelry and objects by Jean Schlumberger.
American Collection Fact Sheet
March 4, 2010
VMFA is an important center for the study of American visual culture
Ancient American Art Collection Fact Sheet
March 4, 2010
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts owns 208 Pre-Columbian ceramic vessels, textiles, sculptures and metalwork objects from Meso, Central and South America as part of its Ancient American Art Collection.
Mar 01, 2011
Ancient Art Collection Fact Sheet
March 3, 2010
Collection includes objects from Egyptian, Near Eastern, Aegean, Greek, Etruscan, Roman and Byzantine cultures
Decorative Arts 1890 to the Present Collection
March 3, 2010
One of the most significant public collections outside Paris of Art Nouveau and Art Déco