Kamoinge Group Portrait, 1973, Anthony Barboza (American, born 1944), digital print. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Eric and Jeanette Lipman Fund, 2019.249 © Anthony Barboza photog

VMFA to Exhibit Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop

Richmond, Virginia — Beginning this February, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will highlight the work of a remarkable group of African American photographers in the exhibition Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop. On display in Evans Court Gallery from Feb. 1 to June 14, 2020, the exhibition features nearly 180 photographs by…

Western Motel, 1957, Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967), oil on canvas. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, B.A., 1903. © 2019 Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Tickets on Sale Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 10 am, for VMFA’s “Hopper Hotel Experience”

As part of the exhibition Edward Hopper and the American Hotel, opening Oct. 26, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will recreate Western Motel—one of Edward Hopper’s best-known paintings—as a three-dimensional motel space. The “Hopper Hotel Experience” affords visitors the opportunity to book a night in this room inspired by Western Motel. The room is…

Western Motel, 1957, Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967), oil on canvas. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, B.A., 1903. © 2019 Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Edward Hopper and the American Hotel to Debut at VMFA

Richmond, Virginia––The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce that Edward Hopper and the American Hotel will premiere at the museum on Oct. 26—the only east coast venue for this major loan exhibition. Showcasing more than 60 of Hopper’s paintings, drawings, watercolors and illustrations, this groundbreaking exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see…

VMFA Debuts Historic Exhibition at the National Museum of China

Richmond, Virginia––The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announces the opening of Jean Schlumberger: Twentieth Century Treasures from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts at the National Museum of China (NMC) in Beijing, on view May 30–Sept. 1, 2019. This historic exhibition is the result of a five-year cooperative agreement between the two institutions to celebrate…

VMFA Kicks off Meditation Month with Citywide Events to Promote Mindfulness and Celebrate Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment

To celebrate meditation month in May and the opening of Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is inviting Richmond residents to participate in citywide events to promote mindfulness and generosity. From now through Aug., Virginians will have the opportunity to participate in events such as yoga and meditation…

VMFA Presents A Return to the Grand Tour: Micromosaic Jewels from the Collection of Elizabeth Locke

Richmond, Virginia––The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition A Return to the Grand Tour: Micromosaic Jewels from the Collection of Elizabeth Locke on view in the Works on Paper Gallery Apr. 27–Sept. 2. Including 92 examples dating from the late 18th and 19th century, the exquisite and intricately crafted…

VMFA Announces the Opening of Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment

Richmond, Virginia––The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts invites visitors to power down, unplug and join a voyage into the visionary art of Tibetan Buddhism in Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment, on view Apr. 27–Aug. 18, 2019. The journey from clamor to contemplation unfolds as audiences progress through the experiential exhibition to engage with…

VMFA Presents Hollar’s Encyclopedic Eye: Prints from the Frank Raysor Collection

More than 200 prints by 17th-century artist Wenceslaus Hollar to be featured in new exhibition Richmond, Virginia––Celebrating one of the most remarkable and “modern” artists of the Baroque period, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts presents Hollar’s Encyclopedic Eye: Prints from the Frank Raysor Collection, an ambitious works on paper exhibition that will be on…

VMFA Celebrates Congo Masks: Masterpieces from Central Africa with Community Events

Mask-Making Activities and Special Performances to Be Held across Virginia WHAT To celebrate the opening of Congo Masks: Masterpieces from Central Africa, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is hosting interactive pop-up art events across the state featuring mask-making activities and live performances. Congo Masks, which remains on view through February 24, 2019, features more than 130 rare masks…

VMFA to showcase Congo Masks: Masterpieces from Central Africa

Exhibition features more than 130 rare masks from the 17th to 20th centuries Presented by Dominion Energy Richmond, Virginia ––The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts brings to life the fascinating and timeless sights and sounds of Africa’s vast Congo region in Congo Masks: Masterpieces from Central Africa presented by Dominion Energy from Nov. 10, 2018…