The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Celebrates Black History Month Through Exciting Art and Programs

Art, exhibitions and programs showcase Black artists and their contributions Richmond, VA — This month the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) celebrates Black History Month with an exciting array of exhibitions, art installations and special events honoring African American artists and community makers. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts welcomes the community to participate…

Tickets for Much Anticipated Exhibition Frida: Beyond the Myth Go on Sale February 1

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts — one of only two U.S. venues — will open the exhibition with ¡FridaFest! Richmond, VA — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced that tickets to the highly anticipated exhibition Frida: Beyond the Myth will go on sale February 1, 2025, and can be purchased online at www.VMFA.museum…

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Appoints Dr. Alisa Chiles as the New Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Decorative Arts, 1890 to the Present

Chiles will advance the curatorial vision for VMFA’s decorative arts collection of more than 2,700 works Richmond, VA — Following an international search, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced today the appointment of Alisa Chiles, Ph.D., as the museum’s new Sydney and Francis Lewis Curator of Decorative Arts, 1890 to the Present, beginning…

Woodlawn Plantation, 1941, Edward Weston (American, 1886–1958), gelatin silver print, 7 1/1 x 9 1/2 in. New Orleans Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Q. Davis, 82.126.23 © 2024 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

VMFA Announces Free Admission for Commonwealth Employees and Schoolteachers for Two Special Photography Exhibitions

Richmond, VA — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced today that Commonwealth of Virginia employees and preschool and K–12 teachers, public and private, will receive free admission to the museum’s two special exhibitions, American, born Hungary Kertész, Capa, and the Hungarian American Photographic Legacy and A Long Arc: Photography and the American South…

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Reveals the First Look at Its Expansion

Preliminary architectural renderings re-envision VMFA after expansion, the largest in the museum’s history Richmond, VA — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) released the first preliminary architectural design renderings of the museum’s exterior today, showing what the institution might look like after it undergoes its planned expansion and renovation project. “Both functionally and aesthetically, this…

Frida on White Bench, New York, 1939, Nickolas Muray (American, born Hungary, 1892–1965), Carbon pigment print, Private Collection © Nickolas Muray Photo Archives, Licensed by Nickolas Muray Photo Archives

Frida: Beyond the Myth Opens at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in April 2025

VMFA is one of only two U.S. venues for this captivating exhibition of works by renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo Richmond, VA — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) will open Frida: Beyond the Myth, exploring the life of one of the most beloved, yet enigmatic artists of the 20th century, Frida Kahlo (1907–1954),…

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Presents American, born Hungary: Kertész, Capa, and the Hungarian American Photographic Legacy

The impact of Hungarian American artists on 20th-century photography explored in VMFA’s new exhibition Richmond, VA — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is excited to announce its upcoming exhibition, American, born Hungary: Kertész, Capa, and the Hungarian American Photographic Legacy, on view at the museum from Oct. 5, 2024, to Jan. 26, 2025.…

Dominion Energy Renews Jazz Café Sponsorship at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

VMFA hosts the popular free performance series every Wednesday evening  Richmond, VA — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is excited to announce that Dominion Energy has renewed its sponsorship of the popular free weekly jazz performance series, the Dominion Energy Jazz Café.   VMFA began Jazz Café in partnership with the Richmond Jazz Society…