May 6, 2025
Richmond, VA — To prepare for the largest expansion and renovation project in its history, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced that some of its art collections impacted by or adjacent to the construction area will be taken off view and select galleries will be temporarily closed beginning May 13, 2025. “Following the…
April 25, 2025
Richmond, VA — In May 2025, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) will launch REWIND<<Fast/Forward, a series of immersive art installations, from the performative to the cinematic. Coinciding with the museum’s current expansion project, REWIND<<Fast/Forward is designed to engage visitors with contemporary art experiences while VMFA’s collection of mid-to-late 20th-century art is temporarily off…
April 17, 2025
Richmond, VA — Visitors to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) can now see its newly acquired painting Portrait of Leana and the Lambeth Children on view in the museum’s American art galleries. Acquired by VMFA in December 2024, this remarkable painting will later be a centerpiece of the new American galleries in the…
March 27, 2025
Richmond, VA — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced the appointment of Karen Daly as the museum’s first Senior Manager of Provenance Research. Daly assumed the new role on March 10, 2025. The objective of provenance research is to trace the ownership history and location of an object, ideally from its creation to…
March 13, 2025
EN ESPAÑOL Richmond, VA — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) will celebrate artist Frida Kahlo and her Mexican heritage with a free, fun-filled community event, ¡FridaFest! The event will take place from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2025, which is the opening day of the museum’s highly anticipated exhibition Frida:…
February 20, 2025
Twenty-four Commonwealth residents named Visual Arts Fellowship recipients Richmond, VA — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is pleased to announce the 2025–26 recipients of its Visual Arts Fellowship awards. This year, 24 professional artists and graduate and undergraduate students have received awards — totaling nearly $160,000 — to further their artistic careers. Established…
February 19, 2025
VMFA welcomes Richmond Ballet to Leslie Cheek Theater after $5.3 million renovation Richmond, VA — With renovations to the Leslie Cheek Theater nearing completion, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) and Richmond Ballet formally announced that beginning March 20, 2025, the ballet company will move its repertory series, rebranded as Moving Art, to the…
February 5, 2025
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…
January 31, 2025
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…
January 9, 2025
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…
