December 13, 2018
Gift marks first time the painting has been in public domain since its creation in 1853 Richmond, VA – The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts recently received the generous anonymous gift of Asher B. Durand’s painting Progress (The Advance of Civilization), which was approved by the VMFA Board of Trustees yesterday. One of the most…
December 13, 2018
Works range in age from circa 2040-1786 BC to the present Richmond, VA––The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce a number of new significant acquisitions to its collections, including works by Nick Cave, Frederic Edwin Church and Hale Woodruff. In addition to several other notable acquisitions this quarter, the purchase of…
December 7, 2018
Neptune Virginia Beach Maquette Served as Model for the Well-Known Virginia Beach Statue of “King Neptune” Richmond, VA – The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce the addition of Neptune Virginia Beach Maquette by Richmond-based sculptor Paul DiPasquale to the E. Claiborne and Lora Robins Sculpture Garden, which was installed on Thursday. This is the…
December 5, 2018
Richmond, VA – Richmond Ballet is pleased to announce that the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is serving as the 2018/19 community partner for the Ballet’s acclaimed community engagement program Minds In Motion (MIM). This partnership is focused on the museum’s permanent African Art collection with supplemental support from their special exhibit, Congo Masks:…
December 4, 2018
Bank of America Art Conservation Project Grant Helps to Preserve Kamoinge Workshop Collection Richmond, VA––The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has been awarded a 2018 Bank of America Art Conservation Project grant, one of only 21 institutions in the world to receive the grant this year. This grant supports a year-long effort to conserve, stabilize…
November 26, 2018
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…
October 17, 2018
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…
October 10, 2018
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Nicholas of Tolentino and Sebastian to be returned to heir of Dutch art dealer Jacques Goudstikker Richmond, Virginia – The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ Board of Trustees voted today to deaccession Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Nicholas of Tolentino and Sebastian so that it can be returned…
October 4, 2018
VMFA on the Road debuts at Hurkamp Park on Oct. 30 Richmond, Virginia – Sixty-five years after the launch of its original Artmobile, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will once again bring traveling art exhibitions and educational offerings to audiences across the Commonwealth with VMFA on the Road: An Artmobile for the 21st Century.…
September 28, 2018
RICHMOND, Virginia – On Friday, Sept. 28, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director Alex Nyerges signed a five-year cooperative agreement with Wang Chunfa, director of the National Museum of China in Beijing, to develop a cultural exchange between the two institutions. The ceremony took place at 10 a.m. in VMFA’s Claiborne Robertson Room. Commonwealth of…
