VMFA’s Napoleon reigns over Richmond

Events, programs, and partnerships for Napoleon: Power and Splendor Richmond, Virginia – Napoleon: Power and Splendor, on display at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts through Sept. 3, 2018, showcases more than 200 works of art — most of which have never before been shown in the United States — in an innovative display that recreates…

HOWARDENA PINDELL: What Remains to Be Seen

First major survey of Howardena Pindell’s work to be exhibited at VMFA Richmond, Virginia – The work of groundbreaking, multidisciplinary artist Howardena Pindell will be featured in an exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts from Aug. 25 through Nov. 25, 2018. Howardena Pindell: What Remains To Be Seen is the first major survey…

VMFA Foundation Names New Deputy Director for Advancement

Richmond, Virginia — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation (VMFAF) has named Thomas C. Gutenberger as its new deputy director for advancement. Gutenberger joins VMFAF after a decade of work at the University of Richmond, where he served as vice president of advancement. In his new role, Gutenberger will lead a team of 33…

Governor Northam Announces Free Admission to VMFA’s Napoleon: Power and Splendor for State Employees

RICHMOND — Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Commonwealth of Virginia employees can receive free admission to Napoleon: Power and Splendor, an international loan exhibition on idsplay  at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA)  through Sept. 3, 2018. Admission to VMFA’s permanent collection is free 365 days of the year but some special exhibitions, such…

Experience Court Life at VMFA’s Napoleon: Power and Splendor

Exhibition offers a new perspective on the historical figure  Richmond, Virginia — This summer, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts invites visitors to enter the private world of Napoleon Bonaparte through a stunning exhibition that explores the sumptuous ambience of his Imperial Household. Napoleon: Power and Splendor, on display from June 9 to Sept. 3,…

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Acquires 34 Artworks from Souls Grown Deep Foundation

Acquisitions includes numerous works by Thornton Dial and Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers Richmond, Virginia — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has added 34 artworks by African American artists to its collections. The works, acquired from the Atlanta-based Souls Grown Deep Foundation, are part of a gift/purchase program designed to strengthen the representation of African American…

VMFA Celebrates Art Museum Day

Museum will offer complimentary passes for the upcoming exhibition Napoleon: Power and Splendor Richmond, Virginia – In celebration of the 9th annual Art Museum Day, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will offer visitors complimentary vouchers for the upcoming exhibition, Napoleon: Power and Splendor. An initiative of the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD), Art Museum…

Fine Arts & Flowers to Bloom Oct. 24-28

Biennial exhibition to benefit inaugural tour of VMFA’s new artmobile Richmond, Virginia — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announces the return of Fine Arts & Flowers, a biennial museum-wide exhibition that pairs original interpretive floral arrangements with works from the museum’s permanent collection from Oct. 24-28, 2018. Admission to Fine Arts & Flowers is…

VMFA to Present Contemporary Art from Portugal

Special exhibition will feature works by six leading Portuguese artists Richmond, Virginia – The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will present Contemporary Art from Portugal, an exhibition organized in collaboration with the Lisbon-based Fundação Luso-Americana (Luso-American Development Foundation). Featuring 20 works by six contemporary Portuguese artists, the exhibition will be on display in the museum’s works…

Upcoming Exhibitions at VMFA

  Truthful Witnessing: The Black Photographers Annual, Volume 3 May 12–Oct. 14, 2018 Truthful Witnessing is the third installation in a series of exhibitions exploring the four volumes of the Black Photographers Annual, published between 1973 and 1980, featuring a range of artists, including Anthony Barboza, Adger Cowans, Roy DeCarava, Beauford Smith and Ming Smith.…