A New VMFA on the Road Mobile Exhibition Trailer Offers Space for More Visitors and Works of Art

The Artmobile’s New Traveling Exhibition Showcases Emotions Conveyed Through Art in VMFA’s Permanent Collection Richmond, Virginia — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is thrilled to announce that VMFA on the Road: Artmobile for the 21st Century hits the road this week in a newly acquired state-of-the-art trailer. Generously funded by the Commonwealth of…

Equine Art by Sir Alfred Munnings will be Explored in Talk by Katherine Field, Curator of British Sporting Art at the British Sporting Art Trust

The Annual Paul Mellon Lecture, held at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, will also be Livestreamed Richmond, Virginia — Equine sporting art by Sir Alfred Munnings (English, 1878–1959) will be explored in this year’s Paul Mellon Lecture in the Leslie Cheek Theater at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) and livestreamed November 1,…

VMFA’s Exhibition Willie Anne Wright: Artist and Alchemist Explores the Experimental Work of the Virginia-Based Painter and Photographer

Willie Anne Wright’s First Museum Retrospective Examines Six Decades of the Pioneering Artist’s Career Richmond, VA — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is excited to announce its upcoming exhibition Willie Anne Wright: Artist and Alchemist, a retrospective of the photographer and painter’s remarkable 60-year career. The exhibition will be on view at the…

Photo by Travis Fullerton, © 2021 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Dates Set for VMFA’s Signature Fine Arts & Flowers 2024 Exhibition and Gala

Richmond, VA — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced that their highly anticipated signature event, Fine Arts & Flowers, is scheduled for Oct. 23 through Oct. 27, 2024. Held biennially since 1987, Fine Arts & Flowers is a spectacular museum-wide exhibition of floral designs inspired by works of art in VMFA’s permanent collection.…

Monumental Works of Contemporary Art Explore the Complex Relationship Between Humans and the Land

Richmond, VA — Three monumental mixed-media works on paper by contemporary artist Athena LaTocha form the powerful installation The Past Never Sleeps, on view through Jan. 14, 2024, at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA). Admission is free. “The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts presents art and exhibitions that can foster important dialogues in…

Dr. Theresa A. Cunningham is VMFA’s new Assistant Curator of European Art and the Mellon Collections. Photo by Sandra Sellars, © 2023 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Dr. Theresa A. Cunningham Named VMFA’s New Assistant Curator of European Art

Richmond, Virginia — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Theresa A. Cunningham as the museum’s new Assistant Curator of European Art and the Mellon Collections. “We are delighted to welcome Theresa to the curatorial ranks at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,” said Alex Nyerges, VMFA’s…