November 17, 2014
John B Ravenal, VMFA’s Sydney and Frances Lewis family curator of modern and contemporary art, has been named the new director of deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Mass. Since his arrival in 1998, John has enhanced the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ collection and reputation in modern and contemporary art through scholarship, innovative curatorial projects, major publications, and key acquisitions.
November 10, 2014
In honor of Veterans Day Art on Wheels will install the Veterans’ Impact Project on the hilltop Belvedere in VMFA’s E. Claiborne and Lora Robins Sculpture Garden.
November 6, 2014
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has appointed Hossein Sadid as the new chief financial officer.
October 20, 2014
VMFA kicked off its first-ever crowdfunding campaign on September 22, 2014, and has received enthusiastic responses from the public—from Bon Air to Barcelona—raising $61,225 in a 26-day campaign. The total includes a generous match from Frank Qiu and Ting Xu on behalf of Evergreen Enterprises, who agreed to match donors’ contributions dollar-for-dollar up to $25,000.…
October 7, 2014
Exhibitions are subject to change. General admission to VMFA permanent collections is always free. Some special exhibitions require an admission fee, and members receive free admission to all ticketed exhibitions, as noted in each description.
September 22, 2014
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is launching its first crowdfunding campaign to support the exhibition fund. Supporters will be invited to help build a scaled version of the Forbidden City featuring the hundreds of buildings that make up the complex. The crowdfunding campaign, which starts today, will conclude on October 17, the day before the opening…
September 19, 2014
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $150,000 to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
September 17, 2014
Fine Arts & Flowers will return to the galleries of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts November 5-9. This fall’s exhibition will be the event’s 12th anniversary, combining works of art in the museum’s permanent collection with unique interpretations in flowers and foliage.
September 10, 2014
Richmond’s Hardywood Park Craft Brewery and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts partnered to brew a special beer in honor of the coming exhibition, Forbidden City: Imperial Treasures from the Palace Museum, Beijing, on view October 18, 2014 – January 11, 2015.
September 8, 2014
A California-based Japanese artist, Miwako Nishizawa, specializes in the traditional shin-hanga Japanese woodblock technique that revitalized the ukiyo-e tradition in early 20th century Japan. As part of their interest in the work of Japanese shin-hanga artist Kawase Hasui, collectors René and Carolyn Balcer commissioned Nishizawa to execute Twelve Views of Virginia in the shin-hanga style, which will be on view November 15, 2014 to March 29, 2015.
