February 28, 2011
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is a state agency and a model public/private partnership. After the board of trustees accepts the acquisitions, the art becomes the properly of the Commonwealth of Virginia to protect, preserve and interpret.
Article Categories: Acquisitions
February 10, 2011
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and The Martin Agency announced today a joint social media effort that brings to life the upcoming exhibition of 176 works from Picasso’s personal collection, Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris.
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Related Exhibitions: Doodle 4 Google and Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris
January 3, 2011
Regarded as one of the strongest African Art collections in the United States, the museum’s collection spans 2,000 years with more than 100 cultures represented through some 500 works.
Article Categories: African Art and Collections
Related Exhibitions: Dynasty and Divinity: Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria and Visions from the Congo: Ancestral Contact
December 9, 2010
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is a state agency and a model public/private partnership. After the board of trustees accepts the acquisitions, the art becomes the properly of the Commonwealth of Virginia to protect, preserve and interpret.
Article Categories: Acquisitions
Related Exhibitions: Spotlight Loan: Rembrandt
October 11, 2010
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is a state agency and a model public/private partnership. After the board of trustees accepts the acquisitions, the art becomes the properly of the Commonwealth of Virginia to protect, preserve and interpret.
Article Categories: Acquisitions
July 27, 2010
Photos of the James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Wing of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts designed by Rick Mather + SMBW Architects.
Article Categories: VMFA News
June 28, 2010
In keeping with its goal to be accessible to all visitors, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announces plans to be open 365 days a year. In addition, VMFA is expanding its evening hours. Starting in July, the museum will be open until 9 p.m. on Fridays, in addition to Thursday evenings.
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May 6, 2010
With this publication, produced in conjunction with the largest expansion in the history of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the full scope of the museum’s outstanding American art collection is represented for the very first time.
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Related Exhibitions: American Quilts: Selections from the Winterthur Collection and Jacob Lawrence: The Legend of John Brown
April 30, 2010
Fifty dazzling works of art in English silver have been given to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts by collector Rita R. Gans of New York, significantly elevating the stature of VMFA’s collection.
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Related Exhibitions: The Jewels of Jean Schlumberger
April 26, 2010
The VMFA expansion will enhance its operations and draw more visitors to the museum. Expanded operations and incremental visitor spending will generate an annual economic impact of $36.2 million that supports 371 jobs in Virginia.
Article Categories: Expansion and VMFA News