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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Economic Impact of the Expansion of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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.
VMFA will be Welcoming Beacon for All
April 22, 2010
Visitors coming to the new James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Wing at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will see spectacular art and activities inside even before they reach the entrance, thanks to an enormous expanse of glass on VMFA’s Boulevard façade.
Grand Opening of Expanded VMFA is Saturday and Sunday, May 1 and 2
April 12, 2010
The grand opening celebration of the largest expansion project in the history of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will be Saturday and Sunday, May 1 and 2, with an array of free special events and activities, including a ribbon cutting, Tibetan Monks creating a sand mandala, exhibitions, lectures, artist demonstrations, music, dance demonstrations, refreshments, highlights tours and family art activities.
Expansion at VMFA is Largest in Museum’s History
April 10, 2010
When the expanded Virginia Museum of Fine Arts re-opens to the public May 1, everything about the museum will be bigger, brighter and – with free admission – more welcoming.
Expansion Fact Sheet
April 9, 2010
When the expanded Virginia Museum of Fine Arts re-opens to the public May 1, 2010, everything about the museum will be bigger, brighter and – with free admission – more welcoming. The expansion project is the largest in the museum’s history and enhances VMFA’s ability to serve Virginians in new ways.
E. Claiborne and Lora Robins Sculpture Garden Fact Sheet
April 8, 2010
The 3½-acre E. Claiborne and Lora Robins Sculpture Garden will be the heart of the museum’s campus when the VMFA expansion project is completed. The garden will include art, leisurely walkways, water features, stately trees, and flowers. The garden will partially cover a new and innovative 600-car parking deck tucked beneath a terraced, landscaped slope designed for sculpture display. The garden, which will replace a surface-parking lot, will bring part of the museum’s excellent collection and programming outside and provide memorable experiences of public art in a new environment of changing light, climate and seasons.
History of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
April 8, 2010
In the midst of the Great Depression, on January 16, 1936, Virginia’s political and business leaders bravely demonstrated their faith in the future and their belief in the value of art by opening the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond.
Alex Nyerges, VMFA Director
April 7, 2010
Now entering his fourth year as director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Alex Nyerges is responsible for the management and realization of Rick Mather’s ambitious master plan for the museum’s expansion and renovation.
Rick Mather, Architect
April 5, 2010
Mather is widely known for his virtuoso use of glass as a dematerialized wall and visual extension to street activity.