April 2, 2010
When the doors of the expanded Virginia Museum of Fine Arts open on Saturday, May 1, the first work of art that visitors will see is “Art History is Not Linear (VMFA),” a Ryan McGinness painting commissioned by the museum.
Pressroom Archives
Hankins and Anderson: Consulting Engineers
April 2, 2010
Hankins and Anderson is the principal engineering consultant for the expansion of VMFA.
European Collection Fact Sheet
March 25, 2010
The European Art Department at VMFA comprises more than 10,000 objects in all media dating from the Early Middle Ages to the 20th Century, including paintings, sculptures, decorative arts and works on paper. It includes the Mellon Collections of British Sporting Art, French Art, American Sporting and Historical Art, and Jewelry and objects by Jean Schlumberger.
American Collection Fact Sheet
March 4, 2010
VMFA is an important center for the study of American visual culture
Ancient American Art Collection Fact Sheet
March 4, 2010
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts owns 208 Pre-Columbian ceramic vessels, textiles, sculptures and metalwork objects from Meso, Central and South America as part of its Ancient American Art Collection.
Mar 01, 2011
Ancient Art Collection Fact Sheet
March 3, 2010
Collection includes objects from Egyptian, Near Eastern, Aegean, Greek, Etruscan, Roman and Byzantine cultures
Decorative Arts 1890 to the Present Collection
March 3, 2010
One of the most significant public collections outside Paris of Art Nouveau and Art Déco
In Pursuit of Quality: Patrons of VMFA
October 9, 2009
2009-10-09 The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has built its collections entirely by private patronage since its 1936 opening in the midst of the Great Depression. VMFA continues to position itself successfully for a healthy, vibrant future, through support from the Commonwealth of Virginia an
VMFA Commissions Painting by Ryan McGinness for Display in McGlothlin Wing
August 5, 2009
2009-08-05 200 Works from Museum’s Collection To Be Represented in Artist’s New Painting When the doors of the expanded Virginia Museum of Fine Arts open on May 1, the first work of art that visitors will see is “Art History is Not Linear (VMFA),” a Ryan McGinness painting commissioned
VMFA Recieves $75,000 Grant from NEA to Install Expanded Contemporary Galleries
October 29, 2008
2008-10-29 The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts a $75,000 grant to be used to install the museum’s expanded Modern and Contemporary collection. VMFA is in the midst of a massive expansion project that will add more than 165,000 square feet of space