Art History Classes

Registration Information

Summer 2024 Classes & Programs

Registration for VMFA Members & Non-members is currently underway online, by phone, and in person.

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Fall 2024 Classes & Programs

Registration for VMFA Members

To accommodate the high demand, members-only registration for the following categories will begin as noted:

Studio School and Art History Classes (ages 16+)

Tue, Aug 6 | 8 am (online or by phone) or 10 am (in person)

Teen and All Children’s Classes

Wed, Aug 7 | 8 am (online or by phone) or 10 am (in person)

VMFA members have the first chance to register for classes. Not a member? Join today.

Registration for Nonmembers

Nonmember registration for all classes begins Tue, Aug 13 | 8 am (online or by phone) or 10 am (in person)

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Visitor Services is available by phone 804.340.1405 starting at 8 am or in-person at the museum starting at 10 am on registration days.

VMFA Art History Classes provide adult audiences with the opportunity to investigate the history of art through dynamic and interactive lectures, gallery visits and discussions. For ages 16 and over.


[50] Art of the Ancient Andes

Wed, Aug 7, 14, 21, 28, 7 - 8 pm (4 sessions) | Virtual, Registration on Zoom required.
DR. JEANETTE NICEWINTER
Associate Professor, Art History, Annandale Campus, Collegewide Honors Lead Faculty, Northern Virginia Community College

Explore the art of the ancient Andes. This course surveys the major cultures and artworks from the ancient Andes, which consists of the present-day countries of Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. We’ll begin with the monumental architecture, ceramics, and metalwork from the Chavín culture and continue chronologically through to the incredible textiles and landscape architecture of the Inka Empire.

$80 (VMFA members $65)