Upcoming Programs
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3 in 30 | The Reinstallation of Hubert Robert | In-person
CANCELED
Tue, Jan 21, 2025 | 11–11:30 am
Free; no tickets or registration required.
Meet at Visitor Services
Join us for a discussion of Hubert Robert’s 1773 painting The Finding of the Laocoön, its reinstallation in the European galleries, and its connection to other works in the permanent collection. This fascinating talk will be led by Dr. Sylvain Cordier, VMFA’s Paul Mellon Curator and Head of the Department of European Art.
3 in 30 | The Reinstallation of Hubert Robert | Virtual
RESCHEDULED to January 23, 11 am
Free; Zoom registration required.
Virtual Program
Join us for a discussion of Hubert Robert’s 1773 painting The Finding of the Laocoön, its reinstallation in the European galleries, and its connection to other works in the permanent collection. This fascinating talk will be led by Dr. Sylvain Cordier, VMFA’s Paul Mellon Curator and Head of the Department of European Art.
3 in 30 | The Sensory Experience of African Art (In-Person)
Tue, Feb 4, 2025
11–11:30 am
Free; no tickets required
Meet at Visitor Services
Join VMFA's Karen Getty, educator for the African collection, as she shares the experiential power and multisensory dimensions of three objects in the African Art Galleries.
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IMAGE Egungun Mask, 20th century, Yoruba culture (Nigeria), cloth, wood, metal. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hammer, 92.133
3 in 30 | The Sensory Experience of African Art (Virtual)
Thu, Feb 6, 2025
11–11:30 am
Free; registration via Zoom required
Join VMFA's Karen Getty, educator for the African collection, as she shares the experiential power and multisensory dimensions of three objects from the African Art Galleries.
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IMAGE Egungun Mask, 20th century, Yoruba culture (Nigeria), cloth, wood, metal. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hammer, 92.133
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Collection Connection | Black History Month
Wed, Feb 19, 2025
11–11:45 am
Meet at Visitor Services
Join Dr. Leo Mazow, VMFA's Louise B. and J. Harwood Cochrane Curator of American Art, in honoring Black History Month by exploring VMFA's American art galleries. This program includes a closer look at a recently acquired sculpture by the Chippewa and African American artist Edmonia Lewis.
African American Read-In
Thu, Feb 20, 2025
5:30–7:30 pm
Free; no tickets or registration required
Cochrane Atrium
Literature and fine art come together at VMFA's African American Read In. See and hear notable figures from the greater Richmond community deliver prose and poetry readings throughout the galleries. This powerful display of storytelling pairs evocative and powerful works by African American artists and authors.
The National African American Read-In is sponsored by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English and endorsed by the International Literacy Association.