Lecture hall with art on projector screen

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.

Seated Buddha

The Art of India

Tuesdays, Apr 17 – May 22
Section 1: 1 – 2 pm (sold out)
Section 2: 3 – 4 pm (registration open)  

Venus and Cupid

The 17th Century Mind

Tue, Jun 5 & 12, 2 – 3:30 pm
$30 (VMFA members $25) 

Giovanni di Ser Giovanni, Judgment of Solomon

The Renaissance in Italy: Art's First Summer

Wednesdays, Jun 13 - Jul 25, 2 – 3 pm
$85 (VMFA members $70) 
Sold out

Black-figured Amphora

The Red and the Black: Greek Vase Painting, a Survey

Sat, Jun 23 & 30, 10:30 am – noon
$30 (VMFA members $25) 

Eastman Johnson, A Ride for Liberty—The Fugitive Slaves, March 2, 1862 (detail)

American Art in the Civil War Era

Tuesdays, July 10 – 31, 2 – 3 pm
$55 (VMFA members $40)
 

Antietam Bridge (detail), 1864, William D. MacLeod, oil on canvas.

Through Whitman’s Voice and Others’ Eyes

Thu, July 19, 6:30 – 8 pm
$15 (VMFA members $12) 

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