VMFA Expansion Progress Photos

Follow the progress of the VMFA expansion project. Click on a photo to see a larger image.
Photos by Travis Fullerton, © 2005 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

October, 2005

Parking deck construction begins.

Construction fence erected.

Surface prep begins.

Removal of trees and pavement near VMFA former main entrance. Trees and paving material will be recycled.

Surface prep near Robinson House (left) with the West Wing in the background.

View from Robinson House looking toward the Pauley Center (formerly Center for Education and Outreach). The cannon from Fort Sumter has yet to be moved.

Excavation for the deck begins.

Deck excavation continues. 30,000 cubic yards of earth will be removed in preparation for construction of a 600-car parking deck at the north end of the VMFA grounds.

Deck excavation continues. Excavated soil will be used on other construction projects in the Richmond area.

Construction trailers installed on Boulevard side of VMFA in front of 1936 entrance.

Installing I-beams to shore up the ground next to the Pauley Center.

I-beams awaiting installation.

View from Pauley Center roof.

The hole gets deeper.

The dump trucks keep coming. Eight thousand dump trucks full of earth will be removed. The hole is, at its deepest, 26 feet below the original grade of the site.

Holes being drilled next to Pauley Center to accommodate I-beams.

Installing the VMFA entrance.

This entrance will be used during the VMFA expansion.

Ticket, Membership, and Information counters installed in the Marble Hall.

The VMFA Café is ready for customers.

Tickets and Membership.

The Department of Conservation and Recreation personnel removing liriope and other small plants in the parking lot for their use in their "Stewardship Virginia" program.

Recycling the plants.