VMFA Livestreams

You don’t have to miss a thing. Even from the comfort of home, VMFA is your go-to place for inspiration, contemplation, community, and wonder. And your health and safety are still our top priority. Enjoy these livestream options of our programs and events. Also visit our YouTube channel for videos of past livestream events, virtual jazz performances, 3 in 30 programs, and so much more!

Upcoming Livestreams

Talk I “Lethal Beauty: Design Elements in Samurai Suits of Armor”

Thu, Jun 13, 2024 I 6:30–7:30 pm

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Samurai Armor from the Collection of Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller, this talk takes a closer look at the design of suits of armor and helmet forms from the 16th to 19th centuries, when a large industry of samurai-oriented crafts were made for Japanese society.



Past Livestreams


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VMFA Livestreams are made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.


Additional support is generously provided by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust.


ABOVE One Night at Jimmy’s We Saw the Supremes on Color Television, ca.1965–67, Willie Anne Wright (American, born 1924), Liquitex on canvas. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, General Endowment Fund. © Willie Anne Wright