Fri, Aug 14, 2020 | 6:30–7:30 pm
Leslie Cheek Theater
Tickets Available Soon! Celebrate the opening of the special exhibition Ansel Adams: Compositions in Nature and explore the artist’s lifelong connection to music. As a tribute to Adams—one of America’s most celebrated photographers—the evening includes a special performance of selected themes from the Brubeck composition “Ansel Adams: America” by Michael Jefry Stevens, pianist and composer.…
with Dr. Peter Schertz, Jack and Mary Ann Frable Curator of Ancient Art, VMFA, in conversation with VIDA WILLIAMS, Data Scientist, Singlestone & Program Chair, CodeVA
Sun, Jun 14, 2020 | 1–4 pm
Leslie Cheek Theater
In Alexandria, Egypt, AD 391, Hypatia—one of the earliest female mathematicians, astronomers, and philosophers—is caught up in society’s upheavals: the rise of Christianity as a political force, religious conflict, and threats to institutions of higher learning. Hypatia’s student Orestes is in love with her as is her personal servant. Hypatia only interests are the movement of…
with Franck Goddio, Founder and President of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology
Thu, May 21, 2020 | 6:30–7:30 pm
Fri, May 22, 2020 | 6:30–7:30 pm
Leslie Cheek Theater
Tickets available soon! Franck Goddio will highlight the thrilling discoveries at the heart of the exhibition Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Sunken Cities. Since 1996, Goddio and his team of archaeologists, Egyptologists, historians, geologists, geophysicists, and computer engineers have been surveying Aboukir Bay. After four years, they located the submerged ancient city of Thonis-Heracleion and parts…
Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 6–8 PM
Best Cafe
At VMFA’s Best Café, taste the new collection of Imagery wines, blending the spirit of our Sonoma estate with today’s most popular varietals. Each of Imagery’s new California tier of wines takes a traditional varietal and adds a little twist – something unexpected, something out of the ordinary, something very Imagery. For this new collection…
March 6–22 | Fri & Sat, 8 pm; Sun, 2 pm
Leslie Cheek Theater
Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of obsession, greed, and danger. The breathtaking glamor and decadent excess of the Jazz Age come to the stage in this adaptation by Simon Levy from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel.…
Wed, Mar 18 | 6:30–9 pm
Leslie Cheek Theater
Two true tales from Andy Warhol’s Silver Factory by Catherine O’Sullivan Shorr and Patrick Nagle: How Andy Discovered (and lost) Edie and Created the Superstars (2018; 43 min): When Warhol opened the doors to his Studio/Factory in his prolific period of the 1960s a glamorous muse showed up to inspire him, Edie Sedgwick. Uncensored interviews and…
Tue, May 5 | 11–11:30 am
Thu, May 7 | 6:30–7 pm
Meet at Visitor Services
Join Professional Photographer and Studio School Administrative Assistant for the Studio School, for a tour that highlights three works of art in the special exhibition, Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop.
with Izzie Fuqua, Adult Programs Coordinator
Tue, Mar | 3–11:30 am
Thu, Mar 5 | 6:30–7 pm
Meet at Visitor Services
Explore three artworks currently on view in the modern and contemporary galleries that are inspired by everyday clothing, like blouses, sweaters and bathrobes. Discover the moments of inspiration for each artist and examine how they featured, transformed or destroyed the article of clothing in their creative process.
Wed, Feb 19 | 1–3 pm
McGlothlin Lounge, American Galleries
Join VMFA Paper Conservation Technician, Heather Emerson, for a discussion of tape and its impact on artworks on paper.
Sun, Feb 2, 2020 | 1–4 pm
Art Education Center
During Open Studio Plus Performance, celebrate family with Richmond artist Hamilton Glass and local African American photographers. Take your digital family portraits onsite at VMFA to become part of a mixed-media public art collaboration. Glass will guide attendees in hands-on participation. You can also capture fun memories in the Family Portrait Photo Booth. Extending the…
