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This gallery talk will explore Remnants and Revivals: Architectural Etchings by Charles Meryon and John Taylor Arms, a special exhibition that reveals how Gothic art and architecture inspired artists centuries after the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral was constructed in Paris. Join Kristie Couser, Curatorial Assistant for the Mellon Collections and Christopher C. Oliver, Assistant Curator of…

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts holds hundreds of Russian decorative arts masterpieces, many made by the Fabergé firm, including five imperial eggs. This lecture will explore the collections of VMFA and other institutions to discover the history of the House of Fabergé as well as some of its Russian and European competitors.

Due to overwhelming demand, this lecture is now sold out. To see more of our related events  Jasper Johns and Edvard Munch: Love, Loss, and the Cycle of Life is the first exhibition to explore the unexpected connections between Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch (1863–1944) and one of America’s greatest artists, Jasper Johns (born 1930). This talk explores how…

What is it about Fabergé’s creations that fascinates people? Of course the imperial eggs are worth millions of dollars and the craftsmanship of a genuine Fabergé is remarkable, but there are other reasons that are just as compelling. This gallery talk will explore the stories of opulence, revolution, and death associated with these works of…

Discover the music of John Cage, an American composer, music theorist, and artist who was also a friend and collaborator of Jasper Johns. Together with other contemporaries, Cage and Johns explored the combination of visual and musical elements in performance art to create new, daring pieces of contemporary art. Cage was a pioneer of open-form…

From Imperial Russia to the present day, this exciting documentary tells the epic story of the Fabergé name, spanning 150 years of turbulent history, romance, artistic development, and commercial exploitation. Among many examples shown, 20 pieces from VMFA’s own Fabergé Collection, bequeathed by Lillian Thomas Pratt, are featured up close in brilliant high definition and given…

This lecture focuses on Van Gogh’s work from Paris and the south of France. It investigates how the painter constructed a specific image of Japan, based partly on facts and largely on his imagination, and how this image enabled him to define his own position as a modern artist. The lecture will highlight several major…

Investigate 19th- and 20th-century architectural etchings in the new works on paper exhibition, Remnants and Revivals: Architectural Etchings by Charles Meryon and John Taylor Arms, by comparing similar views of a Paris landmark and a Gothic Revival skyscraper in New York City.

By William Shakespeare October 29, 2016 at 7:30 pm (free tickets released at 5 pm) Virginia Museum of Fine Arts at the Leslie Cheek Theater 200 N. Boulevard, Richmond VA 23220 “Et tu, Brute?” It’s the biggest theatre party of the season, and you’re invited! This year, we’re doing a fresh take on our looniest event…

How does the human form stand as a durable yet flexible icon across cultures, places, and periods? What happens when bodies are compelled to symbolize dynamic political, social, and mythological narratives? This research symposium, co-organized with the School of Visual Arts at Virginia Tech, explores these questions through fresh interpretations of objects in the permanent collection. Students in…