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VMFA Acquires Portrait by Iconic 16th-Century Woman Artist Lavinia Fontana
Posted on April 2, 2021
Richmond, Virginia — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced their recent acquisition of Portrait of a... Read more
VMFA Presents The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse
Posted on March 22, 2021
Richmond, Virginia — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is excited to present the groundbreaking exhibition... Read more
VMFA Awarded $345,815 Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Posted on February 18, 2021
Richmond, Virginia — The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded nearly $346,000 in grant funds to... Read more
Virginia Museum of Art Acquires Work by German Expressionist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Posted on January 21, 2021
Richmond, VA — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced today that it has acquired a major work by German... Read more
VMFA Acquires Enameled Choker by Celebrated Belgian Jeweler Philippe Wolfers
Posted on January 7, 2021
Richmond, Virginia — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced their recent acquisition of the Wisteria... Read more