May 29, 2019
Richmond, Virginia––The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announces the opening of Jean Schlumberger: Twentieth Century Treasures from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts at the National Museum of China (NMC) in Beijing, on view May 30–Sept. 1, 2019. This historic exhibition is the result of a five-year cooperative agreement between the two institutions to celebrate…
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Related Exhibitions: The Jewels of Jean Schlumberger
April 4, 2012
More than two years ago, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director Alex Nyerges proposed to his curatorial staff a special collection-building effort to mark the museum’s 75th anniversary year in 2011 – 75 gifts of art for 75 years of VMFA history. The goal was surpassed and the museum received 235 gifts throughout the year.
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Related Exhibitions: Native American Art: The Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Temples and Shrines in Japan: Woodblock Prints by Kawase Hasui, and The Jewels of Jean Schlumberger
April 30, 2010
Fifty dazzling works of art in English silver have been given to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts by collector Rita R. Gans of New York, significantly elevating the stature of VMFA’s collection.
Article Categories: Acquisitions
Related Exhibitions: The Jewels of Jean Schlumberger