VMFA's early 14th-century scroll, Standing Arhat, was cleaned and conserved by Nishio Conservation Studio. Photo by Nishio Conservation Studio

14th-Century Japanese Hanging Scroll Conserved with Grant from the Sumitomo Foundation

Richmond, Virginia — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is excited to announce that conservation of a 14th-century Japanese scroll painting in the museum’s collection, Standing Arhat, has been completed with grant support from the Sumitomo Foundation in Japan. The Sumitomo Foundation grant awarded to the museum is specifically intended for the protection, preservation…

VMFA Receives Grant to Conserve 146 Photographs by African American Artists

Bank of America Art Conservation Project Grant Helps to Preserve Kamoinge Workshop Collection Richmond, VA––The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has been awarded a 2018 Bank of America Art Conservation Project grant, one of only 21 institutions in the world to receive the grant this year. This grant supports a year-long effort to conserve, stabilize…

Sumitomo Foundation Grant Enables Conservation of VMFA’s Earliest Buddhist Scroll Painting

Descent of the Amitabha Trinity to return to VMFA’s Japanese gallery RICHMOND, Virginia – The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts recently completed the restoration of an important Japanese hanging scroll, Descent of the Amitabha Trinity (Amida Triad), with the support of a $20,930 grant from The Sumitomo Foundation of Tokyo, Japan. The Foundation, created to…

IMLS awards $331,054 grant to VMFA for conservation education initiative

Funds to support training, diversity and statewide outreach in conservation The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will use a $331,054 grant—announced today from the Institute of Museum and Library Services—to support the “Connect to Conservation” program, a three-year effort that will expand educational offerings and outreach from the museum’s Susan and David Goode Center for…