November 6, 2014
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has appointed Hossein Sadid as the new chief financial officer.
VMFA News
First Crowdfunding Initiative is a Resounding Success
October 20, 2014
VMFA kicked off its first-ever crowdfunding campaign on September 22, 2014, and has received enthusiastic responses from the public—from Bon Air to Barcelona—raising $61,225 in a 26-day campaign. The total includes a generous match from Frank Qiu and Ting Xu on behalf of Evergreen Enterprises, who agreed to match donors’ contributions dollar-for-dollar up to $25,000.…
Help VMFA Build the Forbidden City
September 22, 2014
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is launching its first crowdfunding campaign to support the exhibition fund. Supporters will be invited to help build a scaled version of the Forbidden City featuring the hundreds of buildings that make up the complex. The crowdfunding campaign, which starts today, will conclude on October 17, the day before the opening…
VMFA’s First Crowdfunding Initiative Starts Today
September 22, 2014
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is launching its first crowdfunding campaign to support the exhibition fund. Supporters will be invited to help build a scaled version of the Forbidden City featuring the hundreds of buildings that make up the complex. The crowdfunding campaign, which starts today, will conclude on October 17, the day before…
VMFA Awarded Grant by Institute of Museum and Library Services
September 19, 2014
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $150,000 to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Hardywood and VMFA Debut Forbidden Ale
September 10, 2014
Richmond’s Hardywood Park Craft Brewery and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts partnered to brew a special beer in honor of the coming exhibition, Forbidden City: Imperial Treasures from the Palace Museum, Beijing, on view October 18, 2014 – January 11, 2015.
New Exhibition and Website Create Interactive Experience for Visitors
September 2, 2014
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts launches the new Beyond the Walls interactive exhibition on September 7, noon to 4 p.m., with a ribbon cutting at 12:15, in the MWV Art Education Center.
Important Ndebele Artist Esther Mahlangu to Paint at VMFA
August 18, 2014
VMFA has commissioned South African artist Esther Mahlangu to create two large-scale paintings that will become part of the museum’s permanent collection.
Media Advisory: Free Admission on Thursdays for Posing Beauty
June 24, 2014
Posing Beauty in African American Culture and the companion exhibition Identity Shifts: Works from VMFA will be free all day on Thursdays, beginning on June 26 and continuing until the exhibitions close on July 27, 2014. Hours on Thursdays are 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Inspired by the generosity of The Richmond (VA) The Links,…
Dr. Sylvia L. Yount Named to Post at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
June 11, 2014
Dr. Sylvia L. Yount, Chief Curator and the Louise B. and J. Harwood Cochrane Curator of American Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, will be joining the staff of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art this September as the Lawrence A. Fleischman Curator in Charge of The American Wing.