October 9, 2013
Three retail outlets serve holiday shoppers this year 2013-10-09 The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Shop announces its first off-site retail presence in the Richmond region. The VMFA Pop-Up shop, will open on Columbus Day, October 15, and remain open seven days a w
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Related Exhibitions: Hollywood Costume
October 3, 2013
Although Modern and Contemporary art spans just a century of the 6,000 years of world culture represented in VMFA’s collection, these holdings are nationally and internationally recognized as among the best in an American encyclopedic museum. Collection
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Related Exhibitions: German Expressionist Art: Selections from the Fischer Collection and Tiffany: Color and Light
October 3, 2013
VMFA has built a collection of some 1,200 photographs during the past 75 years.
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Related Exhibitions: Aaron Siskind and Abstract Photography of the 1950s and 60s, Darkroom: Photography and New Media in South Africa since 1950, The Fleeting Glimpse, and Visions of France: Three Postwar Photographers
September 24, 2013
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Library of Virginia are pleased to announce Art in Literature: The Mary Lynn Kotz Award. This award recognizes an outstanding book in fiction or nonfiction that demonstrates the highest literary merit as a creative or scholarly work on the theme of visual artists or art.
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September 23, 2013
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts was recently awarded a federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The Museums for America grant in the amount of $132,320 will assist with the purchase of a compact shelving system, additional cabinets and other shelving units, and in contracting two part-time registration assistants and a consulting conservator.
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September 18, 2013
VMFA’s fall exhibition, Hollywood Costume, celebrates a century of costume design and its contribution to cinematic history in American culture. Visitors will step behind the scenes to explore the collaborations between directors, actors and costume designers that bring to life some of the most unforgettable and beloved screen characters. Hollywood Costume is on view November 9, 2013 – February 17, 2014.
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Related Exhibitions: Hollywood Costume and Made in Hollywood: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation
September 2, 2013
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Shop announces its first off-site retail presence in the Richmond region. The VMFA Pop-Up shop will be open from late October to December 31.
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Related Exhibitions: Hollywood Costume
July 1, 2013
Since the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened in May 2010, its annual attendance has been the largest of any attraction in the region. Because of its proximity to I-95/I-64 and its leadership position, VMFA will rehabilitate the historic Robinson House and repurpose it to include a regional visitor center.
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June 27, 2013
Inspired by Pop Art and Beyond: Tom Wesselmann, VMFA’s upscale dining restaurant, Amuse, has created several Wesselmann-inspired cocktails to add to their menu.
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Related Exhibitions: Pop Art and Beyond: Tom Wesselmann
April 23, 2013
VMFA introduces Wild@Art a new app for smartphones highlighting more than 30 works of art from the museum’s collection, including select pieces from the current exhibition Domestic, Wild, Divine: Artists look at Animals.
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Related Exhibitions: Domestic, Wild, Divine: Artists Look at Animals