Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Description The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia, is one of the largest comprehensive art museums in the United States. VMFA, which opened in 1936, is a state agency and privately endowed educational institution. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art, and to encourage the study of the arts. VMFA’s permanent holdings encompass nearly 40,000 artworks, including the largest public collection of Fabergé outside of Russia, the finest collection of Art Nouveau outside of Paris, and one of the nation’s finest collections of American art.
Address 200 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA 23220
Website Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Contact Shelley Marshall 804-340-1419 tourservices@vmfa.museum
Notes Meet at & enter through the School Group Entrance.
To Bring Bring credit card or coins for parking in the VFMA lot or on the street. You may bring lunch or buy lunch at VFMA's Best Cafe. NO photography, pens, markers, or colored pencils in the museum. You may bring a non-colored pencil and sketchbook (no larger than 18"x24").
Date(s) Friday, Oct 04, 2024
Name Time Ages Cost Enrolled
The Great Outdoors Tour
Artists are keen observers of nature! Safari through ancient to modern galleries and investigate pictorial environments to find many unique plants, animals, birds and insects. This tour pairs well with these CHEC classes: Cool Creatures, Welcome to the Jungle, and Art Then and Now.

12:00PM - 01:00PM Ages: 5-8 Participant: $2.00
Chaperone: $2.00
Sibling: $0.00
5/15
Places and Faces Tour
From past to present, artists have always captured a variety of people and places in their art, both real and imagined. Explore the galleries and discover some of the stories and characters that inspired these works. This tour pairs well with these CHEC classes: Paint & Bake Brunch, Paint & Sip, Portraiture: the Art of Faces, and Drawing from Life with Dry Media.

12:00PM - 01:00PM Ages: 9-18 Participant: $2.00
Chaperone: $2.00
Sibling: $0.00
10/15
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