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A New Season at the Muscarelle

Explore exhibitions, public programs, and works from the collection.


Storybook Hour
Storybook Hour
Friday, May 22, 2026
10:30 AM
Family
Art Educator Appreciation Brunch & Create
Art Educator Appreciation Brunch & Create
Saturday, May 23, 2026
11:00 AM
Special Event
Family Day & Tiny Traders Art Market
Family Day & Tiny Traders Art Market
Saturday, May 30, 2026
12:00 PM
Family
Large Scale Woodcut Workshop
Large Scale Woodcut Workshop
Friday, June 5, 2026
10:00 AM
Workshop

On View

18th-20th Century American Paintings

May 15, 2026 — Ongoing
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James Sullivan: Thinking Sculpture | Sculpture Thinking

February 28, 2026 — June 14, 2026
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First Looks & Favorites from the Permanent Collection

February 28, 2026 — June 7, 2026
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Where Late the Sweet Birds: Selected Works of Morgan Bulkeley, 1984-2025

August 27, 2025 — Ongoing
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Founding the Alma Mater of the Nation

February 7, 2025 — Ongoing
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Upcoming

America’s Tapestry: 13 Colonies. 13 Stories. 1 Nation.

June 19, 2026 — September 6, 2026
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Forever Marked By The Day: A Quarter Century of Mourning and Renewal

June 26, 2026 — January 3, 2027
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Collection Highlights

The permanent collection at the Muscarelle dates from 1732 and has grown to nearly 8,000 objects.


Landscape
GOLDBERG, MICHAEL
1947
Oil on canvas
47 3/4 x 51 3/4 ins. (121.3 x 131.5 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
Aura
COHEN, LEWIS
1978
Bronze
31 x 26 1/2 x 16 ins. (78.7 x 67.3 x 40.6 cm)
Gift of the artist
Thorn Girl
GRANT, SUSAN KAE
Archival pigment print
Gift of Joanna Gratton
Nature morte
GRIS, JUAN
1922
Color pochoir
Sheet: 9 5/8 x 13 ins. (24.5 x 33 cm); Image: 6 ½ x 9 ½ ins. (16.6 x 24.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Netsuke of a smiling elephant
UNKNOWN
c. 1900
Ivory
1 3/8 h. x 1 w. x 2 ins. d. (3.4 x 2.6 x 5.0 cm)
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage
Male Nude with Shell, Hawaii
RITTS, HERB
1988
Platinum print
Sheet: 16 1/4 x 20 1/8 ins. (40.9 x 51.0 cm); Image: 15 3/8 x 19 3/8 ins. (39.9 x 49.3 cm)
Gift of Jon Gilbert Fox (W&M '72) and Darrell Hotchkiss
Nampeyo Pot
NAMPEYO, IRIS YOUVELLA
c. 1970
Ceramic with glazes
9 1/8 ins. (23.2 cm) in height; 17 1/4 ins. (43.9 cm) circumference at widest point; 2 5/8 ins. (diameter of opening)
Gift of The Matthews Collection
Mexican Cripple’s Family
KRIESBERG, IRVING
1945
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 24 1/4 x 36 ins. (61.6 x 91.44 cm)
Anonymous Gift

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UTAGAWA TOKOKUNI, Untitled Kabuki scene, c. 1815, Woodblock print, Sheet: 15 3/8 x 31 ins. (39.0 x 78.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sullivan

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