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Abstract Expressionists: The Women

January 23, 2026 — April 26, 2026

Experience some of the most revolutionary paintings of the modern era.
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Figure Drawing Monday: Value & Tone
Figure Drawing Monday: Value & Tone
Monday, February 16, 2026
5:00 PM
Workshop
Volunteer Orientation Session
Volunteer Orientation Session
Saturday, February 21, 2026
11:00 AM
Information Session
Figure Drawing Monday: Expressive Figures
Figure Drawing Monday: Expressive Figures
Monday, February 23, 2026
5:00 PM
Workshop

On View

Abstract Expressionists: The Women

January 23, 2026 — April 26, 2026
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Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia

November 14, 2025 — February 15, 2026
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Losing Todd: A Mother’s Journey

October 16, 2025 — March 15, 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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Haiti to Harlem: Toussaint L’Ouverture & Jacob Lawrence

June 7, 2025 — February 22, 2026
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Founding the Alma Mater of the Nation

February 7, 2025 — June 14, 2026
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Upcoming

James Sullivan: Thinking Sculpture | Sculpture Thinking

February 28, 2026 — June 14, 2026
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Collection Highlights

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


South German farm scene
DORNER, JOHANN JACOB THE ELDER
Pen and ink, and wash
Sight: 6 3/4 x 8 13/16 ins. (17.1 x 22.4 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
Untitled
TENNESON, JOYCE
1977
Hand applied silver emulsion on watercolor paper
Sheet: 22 1/2 x 29 1/4 ins. (57 x 74.5 cm); Image: 13 3/4 x 20 1/2 ins. (34.5 x 52 cm)
Gift of Sumit Agarwal & Madhushree Goenka, MBA Class of 2005
Afternoon Handball
MELTZER, ANNA E.
1938
Oil on canvas
25 7/8 x 34 ins. (65.7 x 86.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Lar
LONAS, JOSEPH HENRY
1956 - 1957
Bronze
19 3/4 h. x 6 3/8 w. x 5 1/2 ins. d. (50.2 x 16.2 x 14.1 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Margaret C. Lonas
William de III Kooning van Groot Britannien (Tile Picture of William III of England on Horseback)
BOUMEESTER, CORNELIS
c. 1689 - 1692
Earthenware delft tiles with tin glaze, and wood frame
Frame: 30 5/8 x 30 3/4 ins. (77.8 x 78.0 cm); Tiles: 23 3/8 x 26 1/8 ins. (59.3 x 66.2 cm)
Gift of Harold A. and Ellen Lee Sparks
The parable of Lazarus at the rich man’s banquet
ROVERE, GIOVANNI BATTISTA DELLA called IL FLAMMENGHINO
Pen and ink, and wash
Sheet: 8 11/16 x 11 1/2 ins. (22.1 x 29.2 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
The Boulogne Train Station. An English Excursion Train. (La gare de chemin de fer de Boulogne.  Un train de plaisir anglais.)
DAUMIER, HONORÉ
Lithograph, printer's proof
10 1/4 x 14 7/8 ins. (26.0 x 37.8 cm)
Museum purchase, Julian W. Fore Muscarelle Endowment, Vinyard Acquisitions and Conservation Endowment and the Enid W. and Bernard B. Spigel Endowment Fund
Sylvester Stallone
WARHOL, ANDY
1980
Polacolor Type 108 print
4 1/4 x 3 3/8 ins. (10.8 x 8.6 cm)
Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Volunteer Invitation
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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