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Forever Marked By The Day: A Quarter Century of Mourning and Renewal


Storybook Hour
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Friday, October 2, 2026
10:30 AM
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First Friday: Fall into Art!
First Friday: Fall into Art!
Friday, October 2, 2026
5:00 PM
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Avant Garden at An Occasion for the Arts
Avant Garden at An Occasion for the Arts
Saturday, October 3, 2026
10:00 AM
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Sunday, October 4, 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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Photography From 1870 to Tomorrow: Pioneers and Innovators

June 2, 2026 — Ongoing
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Resilient Beauty: Selections from the Native American Art Collection

May 15, 2026 — Ongoing
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The Great American Birthday Quilt

June 10, 2026 — Ongoing
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18th-20th Century American Paintings

May 15, 2026 — Ongoing
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Where Late the Sweet Birds: Selected Works of Morgan Bulkeley, 1984-2025

August 27, 2025 — Ongoing
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Lewis Cohen: Forms of Inquiry

August 28, 2026 — January 3, 2027
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Founding the Alma Mater of the Nation

February 7, 2025 — Ongoing
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Visions of the West

November 13, 2026 — March 7, 2027
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Collection Highlights

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


Seated figure of a cleric having a vision
SALLAERT, ANTOINE
White gouache and dark brown wash on light brown, prepared paper
Sheet: 8 1/4 x 6 ins. (21.0 x 15.2 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
Rhythm with Three Guitars
STEVENSON, BEULAH
1952
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 36 3/8 x 30 1/4 ins. (93.4 x 76.8 cm); Framed: 45 ¾ x 39 ¾ ins. (116.2 x 101.3 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
Netsuke of twin rabbits
UNKNOWN
Ivory and red inlay
1 1/4 h. x 1 1/8 w. 1 3/4 ins. d. (3.0 x 2.8 x 3.2 cm)
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage
Dulles International Airport, Eero Saarinen, Chantilly, VA
STOLLER, EZRA
1964
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 16 x 19 7/8 ins. (40.6 x 50.6 cm); Image: 13 7/8 x 17 7/8 ins. (35.3 x 45.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Life is Altogether
DIAL, THORNTON
1994
Charcoal and colored pencil on paper
44 ½ x 30 ins. (113.0 x 76.1 cm); Framed: 52 7/8 x 37 7/8 ins. (134.7 x 96.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Summer Chanters
NAMINGHA, DAN
1991
Acrylic on canvas
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Saint John the Evangelist
Studio of RENI, GUIDO
c. 1630
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 30 15/16 x 25 7/8 ins.; Framed: 40 1/4 x 34 3/4 ins. (102.5 x 87.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Virginia with Hair Band
MYERS, JEROME
1911
Black and colored chalk
14 15/16 x 11 9/16 ins. (37.9 x 29.4 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Downes, Grandson of the Artist, courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York

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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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