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A New Season at the Muscarelle

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


Mother’s Day Tea — Muscarelle Café
Mother’s Day Tea — Muscarelle Café
Saturday, May 9, 2026
10:00 AM
Special Event
Storybook Hour
Storybook Hour
Friday, May 15, 2026
10:30 AM
Family
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

On View

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.


Rose on the Half Shell III
FONSECA, HARRY
1981
Acrylic on heavy wove paper with glitter
30 3/8 x 22 ½ ins. (76.5 x 57.1 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Horsetails Through Window
BULLOCK, WYNN
Circa 1957
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 ins. (24.2 x 19.1 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
$1
WARHOL, ANDY
1982
Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
19 3/4 x 15 5/8 ins. (52 x 29.7 cm)
Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
To Preserve Their Freedom
LAWRENCE, JACOB
1988
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
18 1/2 x 28 3/4 ins. (47 x 73 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment with additional funds provided by the Vinyard Acquisitions and Conservation Endowment
A Franciscan, Venice
ANNAN, JAMES CRAIG
1904
Photogravure printed on tissue
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 7 11/16 ins. (28.1 x 19.9 cm); Image: 7 11/16 x 5 1/2 ins. (19.8 x 13.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Magnificent 7
HIRST, DAMIEN
2000
Printed cardboard box and plastic ping pong balls
10 x 2 x 2 ins. (25.4 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm)
Gift of the William & Mary Arts Collaborative (WaMAC)
Papaver Orientale
CUNNINGHAM, IMOGEN
1965
Gelatin silver print
11 1/8 x 9 1/2 ins. (28.1 x 24.1 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Platter with head of a faun
PICASSO, PABLO
1948
Glazed earthenware and slip with yellow, green, blue, red and brown underglazes
1 3/4 x 12 3/4 x 15 1/2 ins. (4. 4 x 32.4 x 39.3 cm)
Gift of Rene A. Henry, W&M '54

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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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