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A juried exhibition open to legal residents of Virginia, 18+
Prizes: First Place: $5,000 | Second Place: $3,000 | Third Place: $2,000
Entry Deadline: August 1, 2025
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Expanded Horizons: Native American Creativity at the Intersection of Culture and Art
June 28, 2025 — October 13, 2025
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Muscarelle Summer Youth Art Camp
Muscarelle Summer Youth Art Camp
Monday, July 28, 2025
9:00 AM
Workshop
Teen Metal Casting Camp
Teen Metal Casting Camp
Monday, August 4, 2025
9:00 AM
Workshop
Volunteer Orientation Session
Volunteer Orientation Session
Saturday, August 9, 2025
11:00 AM
Information Session
Youth Camp: Portrait Bust in Clay
Youth Camp: Portrait Bust in Clay
Friday, August 22, 2025
10:00 AM
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Expanded Horizons: Native American Creativity at the Intersection of Culture and Art

June 28, 2025 — October 13, 2025
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Haiti to Harlem: Toussaint L’Ouverture & Jacob Lawrence

June 7, 2025 — January 4, 2026
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Founding the Alma Mater of the Nation

February 7, 2025 — August 18, 2025
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18th-20th Century American Paintings

February 7, 2025 — June 7, 2026
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18th-20th Century European Paintings

June 28, 2025 — March 8, 2026
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20th-21st Century Abstraction

July 3, 2025 — August 17, 2025
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Upcoming

Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia

November 14, 2025 — February 15, 2026
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Collection Highlights

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

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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
Still Life, New York
BLAINE, NELL
1963
Oil on canvas
20 1/8 x 27 1/2 ins. (51.1 x 69.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Singing the Roof Off
AMBROSE-SMITH, NEAL
2016
Monotype
32 x 44 ins.
Seated female nude
MAILLOL, ARISTIDE
Bronze
13 h. x 13 1/2 l. x 8 1/4 ins. d. (33.0 x 34.2 x 20.9 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
Yellow Magpie
BASKIN, LEONARD
1973
Lithograph printed in four colors on Velin d'Arches paper
Framed: 44 3/4 x 32 3/4 ins. (113.5 x 83.2 cm)
Gift of Barbara Waal
Woman Kneeling by Stones (Kniende am Stein)
HECKEL, ERICH
1913-1914
Woodcut printed in gray, black and blue ink on tan laid paper
Sheet: 26 1/2 x 20 1/8 ins. (67.3 x 51.2 cm); Image: 19 1/2 x 12 1/2 ins. (49.5 x 31.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Royal Yachts taking the Prince and Princess of Orange to Holland following their Marriage
van de VELDE THE ELDER, WILLEM
1677
Graphite on paper
Framed: 22 1/8 x 38 1/4 ins. (56 x 97.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Fannie Mae
COLE, WILLIE
2012
Intaglio and relief
Sheet: 63 1/2 x 22 1/2 ins. (162.6 x 58.4 cm); Framed: 67 9/16 x 26 9/16 ins. (171.8 x 67.6 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment

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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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