The Muscarelle Museum of Art
at the Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts
Experience world-class exhibitions and robust academic programs.
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On View
Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia
November 14, 2025 — February 15, 2026
Learn MoreSelections from Expanded Horizons: Native American Creativity at the Intersection of Culture and Art
October 14, 2025 — January 11, 2026
Learn MoreWhere Late the Sweet Birds: Selected Works of Morgan Bulkeley, 1984-2025
August 27, 2025 — Ongoing
Learn MoreUpcoming
Collection Highlights
The permanent collection at the Muscarelle dates from 1732 and has grown to nearly 8,000 objects.
Explore the Collection:PaintingsDrawings and WatercolorsPrintsPhotographySculpture and ObjectsRecent Acquisitions
GOLDIN, NAN
2000
Chromogenic print (C-print)
24 1/8 x 20 1/16 ins. (61.3 x 50.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Chromogenic print (C-print)
24 1/8 x 20 1/16 ins. (61.3 x 50.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
LAFRANCE, HELEN
1997
Oil on canvas
18 x 36 ins. (45.8 x 91.4 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on canvas
18 x 36 ins. (45.8 x 91.4 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
DE HOOGHE, ROMEYN
11/14/1677
Etching
Sheet: 27 x 19 1/4 ins. (68.6 x 48.8 cm); Image: 26 x 18 1/2 ins. (66.1 x 47.0 cm)
Purchase, the Ralph and Doris Piper Lamberson Memorial Endowment Fund
Etching
Sheet: 27 x 19 1/4 ins. (68.6 x 48.8 cm); Image: 26 x 18 1/2 ins. (66.1 x 47.0 cm)
Purchase, the Ralph and Doris Piper Lamberson Memorial Endowment Fund
DECARAVA, ROY
1960
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 8 x 10 ins. (20.5 x 25.5 cm); Image: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 ins. (19 x 24.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 8 x 10 ins. (20.5 x 25.5 cm); Image: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 ins. (19 x 24.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
BASKIN, LEONARD
Watercolor on paper
Framed: 37 3/4 x 29 3/4 ins. (95.8 x 75.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Framed: 37 3/4 x 29 3/4 ins. (95.8 x 75.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
HAHN, BETTY
1997
Four color lithograph and photogram
Sheet: 20 1/8 x 15 1/4 ins. (51.2 x 38.7 cm); Image: 15 1/4 x 12 1/4 ins. (30.0 x 31.0 cm) [irreg.]
Gift of the Artist in Memory of Diana Okon
Four color lithograph and photogram
Sheet: 20 1/8 x 15 1/4 ins. (51.2 x 38.7 cm); Image: 15 1/4 x 12 1/4 ins. (30.0 x 31.0 cm) [irreg.]
Gift of the Artist in Memory of Diana Okon
DUMAS, MARLENE
1989
Lithograph
Sheet: 19 7/8 x 17 1/2 ins. (50.5 x 44.4 cm); Image: 9 3/16 x 9 7/8 ins. (25.8 x 25.1 cm)
Maria Herman Lania Print Collection; Gift of Frederick and Lucy S. Herman
Lithograph
Sheet: 19 7/8 x 17 1/2 ins. (50.5 x 44.4 cm); Image: 9 3/16 x 9 7/8 ins. (25.8 x 25.1 cm)
Maria Herman Lania Print Collection; Gift of Frederick and Lucy S. Herman
KRASNER, LEE
1960
Lithograph
20 7/8 x 25 13/16 ins. (53.1 x 65.7 cm); Framed: 23 1/8 x 29 1/8 ins. (58.6 x 73.9 cm)
Gift of William and Sue Anne Bangel
Lithograph
20 7/8 x 25 13/16 ins. (53.1 x 65.7 cm); Framed: 23 1/8 x 29 1/8 ins. (58.6 x 73.9 cm)
Gift of William and Sue Anne Bangel
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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