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Presenting Art: The Importance of the Vessel | May 23, 2019 | 6:00 PM | Integrated Science Center, Room 1221 | David Brashear, Interim Director, Muscarelle Museum of ArtArt Museums loom large on the cultural landscape, and when new ones are built, they are important opportunities to present the current state of architectural and design thinking.  In this lecture, we will explore recently constructed museums in America, including smaller museums on college campuses and larger institutions that serve as flagship centers of civic engagement in urban settings.  We will also check in on the current status of our own quest for a…

Tintoretto: Artist of Renaissance Venice | June 27, 2019 | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM | National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.This year marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of Jacopo Robusti (known as "Tintoretto"), one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance. The National Gallery of Art, in cooperation with the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia and Gallerie dell'Accademia, has assembled some of the Venetian master's greatest paintings for the first retrospective of the artist's works in North America. Featuring nearly 50 paintings, many of which have never left Venice where Tintoretto lived and worked for 75…

Muscarelle Museum of Art (Sheridan & Spigel Galleries) | November 6, 2019 – January 26, 2020This exhibition marks the 400 year-anniversary of the arrival of the first documented African slaves in Colonial Virginia that, while part of the greater narrative of slavery in the Americas, helped to set into motion the ongoing repercussions of this historical event.  As a contemporary response to the 1619 commemoration in Virginia, 1619 / 2019  will feature art works from African American and Native American emergent and established artists in a variety of media expressing a complexity of experience, addressing the past and present. Press…

The Museum will be closed Saturday through Monday, August 31st through September, in observance of Labor Day.

Due to the projected weather conditions associated with Hurricane Dorian, we are postponing this event until further notice. Check back soon for updates! Join exhibition curator Elizabeth Mead, William & Mary Professor of Art, W. Taylor Reveley Interdisciplinary Faculty Fellow, Department of Art & Art History, for a walking tour of The Adjacent Possible in the Museum's Sheridan and Spigel galleries.  This exhibition provides first-hand experiential interaction with contemporary abstract works and explores creative potential.

Muscarelle @ Merchants Square | September 11, 2019 | 1 - 3 PM Stop by Muscarelle @ Merchants Square (440A W Duke of Gloucester St above Williams-Sonoma) to engage with artist Steve Prince. During these sessions, you will have the opportunity to learn first-hand about the process of artistic creation and make your own take-away memento!

Muscarelle Museum of Art | September 12, 2019 | 5 - 7 PM Enjoy Members' Hours for The Adjacent Possible today! These exclusive hours are open to Museum Members' and the W&M Community. Our knowledgeable Museum Docents will be on hand to give tours and answer questions.