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New Exhibitions
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America’s Tapestry: 13 Colonies. 13 Stories. 1 Nation. and Forever Marked By The Day: A Quarter Century of Mourning and Renewal


Storybook Hour
Storybook Hour
Friday, September 4, 2026
10:30 AM
Family
First Friday: Twilight Twirl
First Friday: Twilight Twirl
Friday, September 4, 2026
5:00 PM
Special Event
September 11 Open House
September 11 Open House
Friday, September 11, 2026
12:00 PM
Special Event
Yoga at the Muscarelle
Yoga at the Muscarelle
Saturday, September 12, 2026
10:30 AM
Wellness

On View

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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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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Founding the Alma Mater of the Nation

February 7, 2025 — Ongoing
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Collection Highlights

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


Equestrian Portrait of King William III of England at the Battle of the Boyne (1650 – 1702)
WYCK, JAN
Oil on canvas
42 1/4 x 35 1/4 ins. (107.4 x 89.5 cm); Framed: 52 1/4 x 44 7/8 ins. (132.4 x 114.0 cm)
Purchase, funds given by Douglas N. Morton
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
Untitled
BOLOTOWSKY, ILYA
1979
Silkscreen
Sheet: 22 1/4 x 30 ins. (56.4 x 76.6 cm); Image: 19 1/2 x 19 1/2 ins. (34.9 x 34.9 cm)
Gift of Larry Schaefer
Untitled (Illusionistic still life)
UNKNOWN
Pen, gray washes, and some color
Sight: 15 3/4 x 15 9/16 ins. (40.0 x 39.1 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
Bruton Church, Williamsburg, Virginia
BEAL, REYNOLDS
1924
Watercolor
Sheet: 15 1/2 x 22 1/2 ins. (38.7 x 57.2 cm) [irreg.]
Gift of William R. Beal and Gifford R. Beal Jr.
Dance
OSUGI, SHOJI
1984
Color woodblock print
Sheet: 20 1/2 x 20 1/4 ins. (52.1 x 51.2 cm); Image: 17 3/4 x 17 3/4 ins. (45 x 45 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Libertson
Gevaert Gevarto 47, exact expiration date unknown, ca. 1960s, processed 2019 (#75)
ROSSITER, ALISON
2019
Gelatin silver prints
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
In the Line of Fire: Norfolk 17
PRINCE, STEVE
2004
Linoleum print
Sheet: 55 1/4 x 39 1/2 ins. (140.5 x 100.2 cm); Image: 49 1/2 x 36 ins. (125.7 cm x 91.5 cm); Framed: 62 5/8 x 48 3/8 ins (159.1 x 122.7 cm)
Purchase, Acquired with funds from the Gene A. and Mary A. Burns Bequest

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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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