The Muscarelle Museum of Art
at the Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts
Experience world-class exhibitions and robust academic programs.
Plan your visit.
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
LAWRENCE, JACOB
1987
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
28 1/4 x 18 3/8 ins. (71.8 x 46.7 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
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
28 1/4 x 18 3/8 ins. (71.8 x 46.7 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
WHISTLER, JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL
1858
Etching on Japanese Gampi paper, state V/V
Image: 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 ins. (21.0 x 16.0 cm)
Gift of Dr. Geoffrey Feiss
Etching on Japanese Gampi paper, state V/V
Image: 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 ins. (21.0 x 16.0 cm)
Gift of Dr. Geoffrey Feiss
WRIGHT, WILLIE ANNE BOSCHEN
1981
Cibachrome pinhole photograph
8 x 10 ins. (20.2 x 25.4 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Cibachrome pinhole photograph
8 x 10 ins. (20.2 x 25.4 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
KAHN, WOLF
1968 - 1969
Oil on canvas
40 5/8 x 42 3/8 ins. (103.2 x 107.6 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
Oil on canvas
40 5/8 x 42 3/8 ins. (103.2 x 107.6 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
ACHESON, JAMES
1987
Pencil, ink, crayon and gouache on light brown paper
16 5/8 x 11 ¾ ins. (42.1 x 29.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Pencil, ink, crayon and gouache on light brown paper
16 5/8 x 11 ¾ ins. (42.1 x 29.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
KATZEN, LILA PELL
1981
Textured brass
One section: 14 1/4 h. x 16 1/4 l. x 10 1/2 ins. d. (36.2 x 41.3 x 26.7 cm)Other section: 16 1/4 h. x 14 7/8 w. x 10 1/2 ins. d. (41.3 x 37.8 x 26.7 cm)
Gift of Mr. Joel S. Berman
Textured brass
One section: 14 1/4 h. x 16 1/4 l. x 10 1/2 ins. d. (36.2 x 41.3 x 26.7 cm)Other section: 16 1/4 h. x 14 7/8 w. x 10 1/2 ins. d. (41.3 x 37.8 x 26.7 cm)
Gift of Mr. Joel S. Berman
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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