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A New Season at the Muscarelle

Explore exhibitions, public programs, and works from the collection.


Storybook Hour
Storybook Hour
Friday, May 22, 2026
10:30 AM
Family
Art Educator Appreciation Brunch & Create
Art Educator Appreciation Brunch & Create
Saturday, May 23, 2026
11:00 AM
Special Event
Family Day & Tiny Traders Art Market
Family Day & Tiny Traders Art Market
Saturday, May 30, 2026
12:00 PM
Family
Large Scale Woodcut Workshop
Large Scale Woodcut Workshop
Friday, June 5, 2026
10:00 AM
Workshop

On View

18th-20th Century American Paintings

May 15, 2026 — Ongoing
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James Sullivan: Thinking Sculpture | Sculpture Thinking

February 28, 2026 — June 14, 2026
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First Looks & Favorites from the Permanent Collection

February 28, 2026 — June 7, 2026
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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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Upcoming

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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Collection Highlights

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


Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, Virginia
LINK, O. WINSTON
1957 (reprint 1987)
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 16 x 19 7/8 ins. (40.7 x 55.5 cm); Image: 15 7/16 x 19 1/4 ins. (39.2 x 48.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Goin’ Home
BENTON, THOMAS HART
1937
Lithograph
Sheet: 15 1/4 x 17 1/2 ins. (38.9 x 44.5 cm); Image: 9 1/2 x 12 ins. (24.1 x 30.5 cm)
The Clare and Arthur W. Jones Collection; gift of Clare Jones
Michelle
BERROCAL, MIGUEL ORTIZ
Chrome on plastic base
Sculpture: 2 7/8 h. x 3 w. x 2 ins. d. (7.4 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm); Base: 1 1/8 h. x 2 1/3 ins. diam. (2.9 x 5.4 cm)
Gift of Gertrude Perrin
Rose on the Half Shell III
FONSECA, HARRY
1981
Acrylic on heavy wove paper with glitter
30 3/8 x 22 ½ ins. (76.5 x 57.1 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Lake George, New York
HERZOG, HERMAN
Pencil on paper
Sight: 3 7/8 x 6 1/8 ins. (9.9 x 15.6 cm)
Gift of Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns
Protecting Assets
JACKSON, PRESTON
2005
Cast bronze
26 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 23 ins. [overall] (67.3 x 30.9 x 58.4 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Untitled
NAKAMARRA, DOREEN REID
Acrylic on canvas
Frame: 24 ¾ x 48 3/8 ins. (62.7 x 122.7 cm)
Gift of the Thaddeus W. Tate Jr. Revocable Trust
Piranesi’s 24 Colored Marks
DINE, JAMES
1974-1976
Etching and hand-coloring in watercolor
Sheet: 39 1/4 x 27 3/4 ins. (99.5 x 70.5 cm); Plate: 26 x 24 ins. (66.1 x 60.9 cm); Framed: 45 5/8 x 32 7/8 ins. (113.3 x 83.5 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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