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On View
Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia
November 14, 2025 — February 15, 2026
Learn MoreWhere Late the Sweet Birds: Selected Works of Morgan Bulkeley, 1984-2025
August 27, 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.
Explore the Collection:PaintingsDrawings and WatercolorsPrintsPhotographySculpture and ObjectsRecent Acquisitions
CLASHIN, DEBBIE
2017
Clay, pigment
6 5/8 h. x 13 7/8 d. x 43 circ. ins. (16.8 x 35.2 x 109.2 cm)
Gift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D.
Clay, pigment
6 5/8 h. x 13 7/8 d. x 43 circ. ins. (16.8 x 35.2 x 109.2 cm)
Gift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D.
DAVIES, ARTHUR B.
Charcoal and white chalk on tan paper
12 1/2 x 10 1/2 ins. (31.6 x 26.1 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nash Castro in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Niles M. Davies, Jr.
12 1/2 x 10 1/2 ins. (31.6 x 26.1 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nash Castro in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Niles M. Davies, Jr.
SINGLETARY, PRESTON
2023
Blown and sand-carved glass
23 1/2 x 12 x 7 ins.
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Blown and sand-carved glass
23 1/2 x 12 x 7 ins.
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
MELTZER, ANNA E.
1934
Oil on canvas
Stretcher: 13 7/8 x 11 1/4 ins. (35.2 x 28.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on canvas
Stretcher: 13 7/8 x 11 1/4 ins. (35.2 x 28.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
FONTANA, FRANCO
1978
Cibachrome print
Sheet: 19 1/2 x 23 5/8 ins. (49.5 x 60.1 cm); Image: 13 1/4 x 20 ins. (33.8 x 51.0 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Gerry
Cibachrome print
Sheet: 19 1/2 x 23 5/8 ins. (49.5 x 60.1 cm); Image: 13 1/4 x 20 ins. (33.8 x 51.0 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Gerry
BUYTEWECH, WILLIAM
Black chalk on blue paper
6 1/16 x 5 5/16 ins. (15.5 x 13.5 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
6 1/16 x 5 5/16 ins. (15.5 x 13.5 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
BULLOCK, WYNN
Circa 1957
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 ins. (24.2 x 19.1 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 ins. (24.2 x 19.1 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
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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