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Storybook Hour
Storybook Hour
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
10:00 AM
Family
Storybook Hour
Storybook Hour
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
10:00 AM
Family
Conversation with Collector Christian Levett
Conversation with Collector Christian Levett
Thursday, January 22, 2026
4:00 PM
Lecture
Members’ Opening: Abstract Expressionists: The Women
Members’ Opening: Abstract Expressionists: The Women
Thursday, January 22, 2026
5:00 PM
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On View

Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia

November 14, 2025 — February 15, 2026
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Selections from Expanded Horizons: Native American Creativity at the Intersection of Culture and Art

October 14, 2025 — January 11, 2026
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Faculty Show 16

October 17, 2025 — January 11, 2026
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Losing Todd: A Mother’s Journey

October 16, 2025 — March 15, 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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Haiti to Harlem: Toussaint L’Ouverture & Jacob Lawrence

June 7, 2025 — January 25, 2026
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Founding the Alma Mater of the Nation

February 7, 2025 — June 14, 2026
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Upcoming

Abstract Expressionists: The Women

January 23, 2026 — April 26, 2026
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Collection Highlights

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

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Untitled
CALDER, ALEXANDER
c. 1972
Color lithograph on Arches paper
Sheet: 25 3/8 x 19 5/8 ins. (64.6 x 49.7 cm)
Gift of Gertrude Perrin
Aunt Emmy
RINGGOLD, FAITH
2005
Color lithograph on cream wove paper
30 x 22 ½ ins. (76 x 57 cm)
Toussaint at Ennery
LAWRENCE, JACOB
1989
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
18 5/8 x 29 ins. (47.3 x 73.7 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
Mirror Image
ROSEBERG, CARL ANDERSON
1968
Carrara marble
21 1/2 h. x 17 1/8 w. x 13 ins. d. (54.6 x 43.5 x 33.1 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Roseberg
Lift Every Voice and Sing
SAVAGE, AUGUSTA
c. 1939
White metal cast with black patina
10 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 4 ins. (27.4 x 24.2 x 10.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
The Capture
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
The parable of Lazarus at the rich man’s banquet
ROVERE, GIOVANNI BATTISTA DELLA called IL FLAMMENGHINO
Pen and ink, and wash
Sheet: 8 11/16 x 11 1/2 ins. (22.1 x 29.2 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
Wedding Replies Until Late at Night
ABELES, SIGMUND
9/21/1978
Silverpoint
15 x 11 13/16 ins. (38.0 x 30.0 cm)
Gift of the artist

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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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