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Abstract Expressionists: The Women

January 23, 2026 — April 26, 2026

Experience some of the most revolutionary paintings of the modern era.
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Storybook Hours
Storybook Hours
Friday, February 20, 2026
10:30 AM
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Art in Conversation
Art in Conversation
Friday, February 20, 2026
1:15 PM
W&M Students
Volunteer Orientation Session
Volunteer Orientation Session
Saturday, February 21, 2026
11:00 AM
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On View

Abstract Expressionists: The Women

January 23, 2026 — April 26, 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 — February 22, 2026
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Founding the Alma Mater of the Nation

February 7, 2025 — June 14, 2026
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James Sullivan: Thinking Sculpture | Sculpture Thinking

February 28, 2026 — June 14, 2026
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Collection Highlights

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


The Sound of Fate Knocking at the Door 2
JAMORA, ROBERTO
2021
Acrylic and pumice medium on canvas over panel
33 x 44 ins. (83.8 x 111.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment in honor of the Asian Centennial at William & Mary
Papaver Orientale
CUNNINGHAM, IMOGEN
1965
Gelatin silver print
11 1/8 x 9 1/2 ins. (28.1 x 24.1 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil Boom
ROMERO, CARA
2015
Archival pigment print on Legacy Platine paper
55 x 55 ins. (139.7 x 139.7 cm); Framed: 56 1/2 x 56 ins. (143.0 x 142.4 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Studies for a youth from the left and Studies of arms of a figure playing a violin;  Offset of a right hand
DANDINI, OTTAVIANO
Red chalk
Sheet: 8 x 11 7/6 ins. (20.3 x 29.0 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
Saint Potentinus
UNKNOWN
c. 1500
Pen and brown ink
Sheet: 10 3/16 x 6 1/8 ins. (25.9 x 15.5 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
A Franciscan, Venice
ANNAN, JAMES CRAIG
1904
Photogravure printed on tissue
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 7 11/16 ins. (28.1 x 19.9 cm); Image: 7 11/16 x 5 1/2 ins. (19.8 x 13.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Untitled
MEERT, JOSEPH
c. 1950
Watercolor on paper with pencil signature and interior inscription
4 ½ x 6 ins. (11.6 x 15.1 cm)
Gift of Christian Vinyard
Shom-Ki-Moli, Osage
MOON, CARL
1910
Toned gelatin silver print on textured paper
Sheet: 16 1/8 x 12 1/2 ins. (41.1 x 31.7 cm); Framed: 27 x 23 ins. (68.5 x 58.5 cm)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
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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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