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
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
Color lithograph on Arches paper
Sheet: 25 3/8 x 19 5/8 ins. (64.6 x 49.7 cm)
Gift of Gertrude Perrin
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sheet: 8 11/16 x 11 1/2 ins. (22.1 x 29.2 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
ABELES, SIGMUND
9/21/1978
Silverpoint
15 x 11 13/16 ins. (38.0 x 30.0 cm)
Gift of the artist
Silverpoint
15 x 11 13/16 ins. (38.0 x 30.0 cm)
Gift of the artist
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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