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America’s Tapestry: 13 Colonies. 13 Stories. 1 Nation. and Forever Marked By The Day: A Quarter Century of Mourning and Renewal


Storybook Hour: Pre-K
Storybook Hour: Pre-K
Friday, July 17, 2026
10:30 AM
Family
Storybook Hour: K-5th
Storybook Hour: K-5th
Friday, July 17, 2026
2:00 PM
Family
Counted Thread Bookmarks with Catherine Theron
Counted Thread Bookmarks with Catherine Theron
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
9:00 AM
Workshop
Muscarelle Summer Youth Art Camp
Muscarelle Summer Youth Art Camp
Monday, July 27, 2026
9:00 AM
FamilyWorkshop

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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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Photography From 1870 to Tomorrow: Pioneers and Innovators

June 2, 2026 — Ongoing
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Resilient Beauty: Selections from the Native American Art Collection

May 15, 2026 — Ongoing
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The Great American Birthday Quilt

June 10, 2026 — Ongoing
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18th-20th Century American Paintings

May 15, 2026 — Ongoing
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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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Collection Highlights

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


Portrait of William Short (1759 – 1849)
PEALE, REMBRANDT
1806
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 30 1/2 x 25 1/8 ins. (77.5 x 63.9 cm); Framed: 35 1/2 x 25 1/8 ins. (90 x 76.9 cm)
Gift of Mary Churchill Short, Fanny Short Butler and William Short
Pitcher with visage
PICASSO, PABLO
1969
White clay with glaze and paint
12 1/2 x 3 1/2 diam. ins. (31.6 x 9.0 cm)
Gift of Rene A. Henry, W&M '54
Soldier in a Madhouse II (Soldat im Irrenhaus II)
FELIXMÜLLER, CONRAD
1918
Transfer lithograph on light cream, thin, smooth wove Japanese paper
16 x 12 1/8 ins. (40.6 x 30.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Sketch for Glenn Close ‘Madame de Merteuil’ Costume
ACHESON, JAMES
1987
Pencil, ink, crayon and gouache on light brown paper
16 5/8 x 11 ¾ ins. (42.1 x 29.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
White Flower
O'KEEFFE, GEORGIA
1932
Oil on panel
Panel: 16 x 20 ins. (40.7 x 50.8 cm); Framed: 23 1/2 x 27 1/4 ins. (59.5 x 69.3 cm)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Water jar
ZUNIE, CATALINA (LINA)
c. 1890
Polychrome earthenware
Gift of Burt Meyers in memory of his mother, Mrs. Sallie Key Meyers
Silo
BUSWELL, RICHARD S.
2004
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 10 x 8 ins. (25.4 x 20.3 cm); Image: 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 ins. (24.4 x 17.0 cm)
Gift of the artist
Wendat Floral
SMITH, RICHARD ZANE
2016
Oklahoma clay (processed by the artist); clay slips
13 3/4 ins. H (35.0 cm) [Circumference 40 ins. (101.6 cm)]
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment

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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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