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
MACKE, AUGUST
1912-1913
Linoleum cut on heavy cream wove paper
Sheet: 13 5/8 x 11 ins. (34.7 x 28 cm); Image: 9 ½ x 7 ¾ ins. (24.2 x 19.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Linoleum cut on heavy cream wove paper
Sheet: 13 5/8 x 11 ins. (34.7 x 28 cm); Image: 9 ½ x 7 ¾ ins. (24.2 x 19.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
DALÍ, SALVADOR
1981
Hand-colored aquatint
Sheet: 30 3/16 x 22 3/16 ins. (76.6 x 56.4 cm); Plate: 15 15/16 x 17 5/8 ins. (40.5 x 44.7 cm)
Gift of Richard Siebold, M.D.
Hand-colored aquatint
Sheet: 30 3/16 x 22 3/16 ins. (76.6 x 56.4 cm); Plate: 15 15/16 x 17 5/8 ins. (40.5 x 44.7 cm)
Gift of Richard Siebold, M.D.
COURBET, GUSTAVE
c. 1850
Lithograph on chine appliqué
Sheet: 9 ¾ (24.9)x 6 13/16 (17.4) ; Image: 9 ½ (24.2) x 6 ¾ (17.1)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Lithograph on chine appliqué
Sheet: 9 ¾ (24.9)x 6 13/16 (17.4) ; Image: 9 ½ (24.2) x 6 ¾ (17.1)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
BLOEMAERT, ABRAHAM
Pen and ink
Sheet: 4 1/2 x 3 3/16 ins. (11.4 x 8.1 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
Sheet: 4 1/2 x 3 3/16 ins. (11.4 x 8.1 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
KUHN, MONA
1999
Gelatin silver print
Sheet: 19 7/8 x 15 7/8 ins. (50.6 x 40.4 cm); Image: 14 5/8 x 14 7/8 ins. (37.7 x 38.1 cm)
Gift of Jayne W. Barnard
Gelatin silver print
Sheet: 19 7/8 x 15 7/8 ins. (50.6 x 40.4 cm); Image: 14 5/8 x 14 7/8 ins. (37.7 x 38.1 cm)
Gift of Jayne W. Barnard
PAINTER, NELL IRVIN
2012
Conté crayon and graphite on paper
Framed: 32 x 26 5/8 ins. (81.4 x 67.5 cm)
Conté crayon and graphite on paper
Framed: 32 x 26 5/8 ins. (81.4 x 67.5 cm)
FOX, JON GILBERT
1967
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 8 1/16 x 10 ins. (20.5 x 25.4 cm); Image: 6 1/2 x 8 5/8 ins. (16.5 x 21.9 cm)
Gift of Jon Gilbert Fox (W&M '72) and Darrell Hotchkiss
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 8 1/16 x 10 ins. (20.5 x 25.4 cm); Image: 6 1/2 x 8 5/8 ins. (16.5 x 21.9 cm)
Gift of Jon Gilbert Fox (W&M '72) and Darrell Hotchkiss
SÁNCHEZ, EMILIO
1974
Color lithograph
Sheet: 22 7/8 x 31 3/8 ins. (58.1 x 79.7 cm); Image: 21 5/8 x 30 1/8 ins. (54.9 x 76.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Color lithograph
Sheet: 22 7/8 x 31 3/8 ins. (58.1 x 79.7 cm); Image: 21 5/8 x 30 1/8 ins. (54.9 x 76.5 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
Volunteer with The Muscarelle
Join our dedicated team of volunteers & docents, like-minded community members that contribute valuable support to the Museum and visitors, all while immersed in an inspiring environment of fine art and artists.
Become a Volunteer or Docent