Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is located in Richmond and is described as one of the largest comprehensive art museums in the United States. Its growing encyclopedic collection houses more than 50,000 works of art spanning 6,000 years of world history. Holdings include the largest public collection of Fabergé outside of Russia, the finest collection of Art Nouveau outside of Paris, and one of the nation's finest collections of American art, along with important collections of Chinese art, English silver, French Impressionism, Postimpressionism, British sporting art, modern and contemporary art, and renowned South Asian, Himalayan, and African art. VMFA is the only US art museum open 365 days a year with free general admission. It is a state-supported, privately endowed educational institution created for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia, with the purpose to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art, to encourage the study of the arts, and thus to enrich the lives of all.

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is located in Richmond and is described as one of the largest comprehensive art museums in the United States. Its growing encyclopedic collection houses more than 50,000 works of art spanning 6,000 years of world history. Holdings include the largest public collection of Fabergé outside of Russia, the finest collection of Art Nouveau outside of Paris, and one of the nation's finest collections of American art, along with important collections of Chinese art, English silver, French Impressionism, Postimpressionism, British sporting art, modern and contemporary art, and renowned South Asian, Himalayan, and African art. VMFA is the only US art museum open 365 days a year with free general admission. It is a state-supported, privately endowed educational institution created for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia, with the purpose to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art, to encourage the study of the arts, and thus to enrich the lives of all. VMFA is embarking on the largest expansion and renovation project in the museum's history, and its 2025–30 Strategic Plan aims to further the museum's upward trajectory as a national and international leader in the museum field.

One of the largest comprehensive art museums in the United States; the only US art museum open 365 days a year with free general admission.

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