Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

To make art is to live within the space between risk and resolve. This talk reflects on the balance of vulnerability, discipline, and creative capital—the emotional, physical, and imaginative forces that sustain a creative life. Vulnerability keeps the work human, discipline gives it form, and creative capital allows it to move through the world. Together, […]

Kimberli Gant (left) of the Brooklyn Museum will be in conversation with Valerie Cassel Oliver (right) of VMFA to discuss the process of configuring the exhibition Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. Gant will share how she sought to maintain the ethos and philosophy behind the Deans' vision for […]

Amuse Event | Pacific Northwest Fall Wine Dinner Saturday, October 11, 2025 6–9 pm $165 per person (includes tax & service; advance purchase required*) Join us for Amuse Restaurant’s next curated wine dinner experience. Surrounded by fellow foodies and wine connoisseurs, you'll be seated in Amuse's Cabaniss Dining Room, where each entrancing course will be […]

Come enjoy the immensely popular Keya's chips* with a variety of toppings, sauces, and add-ons inspired by traditional Indian chaat. This pop-up event will coincide with Best Café's happy hour of specials, including great food, beverages and community! *Keya's chip chaat is priced per person and available in limited quantities.

Naming Black Presence: Reckoning with the Gaps of History with Dr. Jennifer Van Horn, Professor of Art History and History at the University of Delaware Dr. Jennifer Van Horn's talk will focus on amazing survivals: portraits of enslaved persons of African descent from the 19th-century United States. But made by whom, of whom, and for […]

Join us for an afternoon of Indian classical music as VMFA welcomes sitar virtuoso Purbayan Chatterjee and world-renowned tabla talent Amit Kavthekar to the newly renovated Cheek Theater. The concert will have one 15-minute intermission. Purbayan Chatterjee is a highly esteemed, versatile sitar maestro from India who is known for his exceptional skills and innovative […]