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Explore Aviation History at the Udvar-Hazy Center Near Dulles

Named after aviation entrepreneur Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, whose $65 million donation made its construction possible, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center stands as one of the world’s premier aerospace museums. Near Dulles Airport and the companion facility to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., the massive, 760,000-square-foot facility opened in 2003 and showcases […]

by Madeline Mayhood

Richmond’s Branch Museum Doubles Down On Design

The Branch House, the striking Tudor-Revival mansion designed by John Russell Pope, has been a fixture on Richmond’s Monument Avenue since 1919, but the museum that calls it home entered a new era in 2024. The 10-year-old Branch Museum of Design has a shortened moniker (they dropped “and Architecture” from the end), a savvy new […]

by Erica Jackson Curran

Michelangelo at the Muscarelle

In a landmark cultural exchange, the Muscarelle Museum of Art, on the campus of William & Mary in Williamsburg, presents Michelangelo: The Genesis of the Sistine, featuring nearly half of the master’s surviving Sistine Chapel sketches. The exhibition, through June 1, celebrates Michelangelo’s 550th birthday and offers rare insight into his creative process. Visitors can […]

by Madeline Mayhood

Heritage Meets Innovation at the Branch Museum in Richmond

The Branch Museum of Design in Richmond unveils its captivating Re-Think Design series with Re-Think Landscape Design, a dual exhibition, through June 8, celebrating both the storied past and sustainable future of landscape architecture. Genius by Nature in the Main Gallery highlights the masterful legacy of Charles Gillette (1886–1969), whose “Virginia Garden” style transformed the […]

by Madeline Mayhood

A Common Thread

The art of embroidery and quilting shows how artists learned and lived back in the day. Courtesy of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg Most times, we don’t pay attention to bed coverings like quilts unless we’re shopping for a new one. Of course, the one your grandmother made as wedding gift or other […]

by Konstantin Rega

From Private to Public

A gift to the Chrysler Museum includes works by American masters. Aseismic $34 million gift to the Chrysler Museum of Art (which celebrates its 50th year) in Norfolk from philanthropist Joan Brock includes paintings by American masters John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, and William Merritt Chase. “I could not be happier to make […]

by Konstantin Rega

String Theory

The VMFA’s Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art gives the guitar its solo. Photo by Sandra Sellars, © 2022 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Leo Mazow says that the first thing people want to know about Storied Strings: , the guitar-centric exhibition he’s assembled at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), […]

by Don Harrison

Pinball Wizard

Play through the decades at the Roanoke Pinball Museum. Learn pinball’s fascinating history, master the physics behind the game, and attempt to beat the top score at Roanoke Pinball Museum. Since opening in 2015, players young and old can’t get enough. “People come in and can’t believe our collection,” says Nic […]

by Staff

Woodrow Wilson’s Legacy

Treasures on display at the 28th President’s Staunton birthplace. Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Archives Governor Woodrow Wilson for President Local Accession Number: PC 126 Description: Portrait of Governor Wilson of New Jersey during campaign season. Photographer: Unknown Source: Unknown Size: 3×5 Medium: Print, Sepia Date: 11-08-1912 Looking for an activity […]

by Staff

Over the Moon

Hampton’s Virginia Air & Space Science Center celebrates 30 years. Space lovers should add Hampton to their next liftoff: NASA’s Langley Research Center welcomes visitors to its Virginia Air & Space Science Center, and a just-completed $2.5 million renovation means there’s more to see and do than ever. “We’re proud to […]

by Staff

A Place Called Guinea

In Gloucester County, a centuries-old culture with its own dialect endures. guinea pics 01-28-2022 06 (Photography by Rob Ostermaier) A yard sign in front of the wooden house behind the white fence on Lillaston Lane summed up Guinea Neck in Gloucester County this way: “There’s no place like this place anywhere near this place so this […]

by Staff

A Fresh Take on History

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture unveils $30 million makeover. It’s taken two years and millions of dollars, but the Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) in Richmond is throwing a grand reopening party May 14-15 to celebrate its dramatic transformation. “We simply can’t wait to welcome guests from […]

by Constance Costas

Wool Week

The Frontier Culture Museum celebrates Wool Week in April. (Photo courtesy of the Frontier Culture Museum) In a rite of spring, sheep shearing begins once the lambs are born and, during the Frontier Culture Museum’s Wool Week (April 25–May 1), visitors can experience plenty of both. Once clipped, each sheep produces more than […]

by Konstantin Rega

Ruth E. Carter Exhibit

Movie costumes showcase a master designer’s four decades of passion. Colin Douglas Gray SCAD Atlanta – Winter 2021 – Exhibitions – Ruth E. Carter – “Afrofuturism in Costume Design” – Documentation – SCADFash – Photography Courtesy of SCAD (Taubman Museum; photo courtesy of Scad) Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter has worked […]

by Konstantin Rega

The Gifting Muse

Museum shops yield inspired holiday gifts. If you prefer your shopping with a side-order of art and history, museum gifts shops around the state yield some great giftable home-decor finds. From local art to tableware to historic reproductions, we’ve scoured Virginia’s museums and historic sites to bring you a few of our […]

by Staff

Mariners’ Makeover

Newport News museum reopens after extensive upgrades. After a year-long renovation, the Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News is delighting visitors with a fresh look and new exhibits and activities. “We are thrilled to finally throw the doors open and welcome our community back,” says Howard H. Hoege II, the museum’s president […]

by Markus Schmidt

Violins of Hope

Touring exhibition plays tribute to the victims of the Holocaust. Picasa (Courtesy of Violins of Hope) WHEN SAMUEL ASHER, executive director of the Virginia Holocaust Museum, heard a concert in Nashville featuring violins from the touring exhibition, Violins of Hope, he knew he had to bring it to Richmond. The exhibition […]

by tupponce joan

A Rockin’ Collection

JMU receives landmark mineral bequest. JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY IN Harrisonburg recently received a mineral collection valued at more than $16.8 million from the late Peter L. Via of Roanoke; it is the largest gift in the school’s history. Together with previous donations, the minerals form The Peter Via Collection within JMU’s […]

by Taiya Jarrett

Truly Unique

VMFA acquires floral choker by celebrated Belgian jeweler Philippe Wolfers.

by Markus Schmidt

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Virginia’s Best Small-Batch Ice Cream Shops

Move over, chocolate and strawberry. It’s not that you’re boring, it’s just that Virginia’s small batch scoopers are churning out so many flavors that it makes plain old vanilla seem, well, vanilla. In the Old Dominion, we found that Scoop in Richmond’s Fan District is out of this world, with flavor bombs like Tahini & […]

by Madeline Mayhood

Top 10 Fall Festivals in Virginia 2025

Alexandria – 23rd Annual Alexandria Art Festival Sept. 13–14: Stroll Old Town’s John Carlyle Square Park as it’s transformed into an outdoor art gallery for this fall festival. Admire the work from more than 200 juried artisans from around the globe. VisitAlexandria.com Virginia Beach – VIRGINIA BEACH NEPTUNE FESTIVAL Sept. 26–28: The 51st anniversary of […]

by Madeline Mayhood

Why Virginia Is Becoming a Major Tech Hub

Everyone knows tech geniuses are around every corner in Silicon Valley or Seattle. But don’t underestimate Virginia. The Commonwealth is becoming an increasingly major player in the tech industry, appearing on top techy lists worldwide. Hyperscale Hub From projected fusion plants to 3D-printed houses, it’s never a slow news day in the Old Dominion’s tech […]

by Gabriela de Camargo Gonçalves

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