Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is America’s No. 11 art museum, per Washington Post
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The Washington Post ranked the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) among its top 20 art museums in America. In an Oct. 24 article, the Washington Post's Philip Kennicott and Sebastian Smee laid out their picks for America's best art museums. The VMFA snagged the No. 11 spot, outranking the likes of the Dallas Museum of Art, the Baltimore Museum of Art and the St. Louis Art Museum. Kennicot wrote the following about the VMFA: "Two hours from the nation’s capital, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond is a regional museum with national importance. A major expansion completed in 2010 added some 165,000 square feet of space and created one of the most inviting fusions of galleries and gardens of any museum in the country. The VMFA’s permanent collection is diverse and idiosyncratic, with important African, Asian and ancient collections, as well as a widely admired collection of art nouveau and art deco furnishings and decorative objects. Its temporary exhibitions also attract attention, including a fine Dawoud Bey exhibition this year and a new highly anticipated one of Southern photography." Philip Kennicott/The Washington Post Notably, the VMFA recently announced plans for yet another expansion, which it calls the "McGlothlin Wing II." Its official groundbreaking is slated for 2025.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The Washington Post ranked the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) among its top 20 art museums in America.
In an Oct. 24 article, the Washington Post's Philip Kennicott and Sebastian Smee laid out their picks for America's best art museums. The VMFA snagged the No. 11 spot, outranking the likes of the Dallas Museum of Art, the Baltimore Museum of Art and the St. Louis Art Museum.
Kennicot wrote the following about the VMFA:
"Two hours from the nation’s capital, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond is a regional museum with national importance. A major expansion completed in 2010 added some 165,000 square feet of space and created one of the most inviting fusions of galleries and gardens of any museum in the country. The VMFA’s permanent collection is diverse and idiosyncratic, with important African, Asian and ancient collections, as well as a widely admired collection of art nouveau and art deco furnishings and decorative objects. Its temporary exhibitions also attract attention, including a fine Dawoud Bey exhibition this year and a new highly anticipated one of Southern photography." Philip Kennicott/The Washington Post
Notably, the VMFA recently announced plans for yet another expansion, which it calls the "McGlothlin Wing II." Its official groundbreaking is slated for 2025.
