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Barry Art Museum, Norfolk, VA

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Barry Art Museum

University art museum in Norfolk known for glass art, paintings, dolls and automata, and works on paper.

1075 W. 43rd Street, Norfolk, VA 23529 · Norfolk, VA

About Barry Art Museum

The Barry Art Museum sits on a university campus in Norfolk, Virginia, and its collections focus on glass art, paintings, dolls and automata, and works on paper. The museum currently has its physical galleries closed while expansion work goes on. Visitors can still explore its holdings through a self-guided virtual tour available at any hour, which also links to a virtual scavenger hunt. The museum also hosts an annual public arts festival, and its staff can be reached by phone or email for more details.

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