Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Browse a state-run art museum with free general admission, from ancient and African art to Fabergé's Imperial Easter eggs.

200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd · Richmond, VA

About Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened in 1936 and is owned and run by the Commonwealth of Virginia, and general admission is free. Its permanent collection of more than 50,000 works spans ancient, African, American, British sporting and Himalayan art. The museum owns five Fabergé Imperial Easter eggs, including the Peter the Great Egg, and you can bring a picnic to the Robins Sculpture Garden. Some galleries are temporarily closed during an expansion and renovation project.

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