Collections : [Virginia Museum of Fine Arts]

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

VMFA Archives
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library
200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220-4007
Primary Collecting Areas:
VMFA institutional records, Donor papers, Virginia Artists Archives, Oral histories, Artist subject files, Analog, and digital audiovisual collections
Description:

The Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library provides access to a wealth of rare and unique primary source materials for scholars, researchers, and the public.

The Archives consists of a diverse and growing collection of permanent materials, covering museum history from its beginnings in the 1930s until today. The Archives includes institutional records from over 25 museum departments, thousands of artist and subject files, as well as donated collections related to the museum and the history of art in Virginia. The Archives also recently launched the Virginia Artists Archives, a collecting initiative that aims to create a rich, diverse, and unprecedented collection of Virginia artists’ papers to increase awareness about the contributions of Virginia artists, both past and present.

POC: Roxanne Winfield
Phone: (804) 340-1497
Phone: (804) 340-1495
Start Over Repository Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Date range 1952 Level Series

Series 11: VIPs Binder PH-04-11 Binder 36, Binder PH-04-11 Binder 37, Binder PH-04-11 Binder 38, Binder PH-04-11 Binder 39, Binder PH-04-11 Binder 40, Binder PH-04-11 Binder 41

This series is a varied and diverse grouping of photographic materials depicting significant figures from the museum's history,for the years 1935-2007, including: high level donors, curators from the VMFA and other museums, artists, celebrities who visited, directors, politicians, and more.

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Museum Organizations

Series 1: Annual Reports

This series is comprised of all Annual Reports published by the museum since 1936. Issued by the Director's Office, these reports cover every aspect of the museum's activities over the course of a given year, including acquisitions, exhibitions, programs, staffing, donations, etc. Annual Reports were not published from 1977-1981 and ceased publication entirely in 2009.

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Annual Reports (PB-02)

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