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Founded in 1935, The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia maintains a collection of nearly 14,000 objects. Share with us: #TheFralin

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Matthew McLendon, Ph.D., The Fralin Museum of Art’s J. Sanford Miller Family director and chief curator, has been appointed as the new director and CEO at The McNay Art Museum, the first modern art museum in Texas. uvafralinartmuseum.virginia.edu/in-the-news?fb… ⁠ (Photograph by Daniel Perales)

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“Joseph Cornell remains one of the most beloved and influential artists today,” said McLendon. “By providing our audiences the opportunity to spend sustained time with his signature constructed boxes, we hope to highlight and celebrate his legacy." artdaily.cc/news/147715/En…

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New York-based Henry Luce Foundation — named after and established by the founder of Time, Fortune, Life and Sports Illustrated magazines — has awarded the Fralin Museum a $250,000 grant that will support new research into its Native American collection. richmond.com/opinion/editor…

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The New York-based Henry Luce Foundation, named after and established by the founder of Time, Fortune, Life and Sports Illustrated magazines, has awarded the Fralin Museum a $250,000 grant that will support new research into its Native American collection. roanoke.com/opinion/editor…

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This spring, Matthew McLendon, the director of the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia, taught a class on a largely shadowy subject: museum collecting. McLendon's class got us thinking: how exactly do museum acquisitions work, anyway? news.artnet.com/news-pro/museu…

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The Fralin Museum of Art has received a $250,000 American Art Program Responsive Grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to focus on the Museum’s Native North American Collections Project. artdaily.com/news/146472/Th…

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We’re participating in an industry-wide survey sponsored by the American Alliance of Museums. Your answers will ensure we deliver exhibitions and programming that interest you. Select participants will receive a $100 gift card. Let us know what you think! bit.ly/fralinsurvey


Ruth’s numerous contributions to the Charlottesville community started at the museum, where she was instrumental in its reopening in 1974. She worked for the museum for more than 20 years. artdaily.com/news/144326/A-…

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WELCOME BACK! The Fralin is now open to the public. We’re excited to welcome you back into the galleries, with an entirely reinstalled museum. Admission is free. Current exhibitions: uvafralinartmuseum.virginia.edu/exhibitions

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TONIGHT at 6 pm! Native Artist Talk by Anita Fields facebook.com/events/3708664…

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TONIGHT at 6 pm! Ellen Bayard Weedon Lecture on the Arts of Asia | Jali: Lattice of Divine Light facebook.com/events/4633255…

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Thank you, American Alliance of Museums! We are proud and honored to have earned our reaccreditation. Congratulations to all of the amazing museums who have received this recognition. @AAMers

Congratulations to the 21 museums that earned reaccreditation! Recognized as the field’s gold standard for #museum excellence for 50 years, AAM accreditation signifies a museum’s quality and credibility to its peers and to the public. Read more: aam-us.org/2021/03/23/aam…

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TONIGHT at 6 pm! Native American Artist Talk by America Meredith America Meredith (Cherokee Nation) is a visual artist, art writer, critic, independent curator, and the publishing editor of First American Art Magazine. facebook.com/events/4360901…

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TONIGHT at 7pm! Indigenous Art Perspectives on Nuclear Fallout fb.me/e/42TZe1a8a?ti…

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Don't miss The Art in Life on Thursday (3/4)! This FREE, virtual event explores the art of comic books: the drawing, the writing, the cultural legacies. facebook.com/events/4883363…

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Join Lisa Reilly (she/her), Professor of Art & Architectural History @UVA, as she gives a short talk on the Vignory Pedestal, an example of the late flamboyant style in #Gothic #sculpture and also one of her favorite objects in The Fralin’s collection. youtu.be/mi3vu5m9O_8

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Join Tyler Jo Smith, Professor of Classical Art & Archeology @UVA, as she gives a short talk about an Athenian Black-Figure Krater from the 6th century BCE in The Fralin’s collection. #TheFralin #FralinFromHome #MuseumFromHome #Krater #GreekVase youtu.be/3nFMF24uOeM

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TONIGHT at 6:30 pm -- it's not too late to register! facebook.com/events/4089771…

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We are pleased to welcome guest speaker, James Steward, Director of the Princeton University Art Museum. “How the Academic Museum Can Save the World” TONIGHT at 6:30 pm. Register for this Zoom event here: virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @PUArtMuseum

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Join Laura Minton (she/her), curator of exhibitions, as she discusses works by Joan Mitchell in The Fralin’s collection and discusses the artist’s career during the 1950s and early 1960s. youtu.be/Tla8zJz2FJE

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