Best places: Art museums in Virginia

Museum with a varied, sizable collection of modern art, antiquities & Asian art, plus Fabergé eggs.

Esteemed museum with a broad collection of ancient to contemporary art, including glass & sculpture.

Historic home & picturesque gardens offering a fine art collection, professional program & classes.

Self-guided tours of Colonial farms including a costumed staff, typical buildings, crops & animals.

Museum featuring early American & British antiques, plus colonial & contemporary folk art.

Museum & plantation home showcasing 18th-century art, a mini-house collection & regional history.

👍👍 A magnificent feast for the senses! The artwork and the artists are amazing, with more to see each time I visit. You might think it's for kids, but anyone who loves art will appreciate this wonder.

Modern facility housing permanent & traveling exhibits, interactive area for kids, cafe & gift shop.

Landmarked 18th-century estate & studio decorated with the late painter's artwork & antiques.

Museum showcasing rotating exhibitions of American folk art, such as paintings, sculptures & quilts.

Regularly changing exhibitions of art such as paintings, sculptures & photography, plus classes.

👍👍 I've had the pleasure of capturing three weddings here and each time it gets better! The grounds are beautiful for photos and the space is perfect for receptions. I love shooting here!

😠 The Institute of Contemporary Art never fails to disappoint. The building itself holds great potential, but unfortunately the exhibits don't deliver much of interest. It feels like a space that showcases artists that can't connect with many people. Your time is better spent at VMFA or the Valenti...

👍👍 The National Sporting Library was founded in 1954 in the personal library of George L. Ohrstrom, Sr. The founders of the National Sporting Library focused their new organization on accessibility of research materials on horse and field sports, finding other libraries on these topics to be insufficie...

Artwork from a range of cultures & time periods, including a collection devoted to Thomas Jefferson.

Art museum presenting regional & international work, music/theater performances & art classes.

👍 The experience was definitely an awesome one. To see all of the famous musicians from Virginia were amazing. The history of how music started from the sound and how the machines operated was just simply amazing. The tour given by the gentleman that owns it was very nice and well explained. If you ha...

👍👍 This place has been a great addition to the town. High quality in everything they sell, friendly staff, and great atmosphere. Very reasonable prices for the amount and quality of the food. One can also find a great selection of beef in their freezer section.

Contemporary exhibitions, educational programs & subsidized studio spaces in a historic schoolhouse.

👍👍 Amazingly clean studio, and extremely professional tattooists, Mila did my leg for me and I absolutely love it. She took my original idea and made it come to life on my skin and it makes me so happy. She was so patient and listened to what I had to say. Pictures of original vs. the actual tattoo! I...