Exhibition Tickets

Oct 5, 2024–Jan 26, 2025
Altria and NewMarket Galleries, Lower Level

Marvel at the poetic street scenes, Hollywood portraits, fashion photos, and images of war produced by more than 30 Hungarian-born artists who transformed photography in the 20th-century. Curated by Alex Nyerges, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director and CEO, with Kincses Károly, founding director of the Hungarian Museum of Photography, American, born Hungary: Kertész, Capa, and the Hungarian American Photographic Legacy examines the pioneering artistry that often emerged out of backdrops of persecution and perseverance. 

Your ticket to American, born Hungary will also grant you admission to A Long Arc. 

$12 Adults
$10 Seniors 65+ and groups of 10 or more
$8 Youth (age 7–17) and Students with ID
Free for VMFA members and children 6 & under
Entry for this exhibition is not timed. Tickets are valid all day for the reserved date, starting at 10 am.

Oct 5, 2024–Jan 26, 2025
Altria and NewMarket Galleries, Lower Level

Take an epic journey through the American South from 1845 to today. In A Long Arc: Photography and the American South since 1845, presented at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, encounter the everyday lives and ordinary places captured in evocative photos that contemplate the region’s central role in shaping American history and identity and its critical impact on the development of photography. This is the first major exhibition in more than 25 years to explore photography in and about the South.

Your ticket to A Long Arc will also grant you admission to American, born Hungary.

$12 Adults
$10 Seniors 65+ and groups of 10 or more
$8 Youth (age 7–17) and Students with ID
Free for VMFA members and children 6 & under
Entry for this exhibition is not timed. Tickets are valid all day for the reserved date, starting at 10 am.

Wed, Apr 2, 2025 | noon–9 pm
Thu, Apr 3, 2025 | 10 am–9 pm
Fri, Apr 4, 2025 | 10 am–9 pm
Free; tickets required

VMFA members have the exclusive opportunity to experience Frida: Beyond the Myth before the exhibition opens to the general public! Be among the first to see this exhibition during members-only preview days—a benefit of VMFA membership.
 
Advance reservations strongly recommended.

Apr 5–Sep 28, 2025
Altria and NewMarket Galleries, Lower Level

As the only East Coast venue and one of only two venues nationwide, VMFA presents a rare opportunity to be in the presence of this singular artist's immortalizing work. More than 60 paintings, drawings, prints, and photographs, many rarely seen outside of Mexico, include Frida Kahlo's self-portraits, still lifes, and more, plus images of Kahlo captured by photographers.

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Como única sede en la Costa Este y una de las dos únicas en todo el país, el VMFA ofrece una oportunidad sin igual de estar en presencia de la obra que inmortaliza a esta singular artista. Este conjunto de más de 60 pinturas, dibujos, grabados y fotografías en exhibición, muchos de los cuales se han expuesto poco fuera de México, incluye autorretratos de Frida Kahlo y naturalezas muertas, entre otras obras, además de imágenes de Kahlo captadas por artistas de la fotografía.

Members-only priority booking to Frida: Beyond the Myth is now open! Members may also purchase additional non-member tickets for the exhibition by phoning 804.340.1520. Act fast! Tickets go on sale to the public on February 1. Not a member? Join or renew today for priority booking access.

Tickets go on sale to the general public starting February 1.

Free for VMFA members and children 6 & under
$20 Adults
$16 Seniors 65+ and groups of 10 or more
$10 Youth (age 7–17) and Students with ID

Wednesdays | 5–9 pm
Apr 9–Sep 24, 2025
Free; tickets required

Join us Wednesday nights when VMFA members and their guests can enjoy special access to Frida: Beyond the Myth. Single-cardholder members may reserve one free guest ticket each week and dual-cardholder members may reserve two tickets.

Admission to the exhibition during Member Appreciation Nights is free for VMFA Members and guests only. The opportunity for exclusive priority booking for VMFA members begins Jan 1, 2025. Advance reservations strongly recommended.