Exhibition Tickets

Feb 19–Oct 16, 2022 | Evans Court Gallery, Level 2

Explore the captivating and sublime paintings and sculpture of Nepalese-born Tibetan American contemporary artist Tsherin Sherpa. VMFA presents the global artist’s first solo museum exhibition as a focused retrospective. In this thought-provoking, participatory art experience, the works on view form a narrative arc of both autobiography and social commentary, addressing loss, struggle, and re-empowerment. Collected and shown worldwide, including VMFA’s 2019 exhibition Awaken, Sherpa’s groundbreaking artwork continues to garner international acclaim.

$10 Adults
$8 Seniors 65+, Youth (7–17) & Students with ID
VMFA Members & children 6 & under FREE

Members Only Preview | Thu & Fri, Oct 6 & 7 | Altria and New Market Galleries, Lower Level

Members have the exclusive opportunity to view Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art before it opens to the general public!

This exhibition explores the instrument’s symbolism in American art from the early 19th century to the present day. Featuring 125 works of art, as well as 35 musical instruments, the exhibition will demonstrate that guitars figure prominently in the visual stories Americans tell themselves about themselves—their histories, identities, and aspirations

Free; VMFA members only. Advance reservations strongly recommended.

Oct 8, 2022–Mar 19, 2023 | Altria and New Market Galleries, Lower Level

Explore the guitar as visual subject, enduring symbol, and storyteller’s companion. Strummed everywhere from parlors and front porches to protest rallies and rock arenas—the guitar also appears far and wide in American art. Its depictions enable artists and their human subjects to address topics that otherwise go untold or under-told. Experience paintings, sculpture, works on paper, and music in a multimedia presentation that unpacks the guitar’s cultural significance, illuminating matters of class, gender, race, ethnicity, and identity.

$16 Adults
$12 Seniors 65+
$10 Youth (age 7–17) and Students with ID
Free for VMFA Members and children 6 & under

Wednesdays, Oct 12–Mar 15 | 5–9 pm | Altria and New Market Galleries, Lower Level

Join us for a series of special evenings when VMFA members and their guests can enjoy special access to Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art. Single-cardholder members may reserve one free guest ticket each week and dual-cardholder members may reserve two.

Explore the guitar as visual subject, enduring symbol, and storyteller’s companion.

Free; VMFA members & guests only. Advance reservations strongly recommended.

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