Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is La Riviere, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lee's Retreat passes 23 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is an art museum in Richmond, Virginia, United States, which opened in 1936. The museum is owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Private donations, endowments, and funds are used for the support of specific programs and all acquisition of artwork, as well as additional general support. Considered among the largest art museums in North America for area of exhibition space, the VMFA's comprehensive art collection includes ancient art, African art, American art, British sporting art, and Himalayan art. Additionally, as part of their exhibit of decorative arts made by Fabergé, the museum boasts the largest public display of Fabergé eggs outside of Russia, owning five. One of the first museums in the American South to be operated by state funds, VMFA offers free admission, except for special exhibits. The VMFA, together with the adjacent Virginia Historical Society, anchors the Museum District of Richmond, an area of the city known also as "West of the Boulevard". The museum includes the Leslie Cheek Theater, a performing-arts venue. For 50 years, a theater company operated here, known most recently as TheatreVirginia. Built in 1955 as a 500-seat theatre within the art museum, it started as a community theater and also hosted special programs in dance, film, and music. In 1969, the director established an Actors' Equity/LORT company known as Virginia Museum Theatre, hiring both local actors and professionals from New York City or elsewhere. Some of its productions received national notice. In 1973, its production of Maxim Gorky's play Our Father transferred to New York, to the Manhattan Theater Club. Because of continuing financial problems, the nonprofit theater closed in 2002. After renovation, it reopened in 2011 as part of the museum to host a range of live performance events.
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Dates from 1934-03-27.
Wikidata Q4013975, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Commonwealth of Virginia
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- La Riviere: 0.0 mi
- Red Reeds: 0.0 mi
- Little Lady of the Sea: 0.0 mi
- Reclining Figure: 0.0 mi
- Rumors of War: 0.1 mi
- E. Clairborne and Lora Robins Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
- Scuffletown Park: 0.4 mi
- Federal Park: 0.6 mi
- Meadow Park: 0.7 mi
- Humphrey Calder Community Center: 0.7 mi
- Corey Frazier: 0.6 mi
- Arthur Ashe Monument: 0.7 mi
- Wilfred Emory Cutshaw (1838-1907): 0.8 mi
- Ezekiel & Weilman Company Inc. Established 1924: 1.1 mi
- Virginia War Memorial Carillon: 1.2 mi
- George Edward Pickett's Grave: 1.4 mi
- Raleigh E. Colston's Grave: 1.5 mi
- The Iron Dog: 1.6 mi
- James Branch Cabell's Grave: 1.7 mi
- James Ewell Brown Stuart's Grave: 1.7 mi
- Rick's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Albert Hill Native Plant Garden: 0.5 mi
- Uptown Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Byrd Park Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Humphrey Calder Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Byrd Park Spring: 1.1 mi
- Dogwood Dell Spring: 1.2 mi
- Wayside Spring: 2.3 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 2.4 mi
- Forest Hill Spring: 2.5 mi
- Gambles Hill: 2.1 mi
- Shooters Hill: 9.1 mi
- Sliding Hill: 9.4 mi
- Turkey Hill: 11.0 mi
- Blanco Mount: 16.2 mi
- Manchester Wall Rock Climbing: 2.4 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Point of Rocks: 18.2 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 8.4 mi
- New Market Park: 11.9 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 15.4 mi
- Heart of Virginia Scout Reservation: 22.9 mi
- Amelia: 23.6 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 2.6 mi
- Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 11.7 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 11.7 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 19.0 mi
- Lorraine: 8.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabot Hill | WNW 287° | 92 m | 16.2 mi |
| Shooters Hill | W 278° | 69 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sliding Hill | N 11° | 63 m | 9.4 mi |
| Gambles Hill | SE 128° | 44 m | 2.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | E 88° | 43 m | 11.0 mi |
| Malvern Hill | SE 130° | 41 m | 16.9 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | SE 131° | 28 m | 23.7 mi |
| Blanco Mount | SE 146° | 25 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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