An online course speedily organized for more than 300 medical school students who were abruptly sent home from the University of Virginia in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Many facilities are offering online options due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These include the National Park Service, local governments, and museums. The…

As it did for almost every student, faculty and staff member, the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly changed the course of this semester for the University of Virginia art museums. Instead…

I realized last summer that after twenty years in the museum field, I felt deeply frustrated. When I enrolled in my first museum studies classes in the late 1990s, there were audible and inspiring…

For indigenous artists all over the world, the march toward representation in museums has been slow and not at all steady. It has come in fits and starts. In North America, Canadian institutions have…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.- The Fralin Museum of Art and the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection partnered to present The Inside World: Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Memorial Poles.  The Inside World…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Rooms filled with priceless, delicate, one-of-a-kind pieces of work. It’s the perfect place for a group of rambunctious toddlers to explore their artistic talents, right…

What do Georgia O’Keeffe and the video game Minecraft have in common? According to Frankie Mananzan, a third-year University of Virginia student, these are the kinds of questions she faces daily. As…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.- The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia has received a gift of nearly $1.6 million from Dr. Carol R. Angle. In creating this endowment, the University of Virginia…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va (CBS19 NEWS) -- From now until May, artwork created by aboriginal artists from Australia will be on display on the second level of the Fralin Museum of Art. Henry Skerritt, the…

The Fralin Museum of Art and the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection are partnering to present The Inside World: Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Memorial Poles. The Inside World, on view at the…

The homeland of about 12,000 aboriginal people in Australia is more than 10,000 miles from Virginia, but this week at five different locations in Charlottesville, more than 200 works by Australia’s…

This week, something extraordinary will happen in Charlottesville: Four exhibitions of contemporary Aboriginal Australian art will open in four different venues across town, bringing the total number…

While the field of art is often thought of as a progressive one, social critics — and artists themselves — have long complained of minority groups not being shown their due. A monolithic curation…

In “Time to Get Ready: fotografía social,” a National Museum of Mexican Art exhibit on view at The Fralin Museum of Art, you will find all the classic elements one expects in a “good” photography…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.- The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia has named Laura Minton curator of exhibitions. Minton joins the Fralin from Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. A senior member…

The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville has named Laura Minton curator of exhibitions. Minton comes to the institution from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,…

The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia helps thousands of visitors each year grow their appreciation for, and knowledge of, art. It also helps UVA medical students improve their…

The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia has named Laura Minton as curator of exhibitions and Hannah Cattarin as assistant curator. Minton joins the Fralin from the Museum of Fine Arts…

The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia has named Laura Minton curator of exhibitions. Minton, who started her new duties Oct. 21, is responsible for creating a comprehensive schedule…

When the Museum of Modern Art in New York reopens Oct. 21, its revamped and expanded gallery space will reflect something that’s trending in museums across the United States: a focus on those less…

With the Cville Pride Festival happening this past weekend, it’s important to take some time to reflect not only on the roots of LGBTQ activism but also its erasure from art history. This past June…

THE FRALIN MUSEUM OF ART at the University of Virginia has announced that historically underrepresented artists will be a focus in at least half of its exhibitions moving forward. This action is the…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.- The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia announces that historically underrepresented artists will be a focus in at least half of its exhibitions moving forward.…

From now on, the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia will focus on underrepresented artists in at least half of its exhibitions. The goal, included in the museum’s 2020-2025 strategic…