Current Exhibitions
Joseph Cornell: Enclosing Infinity
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the passing of Joseph Cornell (1903-1972), one of America’s most important and enigmatic artists, The Fralin... Read more
The Fralin Museum of Art’s programming is made possible through generous support of The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation. We also wish to thank our in-kind donors: WTJU 91.1 FM and Ivy Publications LLC’s Charlottesville Welcome Book.
Carrying On
When we begin a journey of healing, we often begin looking within ourselves. Eventually, as we gain strength, we begin to seek the external world again and explore the... Read more
This exhibition is made possible through support from The Fralin Museum of Art Volunteer Board. The Fralin Museum of Art’s programming is made possible through generous support from The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation. Thanks to our in-kind donors: WTJU 91.1 FM and Ivy Publications LLC’s Charlottesville Welcome Book.
Image: Macon Reed. Still from All the World Must Suffer a Big Jolt, 2016. HD video, running time 11 min 19 secs. Courtesy of the artist.
Alternative Futures
Alternative Futures will present a series of video works by contemporary artists, Alicia Grullon, she/her; Cauleen Smith, she/her; Cassils,... Read more
Image: Macon Reed. Still from All the World Must Suffer a Big Jolt, 2016. HD video, running time 11 min 19 secs. Courtesy of the artist.
Gandharan Artist, Standing Buddha, 3rd century CE. Schist. Gift of Ann K. Wolfe, from the Collection of Alan D. and Ann K. Wolfe, 2017.9.
Gandharan Sculpture from the Alan D. and Ann K. Wolfe Collection
The ancient region of Gandhara was situated in what is today northwest Pakistan and neighboring regions of Afghanistan. A spur of the great Silk Road—the network of trade and... Read more
This exhibition is made possible through support from The Fralin Museum of Art Volunteer Board. The Fralin Museum of Art’s programming is made possible through generous support from The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation. Thanks to our in-kind donors: WTJU 91.1 FM and Ivy Publications LLC’s Charlottesville Welcome Book.
Gandharan Artist, Standing Buddha, 3rd century CE. Schist. Gift of Ann K. Wolfe, from the Collection of Alan D. and Ann K. Wolfe, 2017.9.
Edward Steichen, American, 1879–1973. M. Auguste Rodin, 1911. Photogravure from original negative. Gift of Henry Javor, 1985.18.9.
Beyond Pictorialism: Early 20th-Century Photography and the Fine Arts
At the start of the 20th century, photography served as a scientific and documentary tool and an aid to the fine arts but had yet to achieve status as an artistic medium. The... Read more
This exhibition is made possible through support from The Fralin Museum of Art Volunteer Board. The Fralin Museum of Art’s programming is made possible through generous support from The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation. Thanks to our in-kind donors: WTJU 91.1 FM and Ivy Publications LLC’s Charlottesville Welcome Book.
Edward Steichen, American, 1879–1973. M. Auguste Rodin, 1911. Photogravure from original negative. Gift of Henry Javor, 1985.18.9.
Structures
This dynamic selection of 20th- and 21st-century artworks from the Museum’s permanent collection explores the ways that art can speak to or question the... Read more
This exhibition is made possible through support from The Fralin Museum of Art Volunteer Board. The Fralin Museum of Art’s programming is made possible through generous support from The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation. Thanks to our in-kind donors: WTJU 91.1 FM and Ivy Publications LLC’s Charlottesville Welcome Book.
Joanne B. Robinson Object Study Gallery
Drawn from the permanent collection of The Fralin Museum of Art, the works of art on view in the Joanne B. Robinson Object Study Gallery highlight the role of the collections in teaching. Object-based inquiry – learning directly through close study and analysis of... Read more
Tsiuya Turuza Waurá, Waujá Giant Anteater, 2018
Photo: Rafael Costa / © Coleção BEĨ
Virtual Exhibition: The Indigenous Benches of Brazil
- A Collaboration Between the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia and Coleção BEĨ
- A Collaboration Between the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia and Coleção BEĨ
Click here to view the exhibition in... Read more
Tsiuya Turuza Waurá, Waujá Giant Anteater, 2018
Photo: Rafael Costa / © Coleção BEĨ
The Little Museum of Art
Launched in the summer of 2021, The Fralin’s Little Museum of Art was inspired by the Little Free Library movement and other miniature art galleries that emerged during the pandemic... Read more