Current Exhibitions

Selected page from Studies of Ancient Masters (Gakko-jō). Kano Tsunenobu, Japan, ca. 1695. Ink and color on silk and paper, 11 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. Anonymous Gift, 1975.11. The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia.
Earthly Exemplars: The Art of Buddhist Disciples and Teachers in Asia (temporary closure Jan 2 - Feb 3)
Please note, this exhibition will be closed January 2 – February 3 during exhibition changeover on the second floor.
Arhats and teachers are subjects of... 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.

Selected page from Studies of Ancient Masters (Gakko-jō). Kano Tsunenobu, Japan, ca. 1695. Ink and color on silk and paper, 11 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. Anonymous Gift, 1975.11. The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia.

Photo: Daniel Addison, UVA Communications
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
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.

Photo: Daniel Addison, UVA Communications
Emilio Sanchez, American, born Cuba, 1921–1999. Untitled (Looking West from My Studio), ca. 1985. Oil on canvas, 14 x 14 inches. Gift of the Emilio Sanchez Foundation, 2011.3.2. © Emilio Sanchez Foundation
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.
Emilio Sanchez, American, born Cuba, 1921–1999. Untitled (Looking West from My Studio), ca. 1985. Oil on canvas, 14 x 14 inches. Gift of the Emilio Sanchez Foundation, 2011.3.2. © Emilio Sanchez Foundation

Joanne B. Robinson Object Study Gallery (temporary closure Jan 2 - Feb 3)
Please note, this exhibition will be closed January 2 – February 3 during exhibition changeover on the second floor.
Drawn from the permanent collection of The Fralin Museum of Art, the works of art on view in the Joanne B. Robinson Object Study... 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
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Tsiuya Turuza Waurá, Waujá Giant Anteater, 2018
Photo: Rafael Costa / © Coleção BEĨ