Gallery Talks, Lectures & Events

Gallery Talks

Join us for informal presentations on aspects of the museum's collections and special exhibitions led by curators and specialists. Monthly Lunchtime Talks are held on Tuesdays from 12-1 pm, and Saturday Special Tours are usually held on the last Saturday of the month from 2-3 pm.

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The Fralin Downtown Film Series

We are pleased to present The Fralin Downtown, a new film series on the Arts, screened at The Violet Crown and funded by an Arts Enhancement grant from the Office of the Provost and the Vice Provost for the Arts. With thought-provoking films that focus on artists and the arts, we invite... Learn more

Ellen Bayard Weedon Lectures on the Arts of Asia

Word and Image/Word in Image: Inscribed Manuscript Paintings in Sixteenth-Century Iran

by Massumeh Farhad, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Thursday, November 18, 6:30–7:30 pm

Museum Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10 am – 5 pm
Wednesday: 10 am – 5 pm
Thursday: 10 am – 5 pm
Friday: 10 am – 8 pm
Saturday: 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday: 12 pm – 5 pm

The museum is closed on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Parking

Select parking available behind the Museum and in the A-6 lot adjacent to Madison Bowl. Cash metered parking available in Culbreth Garage. FREE after 5 pm and on weekends.

Accessibility

The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia is housed in the historic Bayly Building, on the hill overlooking Madison Bowl. Although the main entrance is accessible only by stairs, we offer a fully-accessible entrance at the back of the building, via Bayly Drive with a limited number of accessible parking spaces. In addition to those spaces, regular spaces may be reserved and used with permission from Museum staff. All galleries in the museum are accessible by elevator. Click here for more information.