University of Richmond Museums Reopening to the Community
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND — For the first time in more than two years, the University of Richmond Museums are reopening to the greater community. This change is a reflection of the University’s latest update to its COVID-19 response and moving to the Green Stage of the Physical Distancing Framework as of March 28.
“We look forward to having the greater community join the campus community in visiting our museums and seeing our current exhibitions,” said Richard Waller, Executive Director of the University of Richmond Museums. “It’s exciting to have new and old friends back in our University Museums.”
The Harnett Museum of Art, located in the Modlin Center of Arts, is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., through April 22.
The exhibitions currently on view include:
- Flora & Fauna: Prints from the Collection
- Alterations. tailored solutions to climate change
- Arcadian Idylls: Landscape Masterpieces of Nineteenth-Century European and American Printmaking
- Two Decades: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center
- Gee’s Bend Prints: From Quilts to Prints
The Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature will remain closed for the time being due to construction and renovation in the Boatwright Memorial Library building.
The University of Richmond Museums are free and open to the public, no appointment necessary. More information about directions, exhibitions, programs, and group visits is available at museums.richmond.edu.
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