review of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

I am NOT an artist, but I am an art enthusiast. For years I have wished that I could create colorful works of beauty, but alas, that is not my gifting...no matter how hard I wish for it. However, I still love to view works of art and attend performing art events.

One of the things Kenyon and I missed in recent years was the wide availability of art. He proposed to me in the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. In our courting days and early marriage we spent many date nights at a theater event or art show (in Kansas City there are many, as well as in my home town of Santa Fe).

Now that we are back in the US and have a few major metropolises in our vicinity - we are going to take advantage of the amenities available to us (and the time unemployment has afforded us).

Recently we toured the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

There is a sculpture garden, all sorts of paintings and even furniture. The museum had some of the prettiest stained glass windows I've seen up close. We spent a leisurely afternoon wandering the exhibits, picking our favorites, reading about the artists and giving our versions of what statement the art is trying to make. The variety of art is quite unique and because this state was an original colony and a battlefield site during the civil war there are also some unique pieces related to American history.

The best part...admission is FREE.

If you are looking for something to do in the Richmond, VA area. We recommend the Fine Art museum.

just Sheri, appreciative of the arts