Take advantage of the free Friday night extras at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, a top comprehensive US art museum with more than 5,000 years of art from around the world displayed in permanent, rotating and visiting exhibitions. VMFA is open 365 days a year and general admission is always free.
Visit their site to confirm dates and details. And remember that general admission to the Museum is always free.
The beautiful Virginia Museum of Fine Arts grounds is a pleasant venue for socializing, connecting with the community, learning history and enjoying a stellar art collection.
After 5 Fridays
Dance After Work
Taste of Art
Summer Breeze
Some of these events below are on hold during COVID-19. Check VMFA social media or call to confirm.
First Fridays
First Friday of each month, 6 – 8 pm | Cochrane Atrium
Free, no registration required
Friday Art & Wine
Fridays, 5:30 – 7:30 pm | Best Cafe & Galleries
Now you have more reasons to hang out at VMFA on Friday nights! Head to the museum and enjoy Happy Hour specials on beverages and free half-hour gallery tours at 7 and 7:30 pm.
Free, no registration required
Friday Night Favorites
Fridays, 6 pm | Meet at Visitor Services With VMFA’s many galleries and rotating exhibits, you can never see everything in one visit. Join one of our docents for a Friday night tour of their favorite objects sampled from the many collections throughout the museum. You may leave with a new favorite yourself!
Free, no registration required – Subject to Docent availability
Friday Nights Are Better By Half
Fridays, 7 & 7:30 pm | Meet at Visitor Services Desk
Now you have more reasons to hang out at VMFA on Friday nights! Head to the museum and enjoy Happy Hour specials on beverages all evening and free half-hour gallery tours at 7 and 7:30 pm. Tours have a different theme each week.
Mark your calendars for… Summer Breeze Fridays
Enjoy the outdoors and hip music at the VMFA. It’s a melding of Friday Art & Wine with the added fun of Summer Breeze Fridays in the Sculpture Garden. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs, and dancing shoes, too. Enjoy special discounts on wine and beer from 5:30-7:30.
Free, no registration required – Subject to docent availability
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is located at 200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond. 804-340-1400
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