Leesburg To Host Traveling Art Museum At Virginia Village

Press release from the Town of Leesburg:

06/08/2021

Leesburg, VA (June 8, 2021) – The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ (VMFA) state-of-the-art traveling museum and art studio will visit the Town of Leesburg on Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, July 4, 2021.

The 53-foot, climate-controlled Volvo trailer will feature the exhibition, A View from Home: Landscapes of Virginia. Paintings, photographs, woodblock prints, and engravings from the museum’s permanent collection will represent various styles and periods.

The exhibit will be open to the public, at Virginia Village (1 Fairfax Street, SE), on Saturday, July 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday, July 4 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free.

Members of the Commission on Public Arts (COPA) and Friends of Leesburg Public Art (FOLPA) will also be in attendance to educate the public on the Arts & Cultural District as well as upcoming events. Special activities will also be planned at participating businesses.

VMFA on the Road is traveling to remote corners of Virginia by way of the museum’s Statewide Partners program, which includes 1,000 locations from community centers and small museums to colleges and universities. To learn more, visit www.vmfa.museum/exhibitions/exhibitions/vmfa-on-the-road.

Media Contact:
Leah Kosin
Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov
703-771-2781

This press release was produced by the Town of Leesburg. The views expressed are the author's own.