HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2021-06-08 Leesburg to Host Traveling Art Museum at Virginia Village
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
June 8, 2021
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Leesburg to Host Traveling Art Museum at Virginia Village
Free tours will take place Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, July 4.
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.
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