University Museums

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Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature
Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.; Closed Mondays and Fall Break, Thanksgiving Week, Semester Break, and Spring Break
Admission is free

One of Richmond's best-loved museums, the Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature, University Museums, has collections representing cultures and countries around the world, from ancient works and cultural artifacts to contemporary art. It also offers the chance to explore the natural treasures of our planet with the museum's extensive holdings of shells, fossils, minerals, and gemstones. In addition to its installations of the permanent collection, the museum presents changing special exhibitions.

Marsh Art Gallery
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Closed Mondays and Fall Break, Thanksgiving Week, Semester Break, and Spring Break
Admission is free

The Marsh Art Gallery was formed in 1968 and was originally housed in the Modlin Center for Fine Arts until 1996 when it moved into new spaces at the George M. Modlin Center for the Arts. In 1996 the museum acquired the I. Webb Surratt Jr. Print Collection which began the museum's active acquisition of works for the permanent collection. The museum celebrated its thirtieth anniversary in 1998 and joined the Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature as the University of Richmond Museums in 1999.

The Marsh Art Gallery's mission is to be a forum for the visual arts and a catalyst for widely varied issues of visual expression, art research, and scholarship within the university and throughout the greater Richmond community and region. To further this mission the museum regularly presents exhibitions, lectures, openings, gallery talks, workshops, concerts, symposia and other programs.

Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center
Hours: Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. and by appointment; please call (804) 287-6424 to set up an appointment. Closed Fall Break, Thanksgiving Week, Semester Break, and Spring Break
Admission is free

The Harnett Print Study Center extends the University of Richmond Museums' mission to provide a forum for the study and appreciation of the visual arts. It serves the university's students, faculty, and staff, as well as the greater Richmond area and national and international audiences.

The 1,200-square-foot facility houses works on paper in the collection of University Museums and will include a secure print storage area, a seminar room for the University's art history and studio art courses, and a viewing area for prints being researched by students, faculty, and visiting scholars.