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Barry Art Museum is proud to celebrate Black History Month with U-Nite: Black & Bold feat. The Coco Comb Project: Rooted in HAIRitage & Culture by Dr. Tonya M. Shell (Poetikk Justice) Renowned Visual Artist, Clayton Singleton of Clayton Singleton Fine Art The Dawn is Ours: Amanda Gorman Textiles from South Africa Performances featuring the […]
Women represent the vast majority of the work in the Barry Art Museum collection. Join us in honoring their accomplishments and their legacy on a guided tour. We will discuss works by Judith Schaechter, Nancy Callan, Joey Kirkpatrick, and many more, and examine their sizable impact in the art world.
Message in a Bottle considers the rich maritime culture of the Hampton Roads region through a call and response between past and present. Selections from the Barry Art Museum’s permanent collection of 19th-century maritime art will appear alongside works from local museums as well as conceptual pieces from contemporary artists. Vibrant and dynamic traditional oil paintings […]
Every second Friday of the month we will show a family-friendly movie with a Maritime theme. The movie will begin at 8 PM. Master and Commander: The Far Side of Commander - May 10th at 8 PM at Barry Art Museum - 1075 West 43rd Street Norfolk, VA 23508 BYOB: Blanket, Beverage, Buddy! […]
Dr. Peter Schulman will host a talk on beloved author Jules Verne at 6 PM inside the Museum, followed by a screening of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Synopsis: In 1866, Professor Pierre M. Aronnax (Paul Lukas) and his assistant Conseil (Peter Lorre), stranded in San Francisco by reports of a giant sea monster attacking […]
An evening celebrating the sea! Enjoy: "How to Look at Maritime Paintings as a Maritime Historian" talk with Ingo Heidbrink, ODU History ODU Sailing Team Pop Up Elizabeth River Project Pop Up Nautical Knot Tying with Sail Nauticus Temporary Sailor Tattoo Station Curated Selection of Maritime Books from ODU's Elise N. Hofheimer Art Library ODU […]
Join us on Friday, January 17th, from 6-9pm for an evening of art-inspired fun at the museum! FREE and Open to the Public, this event has something for all art lovers! Enjoy bar snacks and mocktails while you play the night away! DND One Shot with Ethan Carter (limited space, arrive early) Art-Inspired Board Games […]