Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum in Richmond, Virginia, United States, which opened in 1936. The museum is owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Private donations, endow
View from the sculpture garden, 2014
Pauley Center v 1
VMFA Lewis Galleries in 2021
The Peter the Great Egg by the firm of Fabergé, donated to the museum in 1947.
Fabergé egg
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A Fabergé egg is a jewelled egg first created by the jewellery firm House of Fabergé, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. As many as 69 eggs were created during the Tsarist era, of which 61 are known to have
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…art, and Himalayan art. Additionally, as part of their exhibit of decorative arts made by Fabergé, the museum boasts the largest public display of Fabergé eggs outside of Russia, owning five. One of the first museums in the American South to be operated by state funds, VMFA offers free admission, except for…
The Fifteenth Anniversary Egg, 1911
The first Imperial Fabergé Egg – the Hen Egg, 1885
The Napoleonic egg, 1912
Kelch Hen Fabergé egg with surprises