Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announces $190M expansion project

Exterior of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, which announced a $190 million expansion project that will debut in 2025. Courtesy of the VMFA.
Exterior of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, which announced a $190 million expansion project that will debut in 2025. Courtesy of the VMFA.
Exterior of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, which announced a $190 million expansion project that will debut in 2025. Courtesy of the VMFA.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announced a 200,000-square-foot expansion and renovation project that will cost more than $190 million. It is expected to be completed in 2025.

SmithGroup, an international architecture firm with an office in Washington, D.C., has been chosen as the designer of the project.

It is “the largest expansion and renovation project in the history of museum,” said Alex Nyerges, the VMFA’s director and CEO.

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