The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond has a main building by Peebles & Ferguson of Norfolk. The infobox says built in 1936, while the text says construction began in 1934 and the museum opened on January 16, 1936. The Commonwealth of Virginia owns and operates it, and the text names no client for the architectural commissions. Later additions include the 1985 West Wing by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates and the 2010 McGlothlin Wing by Rick Mather.
The article calls the style Georgian Revival and English Renaissance Revival, with influences from Inigo Jones and Christopher Wren. It names no materials for the main building. The West Wing is 90,000 square feet and the McGlothlin Wing 165,000, with a 40-foot atrium glass wall and a four-acre sculpture garden.
A 190 million dollar expansion was announced in 2021. Admission is free except for special exhibits. The article gives no hours.
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