Join writer Derek Baxter for a lecture about his book, In Pursuit of Jefferson: Traveling through Europe with the Most Perplexing Founding Father on Thursday, Aug. 25, at noon.
Join Catherine Ingrassia for a discussion of her latest book, Domestic Captivity and the British Subject, 1660–1750 in person or online on Thursday, Aug. 11, at noon, at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond.
Formerly owned by disgraced landlord Billy Jefferson, the 19-building, 207-unit assemblage sold for $31 million in 2018 and just sold again for nearly $41 million.
After a two-year overhaul, the Virginia Museum of History & Culture has reopened. Formerly known as the Virginia Historical Society, one of the oldest museums in the country, it had focused on collecting, preserving and researching Virginia’s history.
To encapsulate a half century of such vital artistic activity in France in one exhibition is a neat trick. But the 100-plus artworks from leading international museums are arranged in a sequence akin to nine intimate exhibits with a shared narrative.