August 23, 2007
Hodgepodge of Gallery & Museum Happenings
Style Weekly has a cornucopia (like that one?) of various gallery & museum happenings around the Near West End. We’ll also be adding them to our calendar as well.
Agecroft Hall and Gardens “Deeds and Misdeeds,” an exhibit of original documents from the 13th century onward, runs through October. This imported British manor house offers special events and lectures regularly. 4305 Sulgrave Road. 353-4241.
Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art “The Materiality and Metamorphosis of Graphite,” artwork using pencils and graphite, runs through Sept. 20. “Four Seasons: A Print Series by Jennifer Bartlett,” runs through July 13. Annual Student Exhibition runs through Sept. 16. 28 Westhampton Way. Modlin Center. 287-6632.
Maymont Park “In Service and Beyond: Domestic Work and Life in a Gilded Age Mansion” on permanent display in the Maymont House. The Maymont Foundation offers numerous programs, tours and events for children and adults. 1700 Hampton St. For more information, call 358-7166 or visit www.maymont.org.
Wilton House Museum “Redefining Ryland: A Portrait of the Virginia Gentry” and “With Every Season” feature photographs and displays that explore the construction of the building at World’s End and its relocation to Richmond, as well as the story of the Randolph family. Also, “Keeping Cool in Colonial and Federal Virginia,” shows how colonial Virginians survived without air conditioning, window screens and bug spray, through Sept. 2. Tours available Tuesday-Sunday. Admission is $2.50-$10. 215 S. Wilton Road. 282-5936.









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