Vmfa: digitization of works on paper from the raysor collection [the virginia museum of fine arts (vmfa) proposes a 36-month implementation project to catalog, photograph, house, and increase public…

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) received a $349,813 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). The 36-month grant, awarded on June 1, 2024, will support the cataloging, photography, housing, and public access expansion for the museum's recently acquired Raysor Collection of 7,655 works on paper. This project will ensure the preservation and care of these important collections, as well as transform the museum's ability to research, exhibit, and provide programming on the cultural, artistic, and material histories of Western printmaking over six centuries through enhanced public engagement opportunities.

Vmfa: digitization of works on paper from the raysor collection [the virginia museum of fine arts (vmfa) proposes a 36-month implementation project to catalog, photograph, house, and increase public access to a recently realized bequest of 7,655 works on paper ("the raysor collection"). This project will ensure the care of these important collections and transform the museum?s ability to explore and present a rich variety of cultural, artistic, and material histories of western printmaking over six centuries through expanded opportunities for research, exhibitions, public engagement, and programming.]