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Chrysler Museum of Art closes for major building expansion and renovation

Chrysler Museum of Art has closed its doors as of January 1, 2013 for a major building expansion and renovation.


George Caleb Bingham (American, 1811–1879), Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1856–71.

The Museum will reopen to the public in April 2014. In the meantime, the Chrysler Museum Roadshow takes our art and experiences into galleries, museums, universities, and other community venues throughout the Hampton Roads region in 2013.

The Chrysler Museum Glass Studio remains open, as do its two Historic Houses, the Moses Myers House and the Willoughby-Baylor house in Norfolk. Exhibitions and programs will be scheduled at the Historic Houses in 2013 as well.

First among these is American Treasures at the Willoughby-Baylor House, on view at 601 East Freemason Street, Norfolk, through November 2013. The exhibition showcases some of the favorites from the Chrysler’s American art collection. More than 50 of our best American paintings and sculptures are on view on both floors of this restored 1794 home. www.chrysler.org

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