During his lifetime, Shane Pickett (1957-2010) was acclaimed as one of Western Australia’s most significant contemporary Aboriginal artists. Featuring 29 works from the most radical and significant phase of his career, Djinong Djina Boodja (Look at the Land That I Have Travelled) is the first major exhibition of Pickett’s work in the US. Pickett’s... more

After many years of wanting to expand our public hours, the Kluge-Ruhe Collection is now open from 10 am – 8 pm on Thursdays. In the near future we plan to have special programming on select Thursday evenings, so stay tuned to our calendar! Expanded hours will allow: -families with children to explore the museum after school (click here to... more

5:00 - 9:00 pm, band goes on at 6 pm $5 non-members, FREE for museum members Join us for Night at the Museum, your opportunity to explore our exhibitions after hours and enjoy the best food, libations and music in Charlottesville! In June we’re featuring the Charlottesville-based bluegrass band, Gallatin Canyon, beer from Champion Brewing, wine... more

Join us for Night at the Museum, your opportunity to explore our exhibitions after hours and enjoy the best food, libations and music in Charlottesville! In June we’re featuring the Charlottesville-based bluegrass band, Gallatin Canyon, beer from Champion Brewing, wine from Ankida Ridge Vineyard in Amherst, and a few of Charlottesville’s best food... more

Beyond Dreamings is a colorful selection of artworks from Kluge-Ruhe’s permanent collection and includes eight artworks on loan from significant private collections in the United States, in media ranging from painting and photography to wooden, porcelain and fiber works. Thirty years ago, Indigenous Australian art was catapulted onto the world... more

Join us for a free, guided tour of the only museum in the world that is exclusively dedicated to Indigenous Australian art! While drawing on traditions that are hundreds and thousands of years old, Indigenous Australian art is contemporary, and exhibitions included a diversity of artworks, from paintings on bark and canvas to sculpture and films.... more

Join us for a free, guided tour of our current exhibitions with museum docent. ABOUT OUR SATURDAY TOURS While drawing on traditions that are hundreds and thousands of years old, Indigenous Australian art is contemporary, and exhibitions usually include a diversity of artworks, from paintings on bark and canvas to sculpture and films. Tours are... more

Join us for a free, guided tour of our current exhibitions with museum docent. ABOUT OUR SUNDAY TOURS While drawing on traditions that are hundreds and thousands of years old, Indigenous Australian art is contemporary, and exhibitions usually include a diversity of artworks, from paintings on bark and canvas to sculpture and films. Tours are... more

Join us for Night at the Museum, your opportunity to explore our exhibitions after hours and enjoy the best food, libations and music in Charlottesville! In July we’re featuring the Charlottesville-based, Sally Rose Band, beer from Champion Brewing, wine from Knight’s Gambit Vineyard, and a few of Charlottesville’s best food trucks. The event also... more

Join us for Night at the Museum, your opportunity to explore our exhibitions after hours and enjoy the best food, libations and music in Charlottesville! In June we’re featuring the Charlottesville-based bluegrass band, Larkspur, beer from Champion Brewing, wine from Ankida Ridge Vineyard in Amherst, and a few of Charlottesville’s best food trucks.... more