Virginia has many new openings, exhibits and events in 2012. New exhibits include:
Space Shuttle Discovery– National Air & Space Museum – Chantilly
Virginia will welcome the legendary Space Shuttle Discovery, the longest-serving orbiter in the NASA space shuttle fleet in Spring 2012 at the National Air and Space Museum – Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Discovery replaces the Space Shuttle Enterprise, which has been seen by nearly nine million visitors since the center opened in 2003 and will be moved to a new home.
17th Century Exhibition– Jamestown Settlement
The 17th Century: Gateway to the Modern World special exhibition, developed by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in cooperation with the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, explores transition from the "old" world to a new globally connected world. It will be open through August 15, 2012.
Andy Warhol Portraits– Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach
Andy Warhol transcended art and became a phenomenon in the 1970s. The MOCA will host an exhibition of the reclusive artist’s portraits May 24 – August 19, 2012. Included will be studies in screen prints, drawings, paintings, Polaroid photography and vintage family photos.
Elvis at 21– Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond
An exhibit of 56 black-and-white photographs capture Elvis Presley, the rising King of Rock and Roll, in 1956 at age 21 just before he burst onto the worldwide rock and roll scene. Several of the dramatic images were taken in Richmond during Elvis’ performance at what is now the Landmark Theater including one entitled “The Kiss” – an intimate moment between Elvis and a local Richmond woman. The exhibit runs through March 18, 2012.
Coming up next: Virginia events in 2012.
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