Exploring Richmond: The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts At Night

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is one of the largest comprehensive art museums in the U.S, with nearly 50,000 works of art spanning 6,000 years of world history. On Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, it stays open until 9 p.m., giving you the chance to explore the museum ~at night~. Don't worry, Ben Stiller: Nothing comes alive during these hours!

The VMFA is an educational institution aiming “to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art, to encourage the study of the arts, and thus to enrich the lives of all,” according to its website. Opened during the Great Depression on Jan. 10, 1936, it was established as the state’s flagship art museum and a symbol of Virginia’s political and business leaders’ belief in the value of art, with its foundation marking “the beginnings of an unusual partnership between private donors and state legislators.”