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The oldest Jewish home in America open to the public as a museum offers a glimpse of the life of an early 19th century merchant family.
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With an extensive collection of more than 106,000 rare and unique volumes relating to the history of art, the Jean Outland Chrysler Art Library is one of the most significant art libraries in the South. More about the library
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A state-of-art facility on the Museum’s campus. See a free glassmaking demo Tuesdays–Sunday at noon. Like what you see? Take a class with us! More about the Studio
The home of the first permanent Jewish residents of Norfolk, this historic house offers a glimpse of the life of a wealthy early 19th-century merchant family.
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With an extensive collection of more than 106,000 rare and unique volumes relating to the history of art, the Jean Outland Chrysler Library is one of the most significant art libraries in the South. More about the Library
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Visit one of the most significant art libraries in the South. More about the library
Our story spans well over 100 years. See where we began, how we grew, and where we're going. Explore our history
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Norfolk, VA 23510
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Fused House Number
Fused House Number
Improve your curb appeal and become the envy of your neighborhood with a fused glass house number. As you create it, you’ll learn the basics of cutting glass and design a rectangular panel. Once the panels are completed, they will be fused in a kiln to create one finished piece. • Ages 12+ • $64 […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
7 events,
Camp Chrysler: Winter Break Art Afternoons
Camp Chrysler: Winter Break Art Afternoons
Thursday–Friday, December 29–30 1–4 p.m. Create works of art at the Chrysler Museum during winter break! Make two-dimensional paintings and collages and experiment with constructing three-dimensional sculptures. Travel through the Museum’s galleries to learn about artists from around the world and discover how they use art to share ideas. Recommended for ages 6–12. $40 for […]
Hot Glass: Ornament Spectacular
Hot Glass: Ornament Spectacular
Create a colorful blown glass ornament with the help of our Studio team. Choose your favorite colors and inflate a hot glass bubble as it turns on the blowpipe. Sign up for several sessions and decorate your entire tree! If you prefer, when you arrive, you may choose from select hot glass objects instead of […]
Straws and Swizzle Sticks
Straws and Swizzle Sticks
Learn how to heat and melt glass rods and tubing to create custom reusable drinking apparatuses. Apply glass color, melt glass in a precise flame, and make a drinking straw and swizzle sticks with unique color patterns. • Ages 12+ • $40 for Museum members, $50 for non-members • We will contact you when your […]
Colorful Coasters
Colorful Coasters
Learn the basics of cutting glass, and create a set of 4x4” glass coasters using clear or colorful glass sheets. Make a matching set or try a new design with each. Once you’re finished with your design, the instructor will fuse the glass in a kiln. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 […]
Sculpted Beads
Sculpted Beads
Prerequisite: Introduction to Bead Making Build on your bead making knowledge by learning to create animal-inspired beads. Students will learn how dots can be used as sculpting tools to create extensions of an animal, including facial features and bodies. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 for non-members • We will contact you […]
3 events,
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
6 events,
Hot Glass: Ornament Spectacular
Hot Glass: Ornament Spectacular
Create a colorful blown glass ornament with the help of our Studio team. Choose your favorite colors and inflate a hot glass bubble as it turns on the blowpipe. Sign up for several sessions and decorate your entire tree! If you prefer, when you arrive, you may choose from select hot glass objects instead of […]
Introduction to Bead Making
Introduction to Bead Making
Learn to melt colorful glass sticks with a torch, spin the glass around metal rods, and form it into beads. Explore different bead shapes and color application techniques, too. This is a great class for beginners. • Ages 12+ • $40 for Museum members, $50 for non-members • We will contact you when your art […]
Fused Jewelry
Fused Jewelry
Using a combination of glass sheets and stringers (thin rods of glass), create a set of earrings and a pendant. Learn to cut sheet glass and create a design to be fused in a kiln. One set of earring hooks and a necklace chain are included. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 […]
Midday Marbles
Midday Marbles
Spend an afternoon at the Glass Studio melting solid glass rods over a torch to make marbles. Heat, gravity, and simple graphite tools bring your marbles to life. Once you have learned the basics of shaping clear glass, you can create colorful glass marbles. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 for non-members […]
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Closed Mondays
3 events,
The Art of Yoga
The Art of Yoga
Enjoy a calm and contemplative yoga session in the Chrysler galleries with Tenesha Bazemore. Each class is limited to 22 participants. Bazemore believes that yoga and art are for everyone in every season of life. She has led classes at the Chrysler for more than five years and is dedicated to creating awareness around the […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
2 events,
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
3 events,
Tickle My Ears
Tickle My Ears
Tickle My Ears is a literacy and art program for our littlest visitors. Designed to delight and inspire children ages 2-5, each session focuses on a different story, theme, and activity. Meet us in Huber Court to start our 30-40 minute art adventure! Many cultures around the world celebrate the Lunar New Year, which marks […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
2 events,
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
3 events,
Morning Magnets
Morning Magnets
This class is ideal for anyone interested in trying out the fused glass process of joining pieces of glass together. Make several magnets using small segments of glass and tile nippers. Create the designs by nipping the glass into smaller pieces and adding them to a base layer that will later be melted together in […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
3 events,
History Speaks: Genealogical Research Reveals Family Mysteries
History Speaks: Genealogical Research Reveals Family Mysteries
Join us for a thematic tour of the Moses Myers House. Scholars and historians use a variety of sources to piece together the fascinating histories of their favorite families. Much is known about Moses Myers and his children, but there are still documents that bewilder researchers. Join us for a discussion about genealogy with Professional […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
1 event,
Closed Mondays
3 events,
The Art of Yoga
The Art of Yoga
Enjoy a calm and contemplative yoga session in the Chrysler galleries with Tenesha Bazemore. Each class is limited to 22 participants. Bazemore believes that yoga and art are for everyone in every season of life. She has led classes at the Chrysler for more than five years and is dedicated to creating awareness around the […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
2 events,
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
3 events,
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
Flaming Heart Pendant
Flaming Heart Pendant
In this introductory evening course, use a torch and simple tools to melt and form solid glass into a heart-shaped pendant. Practice making a heart with clear rods of glass and later learn how to apply colorful glass to create a one-of-a-kind piece. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 for non-members • […]
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Art Matters
Art Matters
Individuals with early-stage Alzheimer's disease and their care partners are invited to a conversational tour led by Chrysler docents. Each month we will explore a new exhibition or theme. Share your experiences and observations and learn from other participants as well. This month's program will feature an exhibition of American portraiture photography. What does a […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
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Patterned Panel
Patterned Panel
Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday 2–5 p.m. Prerequisite: Any One Full Day Fusing Class Take the fused glass plate one step further! Learn the basics of cutting glass and choose from a variety of plate shapes in this 1.5-day class. First, create patterns and design and cut glass to fit these patterns. Overnight, the […]
Introduction to Bead Making
Introduction to Bead Making
Over the course of an afternoon, learn to melt colorful glass sticks with a torch, spin the glass around metal rods, and form it into beads. Explore different bead shapes and color application techniques, too. This is a great class for beginners! • Ages 12+ • $40 for Museum members, $50 for non-members • Class […]
Sculpted Beads
Sculpted Beads
Prerequisite: Introduction to Beadmaking Build on your bead making knowledge by learning to create animal-inspired beads. Students will learn how dots can be used as sculpting tools to create extensions of an animal, including facial features and bodies. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 for non-members • Class refunds will only be […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
7 events,
Sunday Sketchers
Sunday Sketchers
Bring your pencil and sketchbook for an informal drawing group in the galleries. Practice close observation of a work of art, hone your skills, and meet like-minded artists. Artist and educator Rowena F. Finn will facilitate the session, providing inspiration and feedback. For our first session, we will focus on a fan-favorite: Orestes Pursued by […]
Morning Magnets
Morning Magnets
This class is ideal for anyone interested in trying out the fused glass process of joining pieces of glass together. Make several magnets using small segments of glass and tile nippers. Create the designs by nipping the glass into smaller pieces and adding them to a base layer that will later be melted together in […]
Colorful Botanicals
Colorful Botanicals
Take a day to design and create your own glass flowers. First, learn to shape clear glass parts of a flower. Then, assemble those parts into a whole botanical. Once you learn the mechanics of the form, you can design and create a floral piece using colored glass rods. • Ages 12+ • $100 for […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
1 event,
Closed Mondays
3 events,
The Art of Yoga
The Art of Yoga
Enjoy a calm and contemplative yoga session in the Chrysler galleries with Tenesha Bazemore. Each class is limited to 22 participants. Bazemore believes that yoga and art are for everyone in every season of life. She has led classes at the Chrysler for more than five years and is dedicated to creating awareness around the […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
3 events,
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
Teacher Workshop: Memory and Material
Teacher Workshop: Memory and Material
Spend time in the exhibition To See a World in a Grain of Sand and dig deep into how the artists transform materials to tell stories and share memories. Using this global collaborative project, explore ways to honor and invite student curiosity when looking at everyday or common materials through a lens of storytelling. Create […]
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Homeschool Studio: Quick Plaster Forms
Homeschool Studio: Quick Plaster Forms
Homeschool Studio is a monthly art making class for ages 6–13. Each month will feature a different theme and artistic process. Young artists will spend time looking at works of art in the galleries, then explore a similar process or theme in the Education Workshop. Gather ideas for three-dimensional forms from objects in the Chrysler’s […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
Glass After Dark
Glass After Dark
Hot glass and live music come together for memorable evenings during Glass After Dark. Each month, watch the Perry Glass Studio team take the molten material to exciting places and enjoy entertainment by Hot Gumbo Brass Band. During this month's Glass After Dark, the glass studio assistants will collaborate to create a fiery fun finale […]
2 events,
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
4 events,
Hot Glass: Heart
Hot Glass: Heart
Fall in love with glass this year. During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass heart. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique, then with the instructor’s help, apply colorful crushed glass […]
Stained Glass: Suncatcher
Stained Glass: Suncatcher
Cut and solder sheet glass together to create a colorful window hanging perfect for catching rays of sunshine. Choose a sample design or create your own. Glass pieces are cut to fit the design, or “cartoon,” then wrapped with copper foil. Using a soldering iron and tin-lead solder, the glass pieces are conjoined. At the […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
3 events,
Hot Glass: Heart
Hot Glass: Heart
Fall in love with glass this year. During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass heart. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique, then with the instructor’s help, apply colorful crushed glass […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
1 event,
Closed Mondays
3 events,
The Art of Yoga
The Art of Yoga
Enjoy a calm and contemplative yoga session in the Chrysler galleries with Tenesha Bazemore. Each class is limited to 22 participants. Bazemore believes that yoga and art are for everyone in every season of life. She has led classes at the Chrysler for more than five years and is dedicated to creating awareness around the […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
3 events,
The Norfolk Society of Arts Lecture
The Norfolk Society of Arts Lecture
Cy Twombly: Making Past Present Christine Kondoleon, George D. and Margo Behrakis Chair, Art of Ancient Greece and Rome, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Join the Norfolk Society of Arts at 10:30 a.m. in Huber Court for coffee prior to the lecture.
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
3 events,
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
Hot Glass: Heart
Hot Glass: Heart
Fall in love with glass this year. During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass heart. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique, then with the instructor’s help, apply colorful crushed glass […]
3 events,
Art Out Loud: Heroes & Villains
Art Out Loud: Heroes & Villains
Calling mischief makers and vanquishers of evil. Art Out Loud: Heroes & Villains transforms the Museum into a battleground between good and evil. Dress as your favorite hero or villain and explore how power, morality, and adventure collide in art. Rock out to your favorite video game music and feel like a champion. Whether you […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
7 events,
Stained Glass: Curious Curves
Stained Glass: Curious Curves
Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Prerequisite: Stained Glass: Suncatcher Create your own design and learn advanced stained glass techniques in this weekend course. Build on skills learned in the Stained Glass: Suncatcher class to create a more complex and detailed object. This class is designed to expand students’ knowledge of glass cutting by focusing […]
Jewelry on the Torch
Jewelry on the Torch
Finish off your look with accessories that you can’t find in a store. Use a mix of clear and colorful glass to create abstract and floral-inspired jewelry. Learn about the basics and simple patterns. Throughout the day, build on those skills to create intricately designed wearables. • Ages 12+ • $100 for Museum members, $125 […]
Hot Glass: Heart
Hot Glass: Heart
Fall in love with glass this year. During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass heart. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique, then with the instructor’s help, apply colorful crushed glass […]
Air Terrariums
Air Terrariums
Bring nature indoors with a colorful hanging terrarium for an air plant. During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own terrarium. Choose from an array of colors to make your object unique, then learn to hold and turn […]
Air Terrariums
Air Terrariums
Bring nature indoors with a colorful hanging terrarium for an air plant. During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own terrarium. Choose from an array of colors to make your object unique, then learn to hold and turn […]
6 events,
Introduction to Bead Making
Introduction to Bead Making
Over the course of an afternoon, learn to melt colorful glass sticks with a torch, spin the glass around metal rods, and form it into beads. Explore different bead shapes and color application techniques, too. This is a great class for beginners! • Ages 12+ • $40 for Museum members, $50 for non-members • Class […]
Hot Glass: Heart
Hot Glass: Heart
Fall in love with glass this year. During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass heart. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique, then with the instructor’s help, apply colorful crushed glass […]
Sculpted Beads
Sculpted Beads
Prerequisite: Introduction to Beadmaking Build on your bead making knowledge by learning to create animal-inspired beads. Students will learn how dots can be used as sculpting tools to create extensions of an animal, including facial features and bodies. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 for non-members • Class refunds will only be […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
1 event,
Closed Mondays
3 events,
The Art of Yoga
The Art of Yoga
Enjoy a calm and contemplative yoga session in the Chrysler galleries with Tenesha Bazemore. Each class is limited to 22 participants. Bazemore believes that yoga and art are for everyone in every season of life. She has led classes at the Chrysler for more than five years and is dedicated to creating awareness around the […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
2 events,
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
3 events,
Tickle My Ears
Tickle My Ears
Tickle My Ears is a literacy and art program for our littlest visitors. Designed to delight and inspired children ages 2-5, each session focuses on a different story, theme, and activity. Meet us in Huber Court to start our 30-40 minute art adventure! Celebrate Black History Month with The Year We Learned to Fly by […]
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
2 events,
Museum Highlights Tour
Museum Highlights Tour
Meet in Huber Court Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. for a free Museum highlights tour.
6 events,
A Celebratory Recital of Voice
A Celebratory Recital of Voice
Students from Norfolk State University's Music Department will fill the McKinnon Galleries of Modern and Contemporary Art with song to celebrate Black History Month. Selections will span the history of Black American composers including arranged spirituals, modern classics from the Harlem Renaissance, and contemporary pieces. Free, registration not required
Hot Glass: Heart
Hot Glass: Heart
Fall in love with glass this year. During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass heart. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique, then with the instructor’s help, apply colorful crushed glass […]
Straws and Swizzle Sticks
Straws and Swizzle Sticks
Learn how to heat and melt glass rods and tubing to create custom reusable drinking apparatuses. Apply glass color, melt glass in a precise flame, and make a drinking straw and swizzle sticks with unique color patterns. • Ages 12+ • $40 for Museum members, $50 for non-members • Objects will be available at a […]
Midday Marbles
Midday Marbles
Spend an afternoon at the Glass Studio melting solid glass rods over a torch to make marbles. Heat, gravity, and simple graphite tools bring your marbles to life. Once you learn the basics of shaping clear glass, you can go on to create colorful glass marbles, too! • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, […]
7 events,
Hot Glass: Heart
Hot Glass: Heart
Fall in love with glass this year. During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass heart. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique, then with the instructor’s help, apply colorful crushed glass […]
Colorful Botanicals
Colorful Botanicals
Take a day to design and create your own glass flowers. First, learn to shape clear glass parts of a flower. Then, assemble those parts into a whole botanical. Once you learn the mechanics of the form, you can design and create a floral piece using colored glass rods. • Ages 12+ • $100 for […]
Fused Glass Plate
Fused Glass Plate
In this one-day course, learn to design and cut glass to make a square glass plate. Create your own design, choose a base layer, and cut glass to match your pattern. The plate will go through two firings in a kiln. First, the glass will be fired at 1450º F to melt the pieces together. […]
History Speaks: The Struggle for Freedom
History Speaks: The Struggle for Freedom
Celebrate Black History Month with stories about African Americans who lived in Norfolk, particularly at the Myers House. Discover their contributions in the nineteenth century that helped shape our community. Discuss how we can honor the advancements they made toward equality by recognizing the work we still have to do. About the Myers House: The […]
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