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Daily demos at noon See the calendar
Our History
Who was Walter Chrysler, Jr.? Learn more
FAQ
MUSEUM HOURS
Tuesday–Saturday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday: Noon to 5 p.m.
Monday: CLOSED
Select Holidays: CLOSED
GLASS STUDIO HOURS
Tuesday–Sunday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Monday: CLOSED
Select Holidays: CLOSED
Free demonstrations! Watch glass take form as a Studio team member explains the dynamics of glassmaking during a noon demonstration.
MYERS HOUSE HOURS
Saturday and Sunday: Noon to 5 p.m.
Or by appointment: 757-333-1087
Select Holidays: CLOSED
Limited Accessibility
LIBRARY HOURS
Wednesday–Friday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Or by appointment 757–666-6205
MUSEUM SHOP
Open during Museum hours or shop online at shop.chrysler.org
ZINNIA CAFÉ
Grab-and-Go: Museum hours
Full Service Lunch: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. and Sunday, Noon to 2 p.m.
Visit zinniava.com for full menu
PROTECT THE ART
Look as long as you like, but please do not touch the art, lean on walls or pedestals, or run through the galleries.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Take pictures of your favorite works, but refrain from using a flash, tripod, or selfie stick. When you get the perfect shot, share it with us on social media @chryslermuseum and use #ChryslerMuseum.
FOOD AND DRINKS
Snacks can be enjoyed in Huber Court or our gardens. Food and drinks are not permitted in the galleries.
ASK A GALLERY HOST
If you have questions while exploring the Museum, Gallery Hosts throughout the building are dressed in blue and happy to help.
ARTISTS WELCOME
Feel free to sketch in our galleries with dry media (pencils, crayons, pastels). Wet media (watercolors, paint, etc.) are allowed with advance permission from the Registration Department. Call 757-965-2030 or email artists@chrysler.org to schedule.
ACCESSIBILITY
The Museum is wheelchair accessible; complimentary wheelchairs and strollers are available. Kaufman Theater is equipped with an induction loop system for individuals using hearing aids. Large-print labels are available for visitors with low vision. Sensory friendly bags are available at the Welcome Desk. For any other accommodations, please ask a Gallery Host who will do their best to help.
ENTERING THE MUSEUM
All bags and parcels larger than 11″ x 15″ will be inspected upon entry. Backpacks are not permitted in the galleries, but feel free to check them at our complimentary lockers or complimentary coat check.
VISITING WITH CHILDREN
We are excited to welcome the next generation of museum enthusiasts! Children can explore the galleries on foot or in a stroller, but please do not carry children on your shoulders. Ask a Gallery Host at the Welcome Desk for children and family activities.
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Exhibitions on View
Through June 1, 2025
IDEAL
Exhibition Details
Through July 27, 2025
Greta Pratt: Jamestown is Sinking
Exhibition Details
Through August 17, 2025
Joyce J. Scott: Messages
Exhibition Details
Through November 2, 2025
JJJJJerome Ellis: Contradictions
Exhibition Details
While You're Here
Perry Glass Studio
Discover how masterpieces in the Chrysler’s glass collection were made.
The state-of-the-art facility presents free live glassmaking demonstrations Tuesday through Sunday at noon and a variety of classes for all skill levels.
Learn more about the Glass StudioOur History
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THE MUSEUM BUILDING
The Chrysler Museum of Art opened in 1933 as the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences. Since then, the Museum has been expanded six times. Today, the 220,000-square-foot Museum features more than fifty galleries, a restaurant, and a theater.
NORFOLK SOCIETY OF ARTS
The Norfolk Society of Arts (NSA), established in 1917, was born from the Irene Leache Foundation, an organization established in honor of a teacher devoted to bringing the arts to Norfolk. The NSA was founded “to stimulate and further the interest in art in Norfolk and to establish an art museum.” The NSA took its first major step toward bringing a museum to Norfolk in 1923 by creating The Museum Building Fund. By 1926, NSA member Florence Sloane was leading the efforts to garner financial support. Florence and her husband, William, were textile mill owners and art connoisseurs from New York. Their former home is operated today as the Hermitage Museum and Gardens.
In 1927, the NSA secured the future museum’s first collection objects, Harriet Frismuth’s Play Days and Lillies, Lanterns, and Sunshine, a painting by Helen Turner. The NSA’s free lecture series was established in the 1950s and continues to bring notable curators, historians, architects, journalists, professors, and others to the Chrysler. Learn more about the NSA
WHO WAS WALTER P. CHRYSLER, JR.?
Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. (1909–1988), the son of the founder of the Chrysler Corporation, was one of America’s preeminent collectors. He focused his acquisitions largely on twentieth-century art, American and Old Master paintings, sculpture, and glass.
In 1971, Chrysler’s wife Jean, a Norfolk native, encouraged him to gift much of his collection to the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences after his collection outgrew a space in Massachusetts. The institution was renamed in his honor.
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