The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia has announced two major gifts that will support its curatorial work and expand its permanent collection. The contributions arrive as the university advances plans for a new Center for the Arts, reinforcing the museum’s role in academic and community engagement.
A $3,000,000 gift from Dr. Carol R. Angle will permanently endow the museum’s Curator of Collections position. The endowment is intended to support exhibition development and collections research, strengthening the museum’s capacity to serve students, faculty, and the broader community.
Dr. Angle, a retired physician and researcher based in Charlottesville, spent 45 years at the University of Nebraska Medical Center specializing in pediatrics, nephrology, and toxicology. She has served on The Fralin’s Advisory Board for more than 20 years and previously established both the Angle Exhibition Fund and the Carol R. Angle Academic Curator position…