VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art is marking the end of an era with its final exhibition at its Parks Avenue location near the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.
The museum, which has been housed in the building for 37 years, will move to a new location at Virginia Wesleyan University in 2026.
“I’ve seen and created and organized so many exhibitions here over the past 20 years, and this is a really special one,” said Alison Byrne, executive director of the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art.
Byrne said it is emotional to see the final exhibit on display in a space that has been central to the museum’s history for nearly four decades…