Hot Saturday in the RVA

 Another very toasty Richmond day, so got out for a bit between Olympic events on tv. Visited the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (also known as the VMFA) which is located on The Boulevard in Richmond, VA. It is a huge and outstanding museum with a lot of really great displays and some interesting things to see, no matter what your interest. Not hard to find something that you will enjoy, and there is a lot to cover. Check out the museum web site for more information. While some of the museum has a charge for certain exhibits, most of the museum is free of charge...seven days a week.

There is a lot of art covering all time periods. I liked this Renaissance era art work....very cool religious period art work. The museum has a number of floors and all sorts of periods and forms of art are covered. If you like painting, sculpture, furniture, Tiffany lamps, Egyptian, Indian, Asian, modern art, ancient art, silver, Native American art...you can find all that and more there. There are even a number of art works to be found outside of the building. There is a small charge for parking in the garage, but it is usually not hard to find free parking on the street nearby. The museum is located in one of the most interesting neighborhoods in Richmond.    

This was from one of the "pay" displays in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, but was outside of the admission area. This display is called "Maharaja-The Spenders of India's Great Kings". This carriage, made largely of silver, was built in 1915. There were some 200 items on display (from a collection based in London, England) . This would be a really fine way to get around back in the day. At any case had a really great time there, have made a number of visits to the museum, always see something new and different on display, many of the displays change from time to time.

Speaking of new and different, also made a return visit to one of my favorite motorcycle shops in Richmond-Velocity Motorcycles. They do sell new bikes, the India made Royal Enfield, but also some unique and classic motorcycles as well. Never know what you will see there, and have never had a bad visit to this very interesting and friendly shop. It is located on West Marshall Street in  Richmond...check their web site for more information.
After a short visit up West Broad Street in the Short Pump area of Richmond, went to dinner at Buz and Ned's for some of the best barbeque in Richmond in my opinion. Back in to watch some of the Olympic action after a fun day in Richmond. During the summer, not a lot goes on (though there is a lot coming up) but was fun to do some old favorite things on a hot humid day in the RVA.