Exciting changes are happening at William King Museum of Art. Opening later this year is our new Worrell Collection of Wildlife Art housed in our (soon to be) newly constructed wing.

The collection is comprised of approximately 170 original wildlife paintings and sculptures and is one of the most significant of its kind in the US. It features works by world-renowned artists Rosa Bonheur, Robert Bateman, Carl Rungius, Bruno Liljefors, Wilhelm Kuhnert, Richard Friese, Alexander Koester, Ray Harris-Ching, Guy Coheleach, Manfred Schatz, Carl Akeley, and Bart Walter.

Collected by Gene and Anne Worrell over more than 25 years, the collection is being moved from its Charlottesville home to a dedicated, new wing at WKMA. The project includes a world-class gallery for the Worrell Collection, a Welcome Gallery featuring nature art by Suzanne Stryk, storage for the museum’s art collection, an accessible new entrance, a lobby, a café, and a sculpture garden.

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Worrell Collection of Wildlife Art images were photographed by Stephen Tucker and Michael Bailey.