Before you read about the new Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, take a minute to peruse this interview with blues legend Taj Mahal. We spoke about some great world music, what Jimi Hendrix had to do to make it, and why America wasn't—and still isn't, he says—ready for the Rising Sons, the band he shared with Ry Cooder in the 1960s.Now, onward. As a life-long lover of looking at beautiful, famous things in quiet spaces, I was pretty amped to get a sneak preview at the totally revamped Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Read my column about that here. Scroll down for an exclusive look inside.The museum reopens this week after a massive, $150 million addition, $50 million of which came from the state. The space for major traveling exhibitions has doubled, placing VMFA in the top 10 comprehensive art museums in the nation, they say. |
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