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About Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach is the most populous city in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia, situated on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in southeastern Virginia. It ranks among the top ten cities in the Mid‑Atlantic and Northeast, and ninth in the Southeast, with a 2020 census population of 459,470. Its position at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay gives it a unique maritime character.
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Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art
The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art is an attraction located at 2200 Parks Avenue in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It hosts changing exhibitions and organizes the annual Boardwalk Art Show, which began in 1956. The museum opened its current building on the Virginia Wesleyan University campus in April 2026; the university was renamed Batten University that July.
The museum presents changing exhibitions rather than maintaining a permanent collection.
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Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art
The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art is an attraction located at 2200 Parks Avenue in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It hosts changing exhibitions and organizes the annual Boardwalk Art Show, which began in 1956. The museum opened its current building on the Virginia Wesleyan University campus in April 2026; the university was renamed Batten University that July.
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