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ODU's new Barry Art Museum opening to the public

Old Dominion University's Barry Art Museum soon will open to the public.

NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) — Old Dominion University's Barry Art Museum will open to the public Nov. 14.

The 24,000-square-foot museum was established by a donation of funds and art valued at more than $35 million from Richard and Carolyn Barry.

The museum is on the corner of Hampton Boulevard and 43rd Street, and is free and open to the public.

The two-story museum's first exhibition will feature art given by the Barrys.

Their collection includes international glass sculpture, 20th-century American modernist paintings, historic fashion dolls and European automata, according to the museum's website.

Visiting hours are Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

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