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Art Museum of Western Virginia

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Art Museum of Western Virginia
Established 1951
Location Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Type Art museum
Public transit access Valley Metro bus & SmartWay bus to Downtown Roanoke
Website http://www.artmuseumroanoke.org

The Art Museum of Western Virginia is an art museum located in the city of Roanoke in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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[edit] Location

The Museum is currently located in Roanoke's Center in the Square, but will move in 2008 to a new $66-million, 81,000 square foot building designed by Los Angeles architect Randall Stout.[1] The new museum will be named the Taubman Museum of Art, in honor of Ambassador and Mrs. Taubman, who have been its largest donors.[2]

[edit] Collection and exhibits

The Museum's permanent collection focuses on American art, with an emphasis on the artistic expressions of the Western Virginia and the Appalachian region. The collection includes works from Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer and Childe Hassam.[3]

[edit] History

The Art Museum of Western Virginia began in 1947 as an offshoot of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, with an exhibition in the Hotel Roanoke. In 1951 this "Roanoke Fine Arts Center" was incorporated as an independent organization. Renamed in 1980 as "Roanoke Museum of Fine Arts", the museum moved to downtown Roanoke's Center in the Square in 1983. In 1992, the Museum was renamed as the "Art Museum of Western Virginia".[4]

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