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Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA

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Taubman Museum of Art

Downtown Roanoke art museum with free general admission, focused on American art.

110 Salem Avenue SE, Roanoke, Virginia 24011 · Roanoke, VA

About Taubman Museum of Art

The Taubman Museum of Art, formerly the Art Museum of Western Virginia, sits in downtown Roanoke and has specialized in American art since its founding in 1951. It moved in 2008 into a contemporary building designed by Randall Stout. Its collection holds more than 2,000 works, shown on a rotating basis in the Fralin Center for American Art on the second floor. General admission is free, and the museum offers daily guided tours at 1 pm.

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