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s the largest art museum in southwestern Virginia, the
Taubman Museum of Art serves as the region’s premier
destination for world-class arts and culture.
Board of Trustees
A
2022-2023
Ms. Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo
Dr. Cyril Clarke
Mr. Nicholas Conte
Dr. Elda Stanco Downey
Ms. Tammy Finley
Mr. John P. Fishwick, Jr.
Mr. W. Heywood Fralin, Vice Chairman
Dr. Evelyn Garcia
Mr. Kent S. Greenawalt
Ms. Mary Dykstra Hagmaier
Mr. Ed Hall
Mr. Leon P. Harris, Chairman
Ms. Jean Hopstetter
Mr. Larry Jackson
Mr. Mitchell Kaneff
Mr. William J. Lemon, Secretary
Ms. Annette Lewis
Ms. Debbie Meade
Ms. Charlotte Porterfield
Mr. Maury L. Strauss
Ms. Jenny Taubman
Mr. Nicholas F. Taubman, Chairman Emeritus
Mr. J. David Wine, Treasurer
Founded in 1951 as the Roanoke Fine Arts Center, the
Museum now resides in a landmark facility designed by
renowned architect Randall Stout and named one of the
nation’s best designed museums by Architectural Digest.
The Museum’s collection focuses on American art and includes
more than 2,200 works from artists such as Romare Bearden,
Thomas Hart Benton, Thomas Eakins, Audrey Flack, Robert
Henri, Judith Leiber, Sally Mann, Norman Rockwell, John
Singer Sargent, and Purvis Young; twelve galleries support
a variety of rotating exhibitions each year.
With a mission of bringing people and art together for
discovery, learning, and enjoyment, the Museum’s exhibitions
as well as community engagement and education programs
typically reach more than 80,000 guests per year. The
Taubman Museum of Art is also among only one third of
museums in the nation to offer free general admission.
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