September 29, 2008
6:55 am
Opening Date of the Taubman Museum of Art Getting Closer
About a week ago a reader (who currently lives out of town) emailed and asked me to post an update with some recent pictures of the new Taubman Museum of Art, which is scheduled to open in just a little over a month.
And finally by late this weekend the rain had stopped and the weather cleared up enough for me to head downtown and snap a few photos.
(If there is something in Roanoke you’d like to read about or see pictures of just drop me an email and I’ll work at putting it on this site.)
A sign in the side/back yard of the museum confirms the opening date of November 8, 2008.
The view as seen standing at the intersection of Salem Avenue and Williamson Road. Hotel Roanoke visible to the right.
Looking down Salem Avenue, Wachovia Tower in the background.
The height of the museum is basically at a comfortable eye level when standing on the nearby Williamson Road bridge.
The back side of the museum is in close proximity to the railroad tracks.
A view from the side/back when standing on the sidewalk of the Railwalk.
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Thanks for sharing great pictures of the museum with your readers! It is exciting for us to see the community interest and support.
I hope you’ll join us on November 8 for the grand opening, and, crowd size permitting, introduce yourself!
Phil Norman
Taubman Museum of Art
Comment by Phil Norman — October 1, 2008 @ 9:47 am
Phil, thanks for the comment. The museum itself has really grown on me since construction began. I don’t see how anyone could look at it as anything other than positive for our area. If you have a small banner/logo graphic for the new museum feel free to email me and I will gladly add it to the sidebar on this site.
I’ll probably be in the crowd somewhere on November 8th!
Comment by Steve — October 1, 2008 @ 9:16 pm
Thanks so much for the great pictures of the museum and taking the time to put this info on your site. I can’t wait to return to Roanoke so I can set foot in this wonderful new addition to the downtown cityscape.
Comment by Robert — October 10, 2008 @ 1:43 am