During your visit to the Taubman Museum of Art, intriguing historical and contemporary collections and the Roanoke museum’s ever-changing exhibits will provide you with exciting opportunities to explore and learn. Enjoy a snack or lunch at Norah’s Café. In the Taubman Museum of Art Shop, you will find merchandise unique to the Taubman Museum of Art and southern Virginia.
Taubman Museum of Art Collection
The Taubman Museum of Art’s permanent collection includes an estimated 2,155 pieces spanning from the 10-foot sculpture, Art World, by James Harold Jennings to the inch-and-a-half square photograph, Maggie on the Beach with Dog, by Thomas Eakins, from 3,500-year-old Egyptian Ushabti ceramic figures to contemporary Roanoke art.
American Gallery
Included in the Taubman Museum of Art’s American collection are paintings such as Robert Henri’s Jimmie O’ Donnell, The Brown Bomber by Robert Riggs, Portrait of Mary and Elizabeth Macdowell by Susan Macdowell Eakins, Norman Rockwell’s Framed, Portrait of Walter S. Macdowell by Thomas Eakins and Portrait of Norah Gribble by John Singer Sargent. In addition holdings in this art gallery include the Tall Case Clock made of cherry, tulip poplar and yellow pine in the workshop of Peter Rife.
Contemporary Gallery
Included in the Contemporary Gallery are Southeast American Contemporary works of art. Notable pieces include Alice Robertson Near Her Front Door, a photograph by Stephanie Klein-Davis and Atlanta Gal, a hanging piece of mixed media by Petah Coyne. Works by John Cage and Bernard Butler can also be found in the Contemporary Gallery.
Mixed Bag Gallery
Works by Judith Leiber, a designer of luxury handbags, can be found in the Mixed Bag Gallery. Delight in unique bags decorated in rhinestones such as the Black Butterfly Clutch, Penguin Handbag, Personalized Roanoke Star Clutch, Cheetah-pattern Minaudiere and the Rose Box Handbag.
Regional Gallery
In the Regional Gallery paintings include Antoinette Hale’s Debutante, Ray Kass’ Wilson Creek Polyptych and Snake and Ladders by William Hamilton Rutherfoord. Also included in the Regional Gallery is Jessie’s Cut, a photograph by Sally Mann and Isabel, a bronze sculpture by Betty Branch.
Visionary Gallery
Modern works of art await you in the Visionary Gallery. See J.J Cromer’s colored pencil collage, The Secret Between Them, Purvis Young’s untitled piece made using oil, ink and acrylic and Howard Finster’s Elvis Had 94 Gold Songs, a piece of mixed art on plywood.
Folk Art Gallery
Included in the Folk Art Gallery are works by Georgia Blizzard, Fred Webster, Howard Finster, Richard Burnside, and Minnie and Garland Adkins. Delight in Fred Webster’s figurines entitled, Angel Choir, carved of wood and painted, or smoked-fired earthenware made by Georgia Blizzard.
Norah’s Café
Located in the Taubman Museum of Art is Norah’s Café. Enjoy wraps, paninis, sandwiches and salads. Norah’s Café also serves boxed lunches which include a wrap of your choice, potato chips, cookie and drink.
Shopping at Taubman Museum of Art Shop
Be sure to stop by Taubman Museum of Art Shop. From home décor to edibles, there is a variety of merchandise unique to the Taubman Museum of Art and Virginia available to purchase.
- Photography for personal use is allowed in the museum’s permanent collection galleries. The use of tripods, flash and artificial light is not allowed.
- In addition to its permanent collections, the Taubman Museum of Art regularly features temporary exhibits.
- Complimentary wheelchairs are available at the front desk on a first-come, first-served basis.