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Radford University Art Museum
Radford Virginia Art Museum
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| Name | Radford University Art Museum |
| Brief Description | A variety of art galleries at Radford University |
| Type | Attraction |
| Category | Art Museum |
| Description | Radford University, located in the heart of the New River Valley in Southwest Virginia, is home to the Flossie Martin Art Gallery and other smaller galleries on the campus and in downtown Radford.
RU's Permanent Collection includes more than 1,200 works of art and more than 200 student works. Noteworthy collections among the Art Museum's holdings are the largest collection of works by New York artist Dorothy Gillespie, 281 works on paper by Adolf Dehn and the Kolla-Landwehr Foundation collection of 60 Huichol yarn paintings.
The museum owns approximately 250 pieces from the estate of Betty Parsons, an art dealer in New York.
Selections from The Permanent Collection are exhibited mid-May through July in the Flossie Martin Gallery.
The Flossie Martin Gallery, located in Powell Hall 200, is the main gallery with 2,000 square feet of exhibition space. Hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (4 p.m. during Summer Sessions I and II). Saturday and Sunday hours are noon-4 p.m.
Gallery 205 is an intimate gallery space located in Powell Hall 205. Hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The RU Art Museum Downtown is located in the Bondurant Center for the Arts, 1129 East Main Street. Hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday noon-4 p.m. The museum is closed on Sundays. Hours may vary depending upon student work availability. The gallery is closed beginning on Graduation Day (early May) until late August.
The Corinna de la Burde Sculpture Court is located between Porterfield and Powell Halls and houses both permanent and temporary installations of outdoor sculpture.
Satellite galleries of current student work are displayed in Tyler and Muse Halls.
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| Address | 801 East Main Street |
| | Campus of Radford University |
| CSZ | Radford, Virginia 24141 |
| Phone 1 | (540) 831-5754 |
| Email | pthayer@radford.edu |
| Handicapped Accessible | Yes |
| Website | www.radford.edu/~rumuseum |
| Last Updated | 5/20/2005 |
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