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The Harrison Museum looks for fresh start in the "Center" of Roanoke
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterThere has been a void in the Roanoke community since the Harrison Museum closed to the public in 2009. By this summer, the place known for chronicling the African American experience, will get new life. "The desire is to create curiosity (so people...Tags: Arts and Culture
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Virginia Transportation Museum sees big increase in visitors
WDBJ7 ReporterMore people are visiting the Virginia Museum of Transportation. Attendance jumped more than 36-percent in 2012. Museum management credits a combination of better exhibits, more contributions and a stronger strategic plan. The museum's executive...Tags: Arts and Culture
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Lynchburg children's museum selected as finalist for prestigious national award
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefThere's a place in Lynchburg where you can sail down the James River, without ever leaving dry land. Where children can slide and adults can climb through four floors of fun. It's all part of learning at Amazement Square. "It is a place where...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Awards and Prizes, Arts and Culture, Libraries
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Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley looks back on a remarkable career
ReporterHe walks a little slower these days and spends less time on the road, but Ralph Stanley isn't ready to put away his banjo. "I still enjoy it,' Stanley told us, "And I'm proud we did something with it." "We" includes his brother Carter, and the band...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Movies, Arts and Culture, Ricky Skaggs
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Train lovers celebrate the area's rail heritage in downtown Roanoke
People with a love for trains were right at home in downtown Roanoke on Saturday. The Virginia Museum of Transportation held its annual Train Lovers weekend. The two day event will celebrate the Roanoke Valley's rich rail heritage. Visitors got...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Arts and Culture
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Author Pens Book About Notable Women in Blue Ridge History
Someone once said well-behaved women seldom make history. Some women from our region didn't necessarily mis-behave, but they will go down in history. They're also in a new book. Rebecca Austin is the author of the "Book Notable Women West of The...
Tags: Franklin County (Virginia), Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Salem (Salem, Virginia), Arts and Culture
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The Virginia Museum of Transportation celebrates rail heritage and history at Train Lovers Weekend
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThe Virginia Museum of Transportation will celebrate Virginia’s love of all-things-railroad during Train Lovers’ Weekend. The events begin Saturday, February 9th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, February 10th, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m....Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), PBS (tv network), Arts and Culture
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Gabrielle Douglas donating personal items to the Smithsonian
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas is donating personal items to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. Douglas won Olympic gold at the age of 16 in the 2012 London games. She was the first...
Tags: Washington, DC, Gabby Douglas, 2012 Summer Olympics, Arts and Culture
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Taubman Museum of Art rolling the dice on new exhibit
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterThe Taubman Museum of Art is playing the odds with its latest exhibit. The museum is using a system of chance and "rolling the dice" to determine the layout of its upcoming show. Each roll determines which painting goes where. The museum says this...Tags: Arts, John Cage, Arts and Culture
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Randolph College students help identify artifacts at Lynchburg museum
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefSpending time at her grandmother's house is helping Shaun Spencer-Hester reconnect with her late relative. "I feel like I'm really getting to know her, through being in her house and finding things," said Spencer-Hester. Her grandmother was Anne...Tags: Arts, Education, Teaching and Learning, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Students
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Dinosaurs invade Martinsville
WDBJ7 ReporterThey may be long extinct, but dinosaurs came to life today for elementary school students. The Virginia Museum of Natural History's dinosaur exhibit opened for Martinsville kids Friday. It's full of bones and full cast models of reptiles and animals...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Paleontology, Museum of Natural History, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture
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UPDATE: Taubman Museum of Art introduces Watkins as new executive director
The Taubman Museum of Art introduced Della Watkins as its new executive director at a noon news conference Monday. Watkins has worked at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts since 1997. She most recently served as the director of education. She starts her...
Tags: Arts, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Artists, Arts and Culture
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