Friday Post: Want to get out of Town?

Hello Designers,

And...HAPPY FRIDAY!

Want to get out of town? Today's post is all about my review on the Taubman Museum in Roanoke, Va.

Over the summer, I went to the Taubman Museum in Roanoke, Va, and I had a wonderful experience. If you're into architecture, the Taubman museum itself is an engaging building with contrasting, yet unifies structure. The building has many curves, which appear with ease, but it also has sharp, angled lines and corners. 

At the top of this page, I included the "coin" symbol, which means that it is cheap to visit the museum! General admission for ages 14 to 64 is $7. The $7 gives you access to all of their galleries, up stairs and down stairs, and to the gift shop.  Also, when I went during the summer, there was free admission on Saturdays, so I did not have to pay. I have looked on the Taubman Museum's website, and I have not been able to find this "free admission on Saturdays" deal, so I will follow up on this blog post to see if that is just a summer ordeal.

The gallery exhibits local artists, as well as photography from the Roanoke Star  ( the main newspaper for Roanoke), and art from all over the nation and world. I actually had the privledge of viewing Norman Rockwell's Framed. 

I found the Taubman Museum of Art's location easy to find ( the directions can be found on Google maps, map quest, GPS, or just an old-fashioned map). Also, the Taubman Museum of Art is located in Down Town Roanoke, so it is close to the Farmer's market, and several other local and unique boutiques that sell hand-crafted items and art. 

For extra information visit...

http://www.taubmanmuseum.org/main/

I enjoyed the Taubman Museum of Art so thoroughly that I am planning to go again sometime this semester. If you are interested in car pooling with me or coming along, please let me know! My contact information is all over this blog, so you can e-mail me, comment on this blog, or tweet me.

Have a wonderful weekend, and make sure you know your vocab (is it true you have your first critique on Monday? Exciting!).

Peace,

Ella Bella 

*Admission prices information courtesy of  www.taubmanmuseum.org, and images courtesy of goolge images from google.com