Power in Partnership
The Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, housed in the new Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center, is a Museum Partner with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA). This designation will help bring distinguished exhibitions and other arts programming to the campus. Jeffrey Allison, Paul Mellon Collection Educator for Statewide Programs at the VMFA, said, "It's remarkable to have a high-quality facility on a college campus that will offer the same attributes as any major art museum in the country."
History of Quality
The Eleanor D. Wilson Museum opened in the fall of 2004 and expands upon the tradition of high-quality exhibitions and programs that began in the basement of the Art Annex in 1948 when the original Hollins College Art Gallery was founded. The gallery was responsible for bringing quality exhibits and prominent artists to Hollins for more than five decades.
Three Interconnected Galleries
The Eleanor D. Wilson Museum features three interconnected galleries of different sizes arranged as separate rooms with a common entry for security and flexibility. The state of the art climate-controlled galleries and storage areas provide the necessary facilities for the exhibition and maintenance of a permanent collection, realizing a dream of the donor, Eleanor D. "Siddy" Wilson '30. An actress and working artist, Miss Wilson believed that Hollins needed an art museum where students and the public could view and study works of art and where a permanent Hollins collection would grow and flourish.
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum Mission Statement
The Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, the art museum of Hollins University, exists to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit the highest-quality original art in support of the mission of Hollins University. Through these activities, the museum provides a forum for art and the creative process that enhances the life of this university and the community beyond.
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The Eleanor D. Wilson Museum supports the mission of Hollins, enriches the university's curricular offerings, and serves the cultural needs of the Roanoke Valley.
The March edition of Roanoke's City Magazine lists the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum as the Best Museum in its 2007 Best of the City Readers' Poll, and the Chakaia Booker exhibition as the Best Art Exhibition in the last twelve months. Published monthly, City Magazine is Southwest Virginia's premier arts and leisure guide.
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