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Harrison Museum of African American Culture

Past Meets Present

Local museums are transforming the visitor experience with hands-on exhibits, cutting-edge technology and community-focused programming that bring history, science and art to life.

Harrison Museum Welcomes New Director

E.B. Smith relishes the opportunity to serve as the Harrison Museum’s executive director.

The Developing Art of Funding: How To Do More with, Yes, Less

Many arts organizations across the Commonwealth and the nation have been in a bad way since about 2008. Roanoke, however, seems to be living a fairly healthy life and is using some of its cumulative creativity to make its position even more solid.

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Past Meets Present

Local museums are transforming the visitor experience with hands-on exhibits, cutting-edge technology and community-focused programming that bring history, science and art to life.
E.B. Smith

Harrison Museum Welcomes New Director

E.B. Smith relishes the opportunity to serve as the Harrison Museum’s executive director.
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The Developing Art of Funding: How To Do More with, Yes, Less

Many arts organizations across the Commonwealth and the nation have been in a bad way since about 2008. Roanoke, however, seems to be living a fairly healthy life and is using some of its cumulative creativity to make its position even more solid.

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Working Out the Workout

Your new workout routine doesn’t have to fade away by mid-February. Here’s how some Roanokers stay in shape all year,

January 1, 2018
Dana “Gig” Edwards sits in Gig Edwards Studio in one of the old chairs from his father’s school.
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Generations of Style

A glimpse into the Edwards family school, a downtown Roanoke institution since the 1960s, where tradition, community service and resilience

September 1, 2024
Strength in Sisterhood
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Strength in Sisterhood

From mentorship to mutual aid, local women’s organizations are creating spaces where connection leads to opportunity and change.

March 1, 2026