
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, May 8, 1994                   TAG: 9405170005
SECTION: DISCOVER NRV                    PAGE: 53   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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MUSEUMS

Andrew Johnston House Museum and Research Center, Pearisburg. Houses the Giles County Historical Society. 921-1050.

Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley, Main Street, Pulaski. Works by New River Valley artists. 980-7363.

Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center, 300 S. Pepper St., Christiansburg. History of Montgomery County and Southwest Virginia. Historic and contemporary art and artifacts in a mid-19th-century American and Flemish bond brick home. Open Saturday and Sunday, May-October, 2-5 p.m., or by appointment. 382- 5644.

Museum of Geological Sciences, 2062 Derring Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Largest permanent display of Virginia minerals; also gemstones and fossils, working seismograph, temporary exhibits throughout the year. Open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 231-6029.

Radford University Galleries:

Flossie Martin Gallery, Powell Hall. Exhibitions by national and regional artists, students and faculty. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thursdays, 6-9 p.m.; Sundays, noon-4 p.m. 831-5754.

Burde Sculpture Court, ongoing outdoor exhibit of 10 nationally selected works. Adams Street, adjacent to Powell Hall. 831-5754.

Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg. Official Virginia Historic Landmark. House built in 1772 and birthplace of two Virginia governors. Furnished home, gardens, tours. Open April 1 to Nov. 1, Thursday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Admission $4 adult, $1.50 children under 12. 951-2060.

Virginia Tech Museum of Natural History, 428 N. Main St., Blacksburg. North American Mammal Gallery, hands-on activities in the Discovery Corner, changing exhibits. Through mid-June, "Gifts to Our Grandchildren: Preserving Virginia's Endangered Species." Arriving late June, "Take Steps to Environmental Excellence." Open Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Free admission. 231-3001.

Wilderness Road Regional Museum, Newbern, exit 98 off Interstate 81. National Register of Historic Places. Several historic buildings dating from 1810 and changing exhibits of regional historic interest. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and Sundays, 1:30-4:30 p.m. or by appointment. 674-4835.

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