Editing Roanoke, Virginia (section)

===Museums===
[[File:Taubman Museum of Art.jpg|thumb|The [[Taubman Museum of Art]]|alt=An exterior photo of the underside of a museum building balcony]]
Center in the Square, an arts and culture organization located near downtown's historic market building and [[farmers' market]], was developed alongside the city's "Design '79" downtown revitalization effort and opened in 1983.<ref name=Allen2>{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Mike |date=January 19, 2008 |title=Center of attention |work=The Roanoke Times |page=1B}}</ref> The center, located in a converted warehouse, originally housed the city's arts council and museum, history and science museums, and the [[Mill Mountain Theatre]].<ref name="Square">{{Cite web |last=Square |first=Center in the |title=Center in the Square |url=https://centerinthesquare.org/our-story |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=Center in the Square |language=en-US |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510225608/https://centerinthesquare.org/our-story |url-status=live}}</ref> It has since expanded to five buildings, providing rent-free space to twelve institutions, including the [[Science Museum of Western Virginia]] and Hopkins [[Planetarium]], the Harrison Museum of African American Culture, and the Roanoke Pinball Museum.<ref name="Square" />

One of the original tenants of Center in the Square, the Art Museum of Western Virginia, moved to a downtown Salem Avenue facility in 2008.<ref name=Kittredge1 /> The move was made with the help of a $15.2 million donation from [[Nicholas F. Taubman|Nicholas and Jenny Taubman]], whose family had established [[Advance Auto Parts]] in Roanoke in the 1930s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Advance Auto Parts, Inc. - Our Story |url=https://corp.advanceautoparts.com/our-story/default.aspx#history |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=corp.advanceautoparts.com |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510233257/https://corp.advanceautoparts.com/our-story/default.aspx#history |url-status=live}}</ref> As a result, the museum was renamed the [[Taubman Museum of Art]].<ref name=Kittredge2>{{cite news |last=Kittredge |first=Kevin |date=February 7, 2008 |title=New art museum to carry Taubman name |work=The Roanoke Times |page=1B}}</ref> The [[art museum]] features 19th and 20th century American art, contemporary and modern art, decorative arts, and works on paper.<ref name=Taubman>{{cite news |date=October 7, 2022 |title=Editorial: New art show brings choice masterworks to Southwest Virginia |work=The Roanoke Times |page=7A}}</ref> The {{convert|75000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility was designed by Los Angeles-based architect [[Randall Stout]], who earlier in his career worked under [[Frank Gehry]].<ref name=Kittredge1>{{cite news |last=Kittredge |first=Kevin |date=November 2, 2008 |title=Could art museum prompt a downtown transformation? |work=The Roanoke Times |page=1A}}</ref> Though the building's [[avant-garde]] design was controversial,<ref name=Schultz1>{{cite news |last=Schultz |first=Robert |date=July 20, 2008 |title=Inside the art museum |work=The Roanoke Times |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Podger |first1=Pamela J. |title=With Bold Museum, a Virginia City Aims for Visibility |id={{ProQuest|433734189}} |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/29/us/29roanoke.html |work=The New York Times |date=December 29, 2007 |access-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520155401/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/29/us/29roanoke.html |url-status=live}}</ref> it has since won international praise for its architecture.<ref name=Allen3>{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Mike |date=October 15, 2009 |title=Architect wins award for Taubman |work=The Roanoke Times |page=8A}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Heilman |first=Christian |date=August 28, 2018 |title=Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke named best designed museum in Virginia |url=https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Taubman-Museum-of-Art-in-Roanoke-named-best-designed-museum-in-Virginia-491926781.html |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=WDBJ7 |language=en |archive-date=May 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518152718/https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Taubman-Museum-of-Art-in-Roanoke-named-best-designed-museum-in-Virginia-491926781.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Outside the Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, Virginia (49461012956).jpg|left|thumb|[[PGM-19 Jupiter|Jupiter Rocket]] outside the [[Virginia Museum of Transportation]]|alt=An exterior photo of an upright rocket standing outside of a brick building]]
Also located downtown is the [[Virginia Museum of Transportation]], which houses many locomotives that were built in Roanoke by the Norfolk & Western Railway, including the [[Norfolk & Western 1218|1218]] and [[Norfolk and Western 611|611]] steam engines.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Miller |first=Kenneth |title=Norfolk and Western Class J: The Finest Steam Passenger Locomotive |publisher=Roanoke Chapter, National Railway Historical Society |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-615-11664-8}}</ref><ref name=Allen4>{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Mike |date=June 14, 2019 |title=New transportation museum director trades cowboy hat for engineer's cap |work=The Roanoke Times |page=1A}}</ref> A 2013 fundraising campaign led to the engine's refurbishment,<ref name=Allen5>{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Mike |date=April 1, 2014 |title=Historic engine 611 to get its old steam back |work=The Roanoke Times |page=1B}}</ref> and it now does tourist excursion runs when not home at the museum.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VMT - Norfolk & Western J Class #611 |url=https://www.vmt.org/attractions/611 |access-date=May 11, 2023 |website=www.vmt.org |language=en |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610063908/https://www.vmt.org/attractions/611 |url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to its rail exhibits, the museum also displays a [[United States Army|US Army]] [[PGM-19 Jupiter|Jupiter rocket]]<ref name=Jackson1>{{cite news |last=Jackson |first=Todd |date=December 19, 1998 |title=Ex-Wasena Park rocket to land downtown |work=The Roanoke Times |page=1B}}</ref> and houses exhibits covering [[aviation]] as well as [[Car|automobiles]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Virginia Museum of Transportation |url=https://www.vmt.org/about |access-date=May 11, 2023 |website=www.vmt.org |language=en |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511152926/https://www.vmt.org/about |url-status=live}}</ref> The museum is located in the former Norfolk and Western [[Transport hub|freight depot]] which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="NatRegFreight">{{cite web |author=Henry, Geoffrey B. |date=April 2012 |title=Norfolk & Western Railway Freight Station Final Nomination |url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/128-6162_Norfolk-Western_Railway_Freight_Station_2012_NRHP_FINAL.pdf |access-date=December 20, 2023 |publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}}</ref>

The former Norfolk and Western Passenger Station hosts two museums: the [[O. Winston Link Museum]], dedicated to the late steam-era railroad photography of [[O. Winston Link]], and the History Museum of Western Virginia.<ref name=Koomen1>{{cite news |last=Koomen |first=Christina |date=March 21, 2023 |title=The Art of Place features railroad line, local artists |work=The Roanoke Times |page=8B}}</ref> Originally built in 1905, the station underwent a 1949 renovation in the [[Moderne architecture|Moderne]] style by designer [[Raymond Loewy]], and is one of four contributing structures to the [[Norfolk and Western Railway Company Historic District]] listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="NatRegHD">{{cite web |last1=Harnesberger |first1=Douglas J. |last2=Kraus |first2=Nancy |date=July 1998 |title=Norfolk & Western Railway Company Historic District Final Nomination |url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/128-5432_N&W_Railroad_HD_1999_Final_Nomination.pdf |access-date=December 21, 2023 |publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}}</ref>