The Daura Museum of Art presents stimulating, innovative, and inclusive exhibitions and programs that enhance the academic curriculum, emphasize cross-cultural understanding, provide broad academic experiences, and support collaborative and interdisciplinary opportunities to meet the academic needs of the University and enhance visitors’ on-site and on-line experiences, leading to ongoing engagement with the Gallery.
Exhibitions are scheduled in the Daura Museum and Dillard Lobby Gallery for the academic year. Temporary exhibitions may be planned to correspond with University initiatives, special programs, lectures, events, or symposia scheduled by other academic programs
The Daura Museum of Art collects, preserves, studies, exhibits, and interprets works of art benefiting the University of Lynchburg curriculum and enriching the general public. The collection consists of significant works of art by American and international artists, the ethnographic arts, and other works that exemplify methods and use of materials.
The Collection is divided into the following categories:
Emphasis is placed on painting, sculpture, fine prints, and photographs. A second focus is placed on art that reflects themes, methods, media, and materials of various times and locations, thus providing additional academic resources.
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The Daura Museum of Art actively collects works of intrinsic artistic or historical value, demonstrates high standards of craftsmanship, represents a consistently high quality, and is within the Museum’s ability to properly preserve, exhibit, and store the items. Gifts or bequests to the Museum are essential to developing programs and collections.
Contributions to the Daura Museum, whether works of art or funds, are tax deductible within IRS guidelines. If a donor intends to file an IRS form 8283, Charitable Donation, they must arrange for a certified appraisal. Appraisals are the sole responsibility of the donor. The Museum cannot, by law, give evaluations or appraisals.
Collection objects may be acquired by gift, bequest, purchase, commission, exchange, abandonment, and any other method that transfers custodianship to the Museum. The provenance of the object must be satisfactory and legitimate in accordance with the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export, and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. While the Director may collaborate with the Advancement Office or other faculty, staff, alumni, or students to identify and secure works needed to complement the Collection and best support the mission of the Museum, only the Director is authorized to accept loans, donations, or bequests for the permanent collection.
Please keep in mind that any acquisitions to the collection will be in accordance with the Collections Policy and shall be weighed primarily in terms of their artistic merit. An acquisition utility for teaching shall also be considered. The Daura Museum reserves the right to make final decisions regarding acquisitions.
Collection objects and works of art on exhibition or in storage may be photographed for personal, non-commercial purposes only. Any photographs must be taken with a hand-held camera. Flash, movie/video cameras, supplemental lights, tripods, or selfie sticks are not permitted.
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