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William King Museum outlines new wing, school outreach and upcoming Dali show

Smyth County Board of Supervisors · August 29, 2025
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Betsy White, executive director of the William King Museum of Art, told the board the museum will open a new wing to house a World Collection of Wildlife Art, is reaccredited nationally, and runs substantial school outreach programs serving Smith County students.

Betsy White, executive director of the William King Museum of Art, briefed the Smyth County Board of Supervisors on the museum's recent activity, including a new three-story, 10,000-square-foot wing under construction to house a donated World Collection of Wildlife Art and an upcoming Salvador Dali exhibition opening Sept. 25.

White said the museum, set on a roughly 20-acre campus in a renovated 1913 school building, achieved national…

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