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The Huntington Museum of Art is planning a dedication and celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, at 5 p.m. for the recently completed improvement project to its nature trail system. The public is invited to attend the outdoor ceremony. In case of inclement weather, the program will move inside to HMA’s Virginia Van Zandt Great Hall.The improvement project titled “This Land is Your Land” included extending the Teubert Foundation Sensory Trail at HMA, which received a $143,550 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in August 2021. The grant was matched with a gift of $145,000 from Brad and Alys Smith’s Wing 2 Wing Foundation in addition to a $15,000 grant from The Teubert Foundation.
“Anyone who has visited the Huntington Museum of Art in the past year or so has seen the work taking place on our Teubert Foundation Sensory Trail, which offers those using wheelchairs or walkers and others a chance to enjoy a visit to the woods,” said HMA Executive Director Elizabeth “Liz” Simmons. “Now, that the project is complete, we want to encourage members of the public to enjoy the improvements to the trail system.”
“The great outdoors is one of West Virginia’s natural gifts to its people and the nation,” said Brad D. Smith, President of Marshall University and co-founder of Wing 2 Wing, when HMA received the $145,000 gift from Wing 2 Wing Foundation. “Anything we can do as a community to fuel the passion for outdoor adventure and preserve, protect and promote nature’s legacy, Wing 2 Wing will always support as part of its mission.”
Goals of the “This Land is Your Land” project included for HMA to expand and enhance its current nature trail system and provide opportunities for families and individuals to interact with and learn about nature.
“The Huntington Museum of Art has a three-prong mission of supporting art, education and nature,” Simmons said. “This improvement to the nature trail system on HMA’s more than 50 acres certainly addresses our mission to foster appreciation of nature but also includes art and education elements through the beautiful and informative signage on the trails featuring the work of local artist Rosalie Haizlett.”
The Huntington Museum of Art is grateful to the IMLS, The Teubert Foundation, and the Wing 2 Wing Foundation for understanding the importance of the project, Simmons said. “As a non-profit institution, the Huntington Museum of Art could not have completed a project of this scope without the assistance of the sponsors who made these improvements possible,” Simmons said.
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (grant number MA-249209-OMS-21).
For more information on the Huntington Museum of Art, visit hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. Registration does not imply endorsement.
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