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‘Modern Masters’ propels Reynolda House to record-breaking month

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.- The numbers are in, and results show that last month was the best October in terms of walk-in visitation for Reynolda House Museum of American Art since the museum opened the Mary and Charlie Babcock Wing in 2005. Throughout the month, 2,868 people visited the museum to tour the historic house and view the featured exhibition “Modern Masters from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.” To provide an accurate comparison from year to year, attendance reflects walk-in visitation only; programs and special events, which vary from year to year, are excluded. In October 2011, another 1,000 people attended museum programs and events. “Modern Masters,” an exhibition that examines the complex nature of American art in the mid-20th century, opened at Reynolda House the first weekend of October 2011. October is typically a popular month for visitation to the museum,