Tennessee State MuseumThe interesting Tennessee State Museum is one of the largest of
its kind in the nation with a huge array of permanent exhibits
telling the story of Tennessee, starting out 15,000 years ago in
prehistoric times and culminating in the early 20th century. The
museum was originally founded in 1817 by a portrait artist in order
to display paintings. However, the collections grew into much more
than that, and in 1937 the General Assembly combined the original
museum collection with artefacts from World War I and other state
museum collections into one museum, housed on the lower level of
the War Memorial Building. In 1981, the Tennessee State Museum
moved to the James K. Polk Center, where it now occupies three
floors, approximately 60,000 square feet of exhibits. Much of the
museum is focused on history. and displayed in the form of
permanent exhibits, while changing exhibits often display the works
of local and other artists. Prominent historic figures are
highlighted, like former US P Address: 505 Deaderick Street Website: www.tnmuseum.org Telephone: (615) 741 2692 Opening Time: Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sundays 1pm to 5pm.
Closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and
Christmas Admission: Free |