Tennessee State Museum
505DEADERICK STREET
NASHVILLE, TN 37243
615-741-2692
TOLL-FREE: 800-407-4324
Fifth and Deaderick Streets, in the lower level of the James K. Polk Cultural Center.
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Tennessee State Museum:
Open: Tuesday - Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1 to 5 p.m.
Closed: Mondays and four holidays: New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
The Military Museum: Open Tuesday through Saturday10 a.m. through
5 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays and the same four holidays.
The State Capitol: Open for guided tours Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Closed holidays.
Admission: Admission to the museum's permanent exhibits, the Military Museum and the State Capitol is always free. Most temporary exhibits are also free although admission may be charged to some.
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In 1937 the General Assembly created a state museum to house World War I mementoes and other collections from the state, the Tennessee Historical Society and other groups. This museum was located in the lower level of the War Memorial Building until it was moved into the new James K. Polk Center in 1981. The Tennessee State Museum currently occupies three floors, covering approximately 120,000 square feet with more than 60,000 square feet devoted to exhibits.
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LEGS & LEAVES and A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll open at the State Museum
Two news exhibits open in the changing galleries on July 13: LEGS & LEAVES: Creations from the Cumberland Furniture Guild, features furniture that is fun and attractive as well as functional. This juried show includes a number of internationally known furniture makers, some of whose work is included in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery and the High Museum in Atlanta.
Also opening is the work of noted photographer Nancy Lee Andrews in an exhibition entitled A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll & A Pinch of Country. The first section of the exhibit will pay homage to the rock and roll artists of the 1970s from Ringo Starr and George Harrison to Eric Clapton and Keith Moon, while the second will showcase such country music superstars as Martina McBride, George Jones and Big & Rich, among others.
LEGS & LEAVES: Creations from the Cumberland Furniture Guild and A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll & A Pinch of Country will be on display through August 31, 2008.
A Special Presentation and Tour
- The Tennessee State Museum will offer a special quilt event on Saturday, August 23, from 2 to 4 p.m. entitled Piecing Tennessee History
- A presentation on the museum’s collection of over 300 quilts by Senior Curator of Fashion & Textiles Dr. Candace J. Adelson will begin at 2 p.m.
- Tours of the museum’s Cracker Barrel Quilt Gallery begin at 3 p.m.
- One of the oldest documented Tennessee quilts, made by Rebecah Foster in 1808, will be displayed
- Admission to the event and to the museum is FREE
Please RSVP to Beth Lekander at 615-741-9255 or beth.lekander@state.tn.us
Since ancient times, artists have been fascinated by military themes and have used them to commemorate famous battles, celebrate heroes, mourn deceased warriors and to simply document the uniforms, weapons, and events of the martial activities which constantly changed their lives and culture. Artists have created works of historic military subjects in paintings, portraits, sculptures, engravings, lithographs, woodcuts, and photographs. These artists have attempted to capture the range of war-torn emotion; chaos, loss, courage and the full panoply of war. This is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the museum’s military art collection. The permanent exhibitions of the museum are teeming with pieces of military-themed artwork that encourage the student of history in all of us. This exhibit continues through to December 31, 2008.
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