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Tennessee State Museum

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 Government Building and Cultural 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 a range of permanent and traveling exhibitions of local and national interest.

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm, Sunday 1:00pm-5:00pm. Closed Mondays, New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Admission: Free, although admission may be charged to some temporary exhibitions.

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  Tennessee State Museum

  505 Deaderick Street
  Nashville, TN 37243

  Phone: (615)741-2692

  Fax: (615)741-7231

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• Current Events

  07/13/08- 08/31/08	Legs and Leaves: Creations from the Cumberland Furniture Guild Tennessee State Museum
  07/13/08- 08/31/08	A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll and A Pinch of Country Tennessee State Museum
  07/01/07- Ongoing	The First Tennesseans Tennessee State Museum
  07/01/07- Ongoing	The Frontier Tennessee State Museum
  07/01/07- Ongoing	The Age of Jackson Tennessee State Museum
  07/01/07- Ongoing	Antebellum Tennessee State Museum
  07/01/07- Ongoing	The Civil War and Reconstruction Tennessee State Museum
  07/01/07- Ongoing	The New South Tennessee State Museum

• Upcoming Events

  10/03/08- 12/31/08	The River Inside: Images from Photographer John Guider's Amazing Journey Tennessee State Museum
  12/19/08- 01/31/09	John Baeder and Brett Weaver: Diners and Distant Landscapes Tennessee State Museum

• Past Events

  08/23/08	Piecing Tennessee History: Stories from the State Museum's Quilt Collection Tennessee State Museum
  06/07/08	Petite Fleur Children's Workshop Tennessee State Museum
  04/13/08- 06/08/08	Strokes of Genius: The Works of Pierre-Auguste & Alexandre Renoir - Art from Private Collections Tennessee State Museum
  04/12/08	A Tennessee Waltz Tennessee's State Capitol Building
  03/12/08	Hoofbeats in the Heartland: Civil War Cavalry in Tennessee
  01/31/08	Shalom Y'all - Movie Night & Exhibition Tour Tennessee State Museum
  01/27/08	Bagels & Business: Roundtable of Historic Jewish Companies Tennessee State Museum
  12/09/07- 02/03/08	Bagels & Barbeque: The Jewish Experience in Tennessee Tennessee State Museum
  11/08/07- 01/06/08	Hollywood Holidays: Costumes from the Golden Age of Film Tennessee State Museum
  10/20/07	Haunted Museum Tennessee State Museum
  06/06/07- 11/11/07	Sparkle & Twang Tennessee State Museum