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865-215-8830 |
 Third Floor Hours
865-215-8801 |
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History speaks through the Museum of East Tennessee History's permanent and changing exhibits! At the heart of the museum is the award-winning signature exhibit, Voices of the Land: The People of East Tennessee, a moving, artifact-rich journey through more than 300 years of life in East Tennessee. Popular, too, is the East Tennessee Streetscape, a true step back in time, wherein visitors can peruse the Corner Drug Store or climb aboard Island Home-bound Streetcar No. 416. Several times a year, changing exhibits installed in the Rogers-Claussen Feature Gallery highlight special stories from East Tennessee's past.
So, come explore the region's history and heritage! The following exhibits are currently on display:
Our relationship to moving images is constantly evolving. Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, for example, our use of–and reliance on–streaming services to access Hollywood blockbusters not only changed how we watch movies but also disrupted traditional models for financing and distributing such productions.
How did our relationship with...
History Headquarters (History HQ) is the East Tennessee Historical Society’s exhibition experience for young historians and their families. Come learn the key skills of a historian’s detective-like work: investigating sources, such as artifacts, images, and documents, to better understand history’s mysteries!
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In 2020, the National Weather Service celebrated its 150th anniversary. In collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, we created a website and brochure dedicated to Knoxville's only weather kiosk located downtown on the corner of Market and Clinch. Thanks to project partners we were also able to restore the kiosk...
In 2020, we showcased Suffrage Showdown: Tennessee's Pivotal Role in Votes for Women, an exhibition in the Museum of East Tennessee's History's Streetscape Gallery, which explored "suffrage showdowns" and the individuals that enacted change. Through a grant by Humanities Tennessee, we have had the opportunity to launch a virtual...
With the frontier behind them, East...
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PO Box 1629
Knoxville, TN 37901-1629
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