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Tennessee State Museum

Three Stars. Thousands of Stories. Plan Your Visit

Hours

Please visit our Plan Your Visit page for more information about visiting the Museum. 

Hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m

The Museum is closed on Mondays, New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Admission to the Museum is free.

Learn More and Plan Your Visit

How to Get Here

Directions, Parking, Public Transit, Walking and Biking Info

Parking Info

Exhibitions

Explore our Permanent and Temporary Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Exhibitions

A Better Life for Their Children (Opens February 24, 2023)

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Children's Gallery

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The Civil War and Reconstruction

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STARS: Statewide Elementary Exhibition 2023

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Tennessee Transforms

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In Search of the New: Art in Tennessee After 1900

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Tennessee Time Tunnel

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Featured Events

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Feb
The Legacy of Black Entrepreneurship in Te...

12:00PM - 1:00PM

04
Feb
Black History Tours

1:00PM - 1:45PM

09
Feb
The Legacy of Black Entrepreneurship in Te...

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Thousands of Stories

Our blog goes beyond our galleries to tell even more Tennessee stories.

View Stories

Watch Videos

Missed a Museum event or want to learn more about Tennessee history? Catch up on lectures, Storytime book readings, short documentaries and more with our new video library.

Watch Videos

Junior Curators

A blog for our younger readers, complete with vocabulary lessons and cognitive thinking questions.

View Junior Curators
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Search our Collection

You can now search a limited number of items both on display and currently in storage via our new online search portal. 

Search our Collection
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