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Category: Newsletter-Summer 2020

New Acquisitions | Summer of 2020

This story also appears in our Summer 2020 Quarterly Newsletter. The Museum continually adds artifacts of significance to Tennessee history, art and culture to its collection. What follows are artifacts added to the collection prior to the publishing of our Summer 2020 Quarterly Newsletter. If you follow us on social media, you will note that this summer we also added new artifacts connected to Robert Churchwell, the first Black journalist hired by a major southern newspaper,... Read More
Posted by Mary Skinner at 9-23-20
Museum Collection Newsletter-Summer 2020

Engaging Younger Audiences Online

This story also appears in our Summer 2020 Quarterly Newsletter. This spring, the Museum launched TSM Kids, a new portal on our website created to help school-aged children learn Tennessee history in a fun and engaging way, while building their literacy and critical thinking skills. All of the resources listed below can be accessed via the portal. Junior Curators Do you have a child who is naturally inquisitive and loves history or art? Then they might make great junior curators. Pa... Read More
Posted by Mary Skinner at 9-16-20
#TSMKids Newsletter-Summer 2020 Social Studies Practice 001

Meet Our Museum Store Artisans

This story also appears in our Summer 2020 Quarterly Newsletter. Many of our artisans have been sheltering in their studios creating merchandise for the Museum store. Discover a few of their stories and learn more about their products. Bybella – Handcrafted Artisan Jewelry Nashville native Diane Thomas is a silver smith and jewelry designer who creates beautiful hand-forged jewelry for a cause: sheltering and educating homeless and orphaned children and street survivors. &nbs... Read More
Posted by Mary Skinner at 9-2-20
Artisans Museum Store Newsletter Newsletter-Summer 2020

Telling Tennessee Stories: The Statewide Movement for Women's Voting Rights

This story also appears in our Summer 2020 Quarterly Newsletter. In August 1920, the Tennessee General Assembly provided the final approval needed to ratify the 19th Amendment, securing women’s right to vote throughout the nation. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of this historic occasion, the Tennessee State Museum offers three new exhibit projects that explore the history of women’s suffrage in Tennessee. By highlighting local stories, these initiatives demonstrate tha... Read More
Posted by Melina Ludwig at 8-28-20
Exhibitions Exhibits Newsletter Newsletter-Summer 2020 Suffrage Women's History

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