Tennessee State Museum

Tennessee State Museum situated on the Rosa L. Parks Boulevard opened its doors to the public in October 2018. Before moving to the new building, this museum was housed in James K. Polk Center situated on the busy Deaderick Street since 1981. The various permanent and temporary exhibitions at the Tennessee State Museum are aimed at preserving and exhibiting objects relating to the political, cultural, social and economical history of the state. Natural History, Tennessee Time Tunnel, First Peoples, Change and Challenge, Tennessee Transforms and The Civil War and Reconstruction are some of the popular permanent exhibitions at the Tennessee State Museum.