- Tennessee State Museum
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location =Nashville, Tennessee
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website = http://www.tnmuseum.orgTennessee State Museum is a large museum in Nashville depicting the history of the
U.S. state ofTennessee . Starting from pre-colonization and going all the way to the 20th century, the museum describes theAmerican Civil War ,the Frontier , and theAge of Jackson . The museum includes an area of more than convert|60000|sqft|m2 of permanent exhibits and a hall with changing exhibitions covering convert|10000|ft|m. The total ground area of the museum is convert|120000|ft|m spread over three floors.The museum is situated in the James K. Polk building in downtown Nashville. The museum's collection of
uniform s, weapons, and battle flags from the Civil War is one of the largest in the nation. [ [http://www.bonps.org/tour/statemuseum.htm Tennessee State Museum ] ]The museum also has a military museum describing the country's military conflicts. This exhibition goes from the early battles of the
Spanish-American War all the way toWorld War II . The museum features a museum store offering hand-made crafts, jewelry, and Tennessee memorabilia.History
The earliest recordings of the museum go back to 1817 when a portrait artist,
Ralph E. W. Earl opened a museum at the public square of Nashville. [ [http://www.tnmuseum.org/information.cfm/5 Tennessee State Museum ] ] The first larger state museum opened in 1937, when the General Assembly decided that the state needed a museum to deal with various collections from the state and mementos fromWorld War I . The museum remained at theWar Memorial Building until it moved to its current location in 1981.Today the museum displays
painting s, silver, weapons, andfurniture and has reproductions of a print shop, a painting gallery and a grist mill.References
External links
* [http://www.tnmuseum.org/ Official museum homepage]
* [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/ Tennessee State Library and Archives]
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