National Ornamental Metal Museum
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Ornamental Metal Museum (2006)
The National Ornamental Metal Museum is a museum in Memphis, Tennessee for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of historical and contemporary metalwork. The museum is housed in a 1930's brick building on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River that was formerly used as a U.S. Marine Hospital.
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Ornamental Metal Museum (2008)
The museum has over 3000 items in its permanent collection, and also hosts travelling exhibitions. There is also a working smithy and foundry on site. In addition to displaying metalwork inside the museum they also offer hands-on classes in the museums workshops.
Repair days
Every year in October, they hold a Repair Days Weekend, where volunteer metalsmiths from across the country will repair virtually any sort of metal object while the public watches. Estimates are free, actual prices for repairs are generally low as it is a popular fundraising event. All proceeds from the repair work benefit the Museum.
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Coordinates: 35°7′24″N 90°4′31″W / 35.12333°N 90.07528°W / 35.12333; -90.07528
Categories:
- Museums in Memphis, Tennessee
- Decorative arts museums in the United States
- Art museums in Tennessee
- American national museums in Tennessee
- Tennessee geography stubs
- United States museum stubs
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