Past Exhibits

Oak Ridge Secret City

Photographic History Exhibit

June 19, 2013 - 4:00am to August 7, 2013 - 11:00am

Purpose

This photographic exhibit tells the story of world-changing events, people and places in East Tennessee. The story begins in 1942 at a most unusual place first called the Kingston Demolition Range, then Clinton Engineer Works and finally known as Oak Ridge. Many of the exhibit photographs were taken by Ed Westcott, the official...
Becoming the Volunteer State

Tennessee in the War of 1812

January 28, 2013 - 4:00am to May 19, 2013 - 12:00pm
Common People in Uncommon Times

The Civil War Experience in Tennessee

November 12, 2012 - 5:00am to January 13, 2013 - 12:00pm

Common People in Uncommon Times: The Civil War Experience in Tennessee, the official traveling exhibit of the Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, focuses on how the American Civil War impacted the lives of Tennesseans through personal stories of some of the participants. Their tales represent a diverse array of...
"In Death Not Divided"

Civil War Tombstones and the Stories They Tell

November 12, 2012 - 4:00am to January 13, 2013 - 12:00am

The Civil War in East Tennessee was greeted by a flourish of speeches, bugles, and drums luring brave-spirited young men to march into war. But soon the glory and music faded,and these same young men were on the battlefield—bleeding, suffering, and dying.

The American Civil War resulted in an estimated 620,000 casualties. The Tennessee...
Molded by Hand, Hardened By Fire

A Special Exhibition of Wood-Fired Pottery by Peter Rose

May 16, 2011 - 4:00am to October 30, 2011 - 1:00pm

An Australian potter preserving East Tennessee traditions
On Saturday mornings at least twice a year, a community gathers around Peter Rose’s wood-fired kiln in northeast Knox County. It is a ritual that is not uncommon to the South, a celebration of the kiln’s opening, a chance to see and possibly purchase direct from the potter a molded...
Russell Briscoe, 1899-1979

Images of Home and Heritage

October 19, 2009 - 4:00am to February 7, 2010 - 12:00pm

Home is where the heart is . . .
“Russell Briscoe’s paintings reflect the work of both historian and artist. His attention to detail and accuracy and his use of color give us a very special and unique glimpse of our area’s past.” – Steve Cotham, manager of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County...