Welcome to the Frank H. McClung Museum
The McClung Museum is a general museum with collections in anthropology, archaeology, decorative arts, local history, and natural history. The exhibits document ways of life, cultural trends, and technologies from prehistoric times to the present day, and showcase much of Tennessee’s past — its geology, history, art, and culture. The McClung Museum is a special place — a place of discovery, a place to learn about the world around us.
As a part of the University of Tennessee, the Museum supports and participates in the university's mission to serve the state, region, and nation through scholarship, teaching, artistic creation, professional practice, and public service.
The professionalism and high caliber of the Museum are reflected in its accreditation by the American Association of Museums. The McClung Museum is one of only 12 museums in Tennessee to be so recognized.
We invite you to visit the Museum and to enjoy the many experiences we offer. As Lewis, a 4th grader, wrote to us: "It is the best museum in the world."
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New Exhibits
- 200 Years of Water Bird Prints
December 15, 2011—May 15, 2012
- The Decorative Experience
Upcoming Exhibits
- The Owl and the Woodpecker:
Photographs by Paul Bannick
June 1, 2012 – September 3, 2012
- Zen Buddhism and the Arts of Japan
September 15, 2012 – December 31, 2012 - Splendid Treasures of the Turkomen Tribes from Central Asia
January 18, 2013 – May 12, 2013
Public Talks & Events
- "Ghost Birds: Jim Tanner and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker" by Stephen Lyn Bales, lecture at 2 pm, Sunday, July 8
- "Photographing Owls and Woodpeckers" by Paul Bannick, lecture at 2 pm, Sunday, August 12