Opening January 2025: Homelands is co-curated by representatives from four Native Nations connected to Knox County and will feature contemporary works by 17 Native artists.

The Community Gallery showcases collaborations between the McClung Museum and partners from UT’s campus and beyond.  

Tennessee Freshwater Mussels is divided into three broad subject areas: the biology and diversity of freshwater mussels; the Native American use of freshwater mussels; and the commercial use of freshwater mussels—the button and pearl industries, both cultured and natural.

The McClung Museum presents a comprehensive overview of the scientific understanding of the last six million years of the evolution of hominids—humans and our ancestors.

Exhibits include hundreds-of-millions-of-years-old fossils, more recent Ice Age fossils, and ongoing accounts of present day geological and climatic events.

The art that humans make, whether used in daily life or only for important events, is a powerful form of human communication.

Meet the McClung Museum’s newest addition, and University of Tennessee’s newest and oldest Vol–an Edmontosaurus annectens named “Monty” by popular vote.