Homelands: Connecting to Mounds through Native Art
January 2025–December 2027Opening 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.
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Coming into View
January 12- December 8, 2024This exhibition features sixteen oil paintings from the museum’s permanent collection—half landscapes and half portraits. These works highlight the incredible collaborative work that goes on every day behind the scenes at this university museum.
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Masterful Mammals
June 13, 2022–June 2026Masterful Mammals showcases the breadth of the McClung’s natural history print collection by highlighting works from John James Audubon’s folio Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America.
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Community Gallery
OngoingThe Community Gallery showcases collaborations between the McClung Museum and partners from UT’s campus and beyond.
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Edmontosaurus Annectens
October 25, 2013Meet the McClung Museum’s newest addition, and University of Tennessee’s newest and oldest Vol–an Edmontosaurus annectens named “Monty” by popular vote.
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Geology & Fossil History of Tennessee
September 1, 2002Exhibits include hundreds-of-millions-of-years-old fossils, more recent Ice Age fossils, and ongoing accounts of present day geological and climatic events.
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Human Origins: Searching for our Fossil Ancestors
July 1, 2004The 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.
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Tennessee Freshwater Mussels
February 1, 1993Tennessee 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.
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The Decorative Experience
September 9, 2011The art that humans make, whether used in daily life or only for important events, is a powerful form of human communication.
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Homelands: Connecting to Mounds through Native Art
January 2025–December 2027Opening 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.
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X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out
February 13 – June 15, 2025X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out, an exhibition from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), showcases 32 dramatic black and white prints exposing the inner workings of the fish. Additionally, the exhibition features added elements from collections across the university’s campus to highlight related research on fish.
See Exhibition- In Conversation: Will Wilson, August 18 – December 2, 2023
- The Sculpture of William Edmondson: Tombstones, Garden Ornaments, and Stonework, January 13 – May 14, 2023
- The Civil War in Knoxville: The Battle of Fort Sanders, August 11, 2007 – January 15, 2023
- Repatriation of Archaeology & the Native Peoples of Tennessee, August 23, 2022–December 21, 2023
- El espíritu del Día de los Muertos (The Spirit of Día de los Muertos), August 26 – December 11, 2022
- Ornithological Quadrupeds, August 30, 2021 – June 5, 2022
- Shane Pickett: Djinong Djina Boodja (Look at the Land that I Have Traveled), January 14 – May 7, 2022
- Ancient Egypt: The Eternal Voice, August 29, 1992 – July 23, 2022
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Archaeology & the Native Peoples of Tennessee, September 21, 2000 – August 19, 2023
- AIDS Memorial Quilt at UT, November 3 – December 4, 2021
- Between the Hand and Sky: The Art of Elizabeth Gould, August 20 – December 4, 2021
- Women’s Work: Selected Women Artists from the McClung Museum, January 20 – July 24, 2021
- Prints That Kill: Poisonous Plants and Animals, April 27, 2018–December 1, 2020
- Femina Princeps: A First Lady of the Roman Empire, January 5, 2018–September 21, 2020
- Visions of the End, January 31–May 10, 2020
- Life on the Roman Frontier, July 10, 2013–April 30, 2020
- Science in Motion: The Photographic Studies of Eadweard Muybridge, Berenice Abbott, and Harold Edgerton, Works from the Bank of America Collection, September 20, 2019–January 5, 2020
- Debut: Recent Acquisitions, June 14, 2019–September 1, 2019
- Many Visions, Many Versions: Art from Indigenous Communities in India, February 1, 2019–May 19, 2019
- For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights, August 31, 2018–October 20, 2018
- Pick Your Poison: Intoxicating Pleasures and Medical Prescriptions, March 23, 2018–August 19, 2018
- Botanical Illustrations of Besler, Catesby, Blackwell, and Redouté, March 10, 2016–April 27, 2018
- Northwest Coast Art: A Community of Tradition, September 8, 2017–March 4, 2018
- Story of a Sword: The Legacy of James L. Turner, July 6, 2017–January 5, 2018
- Fish Forks and Fine Furnishings: Consumer Culture in the Gilded Age, May 26, 2017–August 27, 2017
- Selling Egypt: Imagery in Victorian Advertising, February 14–July 6, 2017
- Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt, Feburary 3–May 7, 2017
- Land, Sea, and Spirit: Alaska Native Art from the 19th and 20th Centuries, July 12, 2016–February 14, 2016
- Knoxville Unearthed: Archaeology in the Heart of the Valley, September 17, 2016–January 8, 2017
- Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas, June 4, 2016–August 28, 2016
- The First World War and Knoxville: Through the Eyes of Harry Moreland, March 30, 2016–July 7, 2016
- Maya: Lords of Time, January 23, 2016–May 22, 2016
- Embodying Enlightenment: Buddhist Art of the Himalayas, September 11, 2015–January 3, 2016
- The Flora and Fauna of Catesby, Mason, and Audubon, August 29, 2014–October 5, 2015
- Through the Lens: Botanical Photography of Alan S. Heilman, June 5, 2015–August 30, 2015
- Drawn from the McClung Museum, January 22, 2015–May 24, 2015
- Birds, Bugs, & Blooms: Natural History Illustration from the 1500s–1800s, September 12, 2014–January 4, 2015
- The Collector’s Eye: American & European Art from the McClung Museum, June 14, 2014–August 31, 2014
- Brightly Beaded: North American Indian Glass Beadwork, January 18, 2014–June 1, 2014
- Glass of the Ancient Mediterranean, January 18, 2014–June 1, 2014
- The Art of Winter Olympic Sports, February 6, 2014–February 24, 2014
- John Gould: Selections from The Birds of Australia, July 10, 2013–August 29, 2014
- Pueblo to Pueblo: The Legacy of Southwest Indian Pottery, September 7, 2013–January 5, 2014
- Celebrating the Tercentennial of Mark Catesby, September 21, 2012–July 1, 2013
- Birds in Art 2013, May 25, 2013–August 18, 2013
- Splendid Treasures of the Turkomen Tribes from Central Asia, January 18 2013–May 12, 2013
- Zen Buddhism and the Arts of Japan, September 15–December 31
- The Owl & the Woodpecker: Photographs by Paul Bannick, June 2–September 2
- Selections from the Bird Print Collections: Owls, Nightjars, Woodpeckers, and Kingfishers, June 1– September 3
- Continents Collide: The Appalachians and the Himalayas, January 14–May 20
- 200 Years of Water Bird Prints, December 15, 2011–May 15, 2012
- Windows to Heaven: Treasures from the Museum of Russian Icons, September 10–December 31
- Sudan: The Land and the People, June 4–August 28
- Audubon’s Migratory Birds of East Tennessee, May 2–October
- Mapping the New World, January 15–May 22
- Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya, September 18, 2010–January 3, 2011
- Shells: Gems of the Sea, June 5–September 5
- 2,000 Years of Chinese Art: Han Dynasty to the Present, January 23–May 23
- Discovering American Indian Art, August 29, 2009–January 10, 2010
- Birds in Art, May 9–August 16
- River of Gold: Pre-Columbian Treasures from Sitio Conte, February 7–May 3
- Birds of the Smokies: The Art of Catesby, Wilson, and Audubon, January 2–December 31
- Napoleon and Egyptomania in Tennessee, September 6, 2008–January 18, 2009
- Ancient Bronzes of the Asian Grasslands, May 17–August 3
- Forensic Anthropology, January 19–May 7
- Sacred Beauty: A Millennium of Religious Art, 600–1600, September 8, 2007–January 6, 2008
- Hatching the Past: Dinosaur Eggs, May 26–August 26
- Age of Armor from the Higgins Armory Museum, March 3–May 13
- Emissaries of Peace: The 1762 Cherokee and British Delegations, October 7, 2006–February 18, 2007
- UT Goes to Mars, June 27, 2004–August 29, 2007
- The Faithful Samurai: Kuniyoshi Woodblock Prints, May 14–September 24
- The Banjo: From Africa to America and Beyond, January 14–April 30
- History Contained: Ancient Greek Bronze and Ceramic Vessels, September 17, 2005–January 2, 2006
- Bound to Be Beautiful: Foot Binding in Ancient China, June 4–August 28
- Lost Worlds: Discovering Past Environments, January 22–May 22
- Chinese Tang Dynasty Art, September 11, 2004–January 3, 2005
- Mark Catesby: The Colonial Audubon, January 17–May 16
- World Views: Maya Ceramics from the Palmer Collection and Images for Eternity: West Mexican Tomb Figures, September 13, 2003–January 4, 2004
- Hats and Headdresses: Adornment for the Head from Around the World, May 31–August 31
- The World Moves—We Follow: Celebrating African Art, January 11–May 18
- Burgess Shale: Evolution’s Big Bang, August 30–December 1
- Pharaoh’s Harvest: Plants from Ancient and Modern Egypt, June 1–August 18
- Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics, February 23–May 19
- Textile Art from Southern Appalachia: The Quiet Work of Women, October 5, 2001–February 3, 2002
- Hatching the Past: Dinosaur Eggs, June 2–September 16
- Treasures of the Chinese Scholar, February 3–May 6
- Shells: Gems of the Sea, September 9, 2000–January 7, 2001
- Scholars, Scoundrels, and the Sphinx: A Photographic and Archaeological Adventure Up the Nile, January 28–July 30
- Roman Glass: Reflections of Cultural Change, September 11, 1999–January 9, 2000
- Always Getting Ready: Yup’ik Eskimo Subsistence, Photographs by James H. Barker, June 25–August 22
- Cartier: The Jeweler’s Art, May 29–August 22
- Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur, February 6–May 9
- Maya: Portraits of a People, July 11, 1998–January 4, 1999