Museums & Galleries
Knoxville fuses rustic, Appalachian wilderness with a cosmopolitan downtown and an energetic college community to create a unique city full of character and charm.
One of Knoxville's biggest secrets remains the variety of museums, galleries and attractions. From seven first frontier and Civil War homes to world-class art museums to nature centers and a zoological park, Knoxville has something for everyone. Knoxville's vibrant fine arts community highlights East Tennessee's unique character and appeal. The city is known to attract world-renowned performers and artists in addition to showcasing exhibitions from around the world along with permanent collections of contemporary art at various performing arts venues. Knoxville's flourishing arts community keeps the city's spirit moving.
Armstrong-Lockett House (Crescent Bend) & W.P. Toms Memorial Gardens
Read Full StoryBuilt in 1834 by Drury Paine Armstrong, this hoistoric home contains an exqauisite collection of 18th Century American and English furniture, decorative arts and an outstanding collection of English…
Art Gallery of Knoxville
Read Full StoryExhibiting modern and contemporary art. Regular performances and events include avant-garde and experimental music, video screenings, and public discussions of emerging contemporary artists. …
Art Market Gallery
Read Full StoryThe Art Market Gallery is a cooperative of East Tennessee artists dedicated to providing a vibrant marketplace for original art and fine crafts. Works on display in the gallery range from the…
Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville
Read Full StoryThe purpose of the Arts and Culture Alliance is to provide leadership and advocacy that will establish and maintain the success of the arts and the cultural environment of greater Knoxville. The…
Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Read Full StoryFeaturing the history of African Americans in Knoxville and East Tennessee from the late 1800's to the present through photographs, newspapers, biographies, audio and video recordings, books and…
Bennett Galleries & Company
Read Full StoryThe 2,000 square-foot gallery features works by national and international artists, as well as a large selection of regional painters and sculptors. Exhibitions include traditional and…
Blount Mansion
Read Full StoryNestled in the center of Downtown Knoxville's government district, Blount Mansion offers history that is hard to miss. Here, among the towers of glass, steel and brick, sits a house - small by…
Confederate Memorial Hall (Bleak House)
Read Full StoryThis Tuscan style villa was once owned by the Armstrongs who gave it the name "Bleak House" from a Charles Dickens poem. Confederate War General James Longstreet used it as his headquarters during…
Daisy's Place Girl Scout Museum
Read Full StoryOwned and operated by Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council, Inc., the museum's collection of memorabilia represnts 80 years of Girl Scouting in Tennessee. Holdings include early Girl Scout uniforms,…
Downtown Gallery
Read Full StoryThe University of Tennessee's Downtown Gallery is located next to the historic Emporium Building, at 106 South Gay Street in downtown Knoxville. The concept for locating an auxillary gallery in a…
