Press Releases

Category: History

McClung Museum Opens Community Gallery for Collaborative Exhibitions

Jan. 02, 2023

The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture will open a new Community Gallery space on February 23 dedicated to showcasing collaborations between the museum and partners across the University of…

Tales From The Tavern: A Storytelling Experience

Nov. 23, 2022

Join us at Marble Springs State Historic Site for an afternoon by the fireplace with some wintertime storytelling on Saturday, December 17th starting at 12 noon until 6 pm. We will have hot cider, hot…

Lights! Camera! East Tennessee! to Open at the Museum of East Tennessee History

Nov. 16, 2022

Knox County Public Library and the East Tennessee Historical Society are pleased to open a new feature exhibition entitled Lights! Camera! East Tennessee! on November 19 at the Museum of East…

Visit Knoxville Announces New Informational Markers Installed at World’s Fair Park

Oct. 07, 2022

KNOXVILLE, TN (October 7, 2022) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Visit Knoxville is pleased to announce colorful new informational markers installed at World’s Fair Park in partnership with the City of…

Tennessee Tourism Honors The Everly Brothers with New “Tennessee Music Pathways” Marker

Sep. 13, 2022

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 12, 2022) – Rock-and-Roll superstars, The Everly Brothers, were honored today with the unveiling of a new “Tennessee Music Pathways” marker in Everly Brothers Park. Family of…

McClung Museum Collaborates with Native American Tribes for New Repatriation Exhibit

Aug. 18, 2022

On August 23, the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture will open a new exhibition explaining the Repatriation, or return, of Native American Ancestral Remains and cultural items back to their…

County Closes Sale of AJ Building

Aug. 03, 2022

The sale of the historic Andrew Johnson Building was closed on Monday. BNA purchased the building for $6 million with plans to open a boutique hotel called Hotel AMERICANA concepted around the…

Museum of East Tennessee History Takes Home Six Awards

Apr. 20, 2022

The Museum of East Tennessee History, operated by the East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) in partnership with Knox County Public Library, was presented with six distinguished awards at the 2022…

"You Should've Been There!" 40th Anniversary World's Fair Exhibition

Mar. 24, 2022

(Knoxville, TN) The Museum of East Tennessee History has officially opened a new, one-of-a-kind exhibition, "You Should've Been There!," in the Rogers-Claussen Feature Gallery, on display until…

Downtown Knoxville Book Release

Jan. 24, 2022

Founded on a bluff overlooking the Tennessee River in 1791, Knoxville was a frontier town as well as the birthplace and first capital of Tennessee. From the postcolonial years through the Civil War…