Tennessee State Museum

This summer we will work with teachers across the state to highlight the ways you can help your students think like a historian in class. We will use historical thinking skills to analyze the Cherokee removal period and its impact on Tennessee.

The Tools That Built Tennesse - Join us for a fascinating in-person event and discover the remarkable tools that shaped the history of Tennessee.

The Tennessee State Museum and the John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library at Fisk University is hosting a two-day symposium. The event will be hosted at Fisk University on September 15 and at the Tennessee State Museum on September 16.

This summer, the Tennessee State Museum will host in-person workshops at locations throughout the state. The theme will focus on the Reconstruction era in Tennessee. Teachers will explore Tennessee’s role during this pivotal period.