Current and upcoming exhibits at the ETHS Museum

Now through October 28, 2007

When the World Came to Knoxville: Twenty-five Years Later

Visit the ETHS Museum for a look back at the 1982 World’s Fair - banners, clothing, pins, photos, souvenirs, and other items have been brought out of the ETHS collection and will be part of a special exhibit,  “When the World Came to Knoxville: Twenty-five Years Later.”  recapture the flavor and joy of the international event that drew 11 million visitors to Knoxville and left so many with fond memories. For more informtaion click here
 
 

November 27, 2007 - January 27, 2008

Viewing History: Celebrating the Scenic Character of Tennessee’s Historic Places

They range from a black-and-white close-up of an eighteenth-century waterwheel, to a pink-and-green art-deco advertisement from the fifties. They span the state from Reelfoot to the Smokies. And they evoke eras in our past from King Cotton to the slave trade. "They” are the 22 top-place finishers in “Viewing History,” the 2007 photo contest sponsored by Scenic Tennessee and the Tennessee Preservation Trust. The photos will be on view in the East Tennessee History Center,

601 South Gay Street
in Knoxville, starting on November 27, 2007, and continuing through January 27, 2008.

 

 

“We are delighted to be able to share these images with Knoxville and the members of ETHS,” said Cherel Henderson, ETHS director. “These images really do capture a broad swath of Tennessee history, and the talent represents a nice mix of amateur and professional, student and adult."

The 22 winning images, chosen from a field of more than 130 submissions, were selected by Susan Whitaker, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development; Patrick McIntyre, executive director of the Tennessee Historical Commission; and Joy McKenzie, chair of the photography department at Watkins College of Art & Design in Nashville, which helped mount the traveling exhibit.