History speaks through the Museum of East Tennessee History's permanent and changing exhibits, which focus on East Tennessee's rich history and heritage. Traveling exhibits from the Smithsonian and other venues also share special stories from our past. 
 
The Museum's new permanent signature exhibit, Voices of The Land: The People of East Tennessee, opens to the public on August 23, 2008 and features:
  • 8,500 square feet of permanent exhibition space
  • More than 500 artifacts, some on public view for the first time
  • Over 350 'voices,' the statements of East Tennesseans from the 1700s through today
  • The history of 35 counties in East Tennessee
  • 25 media programs, including 3 touch screen interactive, and 3 feature videos
  • One and only exhibition celebrating the history of East Tennessee


For a full list of the events associated with the Grand Opening of the Voices of the Land exhibition, click here.


To learn more about these permanent exhibits, click here.


To read the Knoxville News Sentinel coverage of the Voices of the Land exhibition, click here.

To learn more about changing exhibits at the Museum of East Tennessee History, click here.


The Museum of East Tennessee History is owned and managed by the East Tennessee Historical Society. To visit the ETHS web site click here.