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Tennessee State Museum is a large museum in Nashville depicting the history of Tennessee . Starting from pre-colonization and going all the way to the 20th century the museum describes the Civil War , The Frontier , and the Age Of Jackson . The museum covers an area of more than 60,000 square feet of permanent exhibits and a hall with changing exhibitions covering 10,000 feet. The total ground area of the museum is 120,000 feet spread over three floors. The museum is situated in the James K. Polk building in downtown Nashville. The museum's collection of Uniform s, weapons, and battle flags form the Civil War is one of the largest in the Nation .http://www.bonps.org/tour/statemuseum.htm The museum also has a Military Museum describing the military conflicts of America. This exhibition goes from the early battles of the Spanish-American War all the way to World War II . The museum features a Museum Store with hand-crafted Tennessee items as well as a Museum Foundation with member’s only arrangements. HISTORY The earliest recordings of the museum go back to , when the General Assembly decided that the state needed a museum to deal with various collections from the state and mementoes from the World War I . The museum remained at the War Memorial Building until it moved to it's current location in 1981 . Today the museum displays Painting s, silver, weapons, and Furniture and has reproductions of a print shop, a painting gallery and a grist mill. EXHIBITIONS The current exhibition as of , who brought the flag to Nashville in 1837 . Another temporary exhibition at the Tennessee Sate Museum is entitled ''Guitars, Fiddles and Coats of Many Colors: Country Music Highlights from the Tennessee State Museum'' and describes various artists from Nashville including Johnny Cash , Elvis Presley , and Dolly Parton . The exhibition is primarily concerned with the way artists from Nashville have had an impact on the world’s musical history. On display are an original guitar from 1947 and stage outfits designed by Nathan Turk and Nudie Cohn . NOTES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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