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MUSEUMS
Art lovers will want to head to the
Art Museum, University of Memphis, 3750 Norriswood, 901-678-2224,
for the Egyptian antiquities and West African art. Then you can
continue your art tour at the Dixon
Gallery and Gardens, 4339 Park Ave, 901-761-5250; where you
can enjoy works by Renoir, Degas, and Monet, plus 18th Century
porcelain and the Gallery gardens.
The Memphis Brooks
Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Ave, 901-544-6200; is a great
next stop. Here you'll be able to view the largest collection
of paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and photographs in
the state. Another great stop is the Belz
Museum of Asian & Judaic Art, 119 S Main St, 901-523-ARTS.
A visit here will give you a chance to view a wide variety of
original works including pieces of Chinese art from the Qing
and Tang Dynasties, contemporary Judaica ritual objects, and
Russian lacquer boxes.
If you've become enchanted with the Southern way of life,
you'll want to visit the
Center for Southern Folklore, Peabody Place, 119 S Main St,
901-525-3655. Here you will learn more about the people and traditions
of the South through exhibits and films, plus learn about the
Memphis music that was born on Beale Street. While you are there
don't forget to drop into their gift shop for some special
goodies. You'll also enjoy your visit to the Mud
Island River Park & Museum, 125 N Front St, 901-576-7241.
Here at the Mississippi River Museum you can view exhibits about
transportation, exploration, river engineering, the Civil War,
and music.
To learn why cotton was king in the south head to the Cotton Museum
at the Memphis Cotton Exchange, 65 Union Ave, 901-531-7826. As
you tour the Members Only Trading floor, you'll learn about the
history of cotton and the role it played in the history of this
area, its music and cultural impact, and the technology of cotton
in use today.
You can learn even more about the cultural and natural history
of the Mid-South at the Memphis
Pink Palace Museum and Sharpe Planetarium, 3050 Central Ave,
901-320-6320. In addition to neat exhibits they have the hand-carved
Clyde Parke Miniature Circus and a Planetarium that can take
you on an audiovisual journey through space and time.
If you're traveling with children you'll want to be sure and
spark their imaginations and curiosity at the Children's Museum
of Memphis, 2525 Central Ave, 901-458-2678. Another interesting
stop is the Chucalissa
Archaeological Museum, 1987 Indian Village Dr., 901-785-3160.
A visit to this museum will give you a chance to see a reconstructed
prehistoric Native American village, an archaeology site, and
a museum. Or if someone on your crew would rather be a firefighter
than Indian Jones, head instead to the Fire
Museum, 118 Adams Ave, 901-320-5650, where they'll enjoy
exhibits like the Fire Room and Ol' Billy the Talking Horse.
A couple of other museums you won't want to miss while in
town are the National Civil Rights Museum and the National Ornamental
Metal Museum. Not only will a visit to the National
Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St., 901-521-9699, closed
Tuesdays; give you a chance to see an overview of the Civil Rights
movement but it is also an important stop because it is housed
in the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated.
One of our American Journeys RVers thinks you'll really enjoy
the National Ornamental
Metal Museum, 374 Metal Museum Drive, 901-774-6380. It is
the only museum in the US that features the art of metalworking.
In addition to exhibits explaining metalworking, there is a working
blacksmith shop on the museum grounds. For those of you who would
like to try your hand, they even offer metalsmithing classes
on the weekends
The Memphis Rock'n'Soul
Museum, 191 Beal St, 901-205-2533. Finally the story of Memphis
music is being told, and told in a way only the Smithsonian Institute
can tell it in its "Rock 'n' Soul: Social Crossroads"
exhibition. Memphis was home to three important revolutions in
music: the blues back in the 1920s, rock and roll in the '50s
and soul music in the '60s. Come and see why Memphis music has
had such a unique impact on worldwide culture. Want to know even
more? Then head on over to the Stax
Museum of American Soul Music, 926 E Lemmore, 901-946-2535.
Here you'll find such treasures as Ike Turner's Fender guitar,
Albert King's purple Flying V guitar, and Isaac Hayes' restored
1972 peacock blue Superfly Cadillac El Dorado, along with wonderful
videos and the amazing Hall of Records.
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Art lovers will want to head to the Art Museum, University of Memphis, 3750 Norriswood, 901-678-2224, for the Egyptian antiquities and West African art. Then you can continue your art tour at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, 4339 Park Ave, 901-761-5250; where you can enjoy works by Renoir, Degas, and Monet, plus 18th Century porcelain and the Gallery gardens. The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Ave, 901-544-6200; is a great next stop. Here you'll be able to view the largest collection of paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and photographs in the state. Another great stop is the Belz Museum of Asian & Judaic Art, 119 S Main St, 901-523-ARTS. A visit here will give you a chance to view a wide variety of original works including pieces of Chinese art from the Qing and Tang Dynasties, contemporary Judaica ritual objects, and Russian lacquer boxes. If you've become enchanted with the Southern way of life,
you'll want to visit the
Center for Southern Folklore, Peabody Place, 119 S Main St,
901-525-3655. Here you will learn more about the people and traditions
of the South through exhibits and films, plus learn about the
Memphis music that was born on Beale Street. While you are there
don't forget to drop into their gift shop for some special To learn why cotton was king in the south head to the Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange, 65 Union Ave, 901-531-7826. As you tour the Members Only Trading floor, you'll learn about the history of cotton and the role it played in the history of this area, its music and cultural impact, and the technology of cotton in use today. You can learn even more about the cultural and natural history of the Mid-South at the Memphis Pink Palace Museum and Sharpe Planetarium, 3050 Central Ave, 901-320-6320. In addition to neat exhibits they have the hand-carved Clyde Parke Miniature Circus and a Planetarium that can take you on an audiovisual journey through space and time. If you're traveling with children you'll want to be sure and spark their imaginations and curiosity at the Children's Museum of Memphis, 2525 Central Ave, 901-458-2678. Another interesting stop is the Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, 1987 Indian Village Dr., 901-785-3160. A visit to this museum will give you a chance to see a reconstructed prehistoric Native American village, an archaeology site, and a museum. Or if someone on your crew would rather be a firefighter than Indian Jones, head instead to the Fire Museum, 118 Adams Ave, 901-320-5650, where they'll enjoy exhibits like the Fire Room and Ol' Billy the Talking Horse. A couple of other museums you won't want to miss while in town are the National Civil Rights Museum and the National Ornamental Metal Museum. Not only will a visit to the National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St., 901-521-9699, closed Tuesdays; give you a chance to see an overview of the Civil Rights movement but it is also an important stop because it is housed in the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. One of our American Journeys RVers thinks you'll really enjoy the National Ornamental Metal Museum, 374 Metal Museum Drive, 901-774-6380. It is the only museum in the US that features the art of metalworking. In addition to exhibits explaining metalworking, there is a working blacksmith shop on the museum grounds. For those of you who would like to try your hand, they even offer metalsmithing classes on the weekends The Memphis Rock'n'Soul Museum, 191 Beal St, 901-205-2533. Finally the story of Memphis music is being told, and told in a way only the Smithsonian Institute can tell it in its "Rock 'n' Soul: Social Crossroads" exhibition. Memphis was home to three important revolutions in music: the blues back in the 1920s, rock and roll in the '50s and soul music in the '60s. Come and see why Memphis music has had such a unique impact on worldwide culture. Want to know even more? Then head on over to the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, 926 E Lemmore, 901-946-2535. Here you'll find such treasures as Ike Turner's Fender guitar, Albert King's purple Flying V guitar, and Isaac Hayes' restored 1972 peacock blue Superfly Cadillac El Dorado, along with wonderful videos and the amazing Hall of Records. |
