The following museums and historic homes offer organized education programs to which teachers can bring their classes:
American Museum of Science and Energy
300 S. Tulane Ave,
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
865-576-3200 | e-mail
Web site: www.amse.org/content.aspx?article=1140&parent=30
Blount Mansion
200 W. Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902
865-525-2375 | e-mail
Web site: www.blountmansion.org/index.cfm/m/2/m/23
East Tennessee Historical Society
601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37901
865-215-8828 | e-mail
Web site: www.east-tennessee-history.org/index.cfm/m/14
Frank H. McClung Museum
The University of Tennessee,
1327 Circle Park Drive,
Knoxville, TN 37996
865-974-2144 | e-mail
Web site:
http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/education/index.shtml
Girl Scout Museum at Daisy's Place
Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians
1567 Downtown West Blvd,
Knoxville, TN 37919
865-688-9440
Web site: www.girlscoutcsa.org; please contact for more information.
Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center
123 Cromwell Drive,
Townsend, TN 37882
865-448-0044 | e-mail
Web site: http://www.gsmheritagecenter.org/schoolgroups.html
Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy
The University of Tennessee, 1640 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996
865-974-0931
Web sites: http://bakercenter.utk.edu/main/department.php?dep=901 (Overview)
http://bakercenter.utk.edu/main/department.php?dep=902 (Interactive Activities)
Lesson plans are available.
Ijams Nature Center
2915 Island Home Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37920
865-577-4717 | e-mail
Web site: http://www.ijams.org/education-programs/school-programs.html
Knoxville Museum of Art
1050 World's Fair Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37916
865-525-6101 | e-mail
Web site: www.knoxart.org/education
Knoxville Zoo
3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive,
Knoxville, TN 37914
865-637-5331 | e-mail
Web site: www.knoxville-zoo.org/fieldtrips.htm
Marble Springs
1220 West Gov. John Sevier Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920
865-573-5508 | e-mail
Web site: www.marblesprings.net/Marble_Springs/Educational_Opportunities.html
Old Gray Cemetery
543 North Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917
865-522-1424 | e-mail
Web site: www.discoveret.org/oldgray; please contact for more information.
Ramsey House Plantation
2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914
865-546-0745 | e-mail
Web site: www.ramseyhouse.org; please contact for more information.
This information is provided by members of the Knoxville Area Museum Educators Roundtable.
