
Museum of Appalachia

The Museum of Appalachia, founded in 1969 by John Rice Irwin, portrays an authentic mountain farm/village with some three dozen historic log structures, exhibit buildings filled with thousands of authentic Appalachian artifacts, gardens surrounded by split rail fences, and farm animals in a picturesque setting.
In 2001, the Museum was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization to ensure its long-term sustainability. In April 2007, the Internal Revenue Service granted the Museum permanent status as a publicly supported organization.
The Museum now operates under a Board of Directors with many years of experience in private, non-profit, and government sectors.
In May 2007, the Museum announced its formal association with the Smithsonian Institution’s Affiliations Program.
Today the Museum continues a program of expansion and growth, adding new exhibits, buildings, and educational programs to enhance its mission to inform and entertain visitors while “preserving the past for the future.”
For More Information
2819 Andersonville Hwy
Clinton, TN 37716
Phone: 865-494-7680
Website: http://museumofappalachia.org
Nearby Attractions
Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 0.4 miles away
Lenoir Museum Cultural Complex, 0.6 miles away
Skunk Ridge Farm Bed & Breakfast, 0.7 miles away
La Sierra Mexican Restaurant, 0.8 miles away
Hensley Happenings, 0.9 miles away
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