McClung Museum Honored for Educational Programming
The Tennessee Association of Museums has honored UT’s McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture with its annual award for educational programming.
McClung Museum Plans Family Activities for Darwin Day
The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture will host a family day to celebrate Charles Darwin’s birthday from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 16, with a range of activities for children and adults.
McClung Museum Opens Exhibition Featuring Art from Indigenous Communities in India
Indigenous artistic traditions of India are on display at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture as part of its new exhibition.
McClung Museum Hosts Ninth Annual Civil War Lecture Series
McClung Museum Civil War Curator Joan Markel will shed light on the individual lives of Knoxvillians during the war as a part of the ninth annual McClung Museum Civil War Lecture Series.
McClung Museum Director to Retire
Jeff Chapman, director of UT’s McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, will retire at the end of the 2019 spring semester after 29 years as the museum’s director.
‘A Christmas Carol’ Cast to Perform Holiday Songs at Museum
The McClung Museum will host an afternoon of holiday-themed activities, highlighted by caroling with cast members from “A Christmas Carol.”
McClung Museum to Serve as a Toys for Tots Drop-Off Location
This holiday season the Museum Store at UT’s McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture will serve as a drop-off location for Toys for Tots, a US Marine Corps program providing gifts to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them presents.
McClung Museum to Host Veterans Day Bus Tour
The public is invited to join the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture for a special Veterans Day bus tour titled “History in Brass and Stone: Remembering Knoxville’s Military Heritage” from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 11.
McClung Museum to Host Archaeology and Fossil Day Activities
In celebration of International Archaeology Day and National Fossil Day, UT’s McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture will host Can You Dig It?, a free family-friendly event with activities about archaeology and fossils.
McClung Museum Expands ¡Vamos al Museo! Program to Other Communities
The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture will begin expanding its ¡Vamos al Museo! (Let’s Go to the Museum!) program to serve Hispanic students at Norwood Elementary School, thanks to a gift from an anonymous donor.
McClung Museum Honored as ‘Knox Star’
The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture was honored last week as “the best museum in Knoxville” during the Knox Stars awards handed by the Knoxville News Sentinel.
McClung Museum’s Community Day Celebrates Local Diversity, Activism
UT’s McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture will celebrate Knoxville’s rich history of activism and diversity during a family and community day related to its current exhibition, For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights.