Claudio Gómez Named Jefferson Chapman Executive Director of McClung Museum
Claudio Gómez has been named the first Jefferson Chapman Executive Director of the McClung Museum.
Exhibition of New Acquisitions to Open at McClung Museum
Recently acquired objects from the McClung Museum’s arts and culture collection—many of which have never before been displayed publicly—will be the focus of a new exhibition, Debut: Recent Acquisitions, opening at the museum on June 14.
McClung Museum to Unveil Interactive Pop-Up Museum
The McClung Museum will unveil its interactive pop-up museum at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Circle Park.
McClung Museum Hosts First Indian Cultural Festival
The McClung Museum will host a community festival celebrating Indian art and culture from 1 to 4 p.m. March 30.
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.