Tennessee Furniture: Selections from the State Museum Collection

Tennessee Furniture: Selections from the State Museum Collection is now on display at the Tennessee State Museum with FREE admission. 

Constructed from native woods or imported materials; shipped from factories or made in local shops; crafted by lifelong residents or journeymen passing through, Tennessee furniture tells the story of this place.

Once overlooked in decorative arts scholarship, Tennessee has produced fascinating furniture as a cultural crossroads. Surviving works enrich our understanding of the state and the people who built it—including those whose stories were omitted from written records. Tennessee Furniture celebrates the Tennessee State Museum’s collection, reflecting on where scholarship has been and is going. We invite you to discover what Tennessee furniture, from the historic to the contemporary, has to say for new generations. #TNFurniture