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Tennessee State Museum
Fifth and Deaderick Streets
Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-2692
The Tennessee State Museum opened in 1817 by a portrait artist, Ralph E.W. Earl, who painted a life size portrait of Andrew Jackson, which still hangs there today. The museum covers more than 120,000 feet and holds one of the largest collections of weapons and Civil War memorabilia in the nation.