Bessie Smith Hall
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- Regular Hours:
Tue - Fri - Phone:
Main - 423-266-8658
Extra - 423-267-1628
Extra - 423-757-0020
Extra - 615-757-0020
- Address:
- 200 E Martin Luther King Blvd Chattanooga, TN 37403
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- Location
- Bessie Smith Hall
- Neighborhood
- Downtown Chattanooga
- AKA
Chattanooga African-American Museum Bessie Smith Hall
Chattanooga African-American Museum
Chattanooga African-Amer Museum
Bessie Smith Cultural Center
General Info
The Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum is a History and Cultural Institution dedicated to preserving and presenting the TRUE story of African American History in Chattanooga The mission of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center is to preserve and celebrate African American History and Culture in Chattanooga through art, education, research and entertainment. The Chattanooga African American Museum was founded in 1983. In 1996, a new facility became the new home of the Chattanooga African American Museum and the Bessie Smith Hall. This facility is now newly renovated with new exhibits, video presentations, interactive technology, and more stories than ever before. Visitors will walk through time, starting with Native Americans and Slavery, to Chattanooga's famous 9th street in the 60's, to Civil Rights, all the way up to today's current events.The Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum is a History and Cultural Institution dedicated to preserving and presenting the TRUE story of African American History in Chattanooga The mission of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center is to preserve and celebrate African American History and Culture in Chattanooga through art, education, research and entertainment. The Chattanooga African American Museum was founded in 1983. In 1996, a new facility became the new home of the Chattanooga African American Museum and the Bessie Smith Hall. This facility is now newly renovated with new exhibits, video presentations, interactive technology, and more stories than ever before. Visitors will walk through time, starting with Native Americans and Slavery, to Chattanooga's famous 9th street in the 60's, to Civil Rights, all the way up to today's current events.