With its exterior of locally-quarried Tennessee marble, the 53,200 sq. foot four-story building was dedicated in 1990 and went through a nearly $6 million renovation and restoration in 2013-2014, according to knoxnews.
The museum houses works from local, national and international artists, hosts visiting shows of contemporary artwork and maintains a display of 100 years of visual arts in East Tennessee.
The museum is also home to Knoxville artist Richard Jolley’s Great Hall installation of glass. Admission to the museum, located on the site of the 1982 Knoxville World’s Fair, is free.
As MHProNews knows, Jim Clayton founded Clayton Homes in 1956 in Knoxville, TN. It is now a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. ##
(Photo credit: knoxnews/David Massengill–Clayton Building, Knoxville Museum of Art)
