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Metal Museum

The Metal Museum, formerly called the National Ornamental Metal Museum, is a museum in . Founded by artist-blacksmith James Wallace, the museum is devoted to exhibitions of metalwork and public programs featuring metalsmiths.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: noon—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Memphis (USA)
  • Also known as: “National Ornamental Metal Museum” and “The Metal Museum”
  • Address: 374 Metal Museum Drive, Memphis, TN 38106

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blues Hall of Fame and Memphis-Arkansas Bridge.

Museum
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The is a music museum operated by the Blues Foundation at 421 S. Main Street in . Initially, the "Blues Hall of Fame" was not a physical building, but a listing of people who have significantly contributed to blues music. is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Metal Museum.

Bridge
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The Memphis & Arkansas Bridge, also known as the Memphis–Arkansas Bridge or inaccurately as the Memphis–Arkansas Memorial Bridge, is a cantilevered through truss bridge carrying Interstate 55 across the between and . is situated 2,100 feet north of Metal Museum.

Bridge
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The , previously known as the Memphis Bridge, is a cantilevered through truss bridge carrying a rail line across the between , and . is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Metal Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beale Street and Memphis.

Neighborhood
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is a street in , which runs from the to East Street, a distance of approximately 1.8 miles. It is a significant location in the city's history, as well as in the history of blues music. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Metal Museum.

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is the second largest city in the state of , after . The state rests in the southeastern portion of the . , with a population of more than 651,000, is also the county seat for Shelby County.

Locality
was a small community on the in . Its location is near or included within the current limits of the city of . is situated 2 miles north of Metal Museum.

Metal Museum

Latitude
35.12367° or 35° 7′ 25″ north
Longitude
-90.07521° or 90° 4′ 31″ west
Elevation
285 feet (87 metres)
Inception
1979
Open location code
867F4WFF+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 470757466
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4644620
Wiki­data ID
Q12062415
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Metal Museum” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Metal Museum”. Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.