The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange
The Cotton Museum, located in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., is an historical and cultural museum that opened in March 2006 on the former trading floor of the Memphis Cotton Exchange at 65 Union Avenue in downtown Memphis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: textile museum in Memphis, Tennessee
- Also known as: “The Cotton Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art and FedExForum.
Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art
Museum
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The Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art is located at 119 South Main Street at the intersection of Gayoso Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The museum was opened in 1998 as the Peabody Place Museum and in January 2007 it received its present name. Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art is situated 530 feet south of The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange.
FedExForum
Stadium
Photo: Marco Espino-Ovalle, Public domain.
FedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association and the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Memphis, both of whom previously played home games at the Memphis Pyramid. FedExForum is situated 2,200 feet southeast of The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange.
Orpheum Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Claire H., CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Orpheum Theatre, a 2,308-seat venue listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, on the southwest corner of the intersection of South Main and Beale streets. Orpheum Theatre is situated 1,100 feet south of The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beale Street and Memphis.
Beale Street
Neighborhood
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beale Street is a street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, which runs from the Mississippi River 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.
Memphis
Photo: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0.
Memphis is the second largest city in the state of Tennessee, after Nashville. The state rests in the southeastern portion of the United States. Memphis, with a population of more than 651,000, is also the county seat for Shelby County.
Downtown Memphis
Suburb
Downtown Memphis is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee, and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, and Interstate 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis.
The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.14332° or 35° 8′ 36″ northLongitude
-90.0547° or 90° 3′ 17″ westOpen location code
867F4WVW+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 1433956427OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7727733
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- Russian: “Музей хлопка”
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Highlights include General Washburn’s Escape Alley (Memphis and the Civil War Walking Tour: Point H) and Shrine Building.
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