After a two-year, multimillion-dollar renovation, the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum is open to the public. Visitors are once again welcomed to visit one of the world's largest private collections of Lincoln and Civil War material anywhere in the world, featuring the following exhibits:
Log Walls to Marble Halls, tracing Abraham Lincoln's journey from the frontier to the national stage
Lincoln, the Constitution, and the Civil War, an examination of the difficult constitutional issues President Lincoln faced
The Last Days of Lincoln, a new exhibition on Lincoln's final months in office
The LMU Story features a look at the origins of a living memorial to Lincoln in the Tennessee mountains and how his legacy has inspired the education of generations of students
The Dr. Carroll Rose Collection features rare Confederate weapons and wartime medical instruments.
The Lincoln Remembered Gallery features items that show ways that Abraham Lincoln has been remembered since his death.
HOURS
Monday-Friday: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed.
Please note that the museum is closed on Thanksgiving weekend and during all Lincoln Memorial University holiday closures.
ADMISSION
Adults: $6.00
Seniors (60+): $5.00
Children (6-12): $4.00
Children (under 6): Free
Special group and AAA rates
For more information or to schedule a group tour, call (423) 869-6235.
The museum also participates in the Museums for All program. Participating museums provide reduced admission for $1.00, to visitors presenting their EBT card. This reduced rate is available during all normal operating hours to up to four individuals per EBT card.
