Beck Cultural Exchange Center
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| Established | 1975 |
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| Location | 1927 Dandridge Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee 37915 |
| Coordinates | 35°58′23″N 83°53′53″W / 35.97297°N 83.89817°W |
| Type | African American museum |
| Website | beckcenter |
The Beck Cultural Exchange Center is a museum in Knoxville, Tennessee. The museum was established in 1975 to preserve the city's history,[1] but its mission subsequently broadened to tell the story of the history and culture of African-Americans in East Tennessee.[2]
The Center's collection includes more than fifty thousand artifacts, and a 2022 expansion into the Delaney Museum, which will honor Beauford Delaney and Joseph Delaney in the artists last home, will allow the center to better showcase those artifacts.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Moore, Hannah (October 5, 2021). "Beck Cultural Center preserves Black history in Knoxville". Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ↑ Dennis, Angela. "New museum at Beauford Delaney's ancestral home designed to inspire artistic expression". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ↑ Moore, Hannah (October 6, 2021). "Beck Center shares expansion plans". Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ↑ Gallant, Kristen (September 2, 2021). "Beck Cultural Exchange Center to open museum honoring Knoxville artists". Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ↑ Rios, Maria (August 29, 2021). "A new museum will recognize two Knoxville native artists — Joseph and Beauford Delaney". Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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