Metal Museum

When it comes to museums, this is a unique find. The exhibits change pretty frequently and are unlike anything I've seen at other museums. I also love the gorgeous outdoor grounds! You can plan to spend 2 hours or less walking around and watching live demonstrations. I believe they also offer scheduled classes, so check the website. The museum is small, but for $8 per adult, I think it's worth it for a unique day out.

If you like art then add this musuem to your list, close on Mondays, quick stroll, they offer classes if you looking for a new hobby to explore..

This museum isn't huge, but it's well priced, unique, interesting, and in a beautiful location.I went specifically for the African American Metal Workers exhibit, which had some great history and metalwork pieces. It was well curated and presented.The grounds on which the museum stand are beautiful! Metal sculpture garden in which to stroll, and a nice gazebo with a bench, where you can enjoy the river view and reflect on your day in Memphis. It's almost like a campus, with older homes and large trees and beautiful gardens.I imagine the real attraction here is to watch the metal workers working in the shop, but none were out on this particular day (perhaps due to the searing temps, they work earlier in the morning or later in the evening).I would recommend this stop, if for nothing else, a respite from downtown.

This is as advertised a museum of metal. It's actually called the national museum of ornamental metal and that's a bit more accurate but Metal Museum sounds a lot cooler. The main building is fairly small but has enough to qualify as a museum on its own, especially given the relatively cheap admission price. There are also lots of sculptures on the grounds as well as a foundry where you can watch the artists work and/or get demonstrations of how a foundry works. Overall both very cool and a bit underwhelming at the same time. Feels a bit more like a campus for metal work than a museum and maybe that's what it is... it definitely feels unique to other museums I've been to. Would recommend if you're looking for a relatively chill, cheap Memphis experience. 60-90 minutes is enough time to experience it all.

Super cool fun thing to do on a sunny afternoon there is lots of neat things to look at and you can open drawers and look and they also have things for sale. You can watch blacksmiths and even take a class.

Do yourself a favor and add this place to your list of things to do on your long weekend in Memphis. We did and boy was it a great thing to do for part of an afternoon.We visited on a day when they were having some sort of seminar so they let us in for free - woohoo - free is good!Favorite things we saw had to be the exhibitions. Be sure you check in advance so you can time your visit to overlap the exhibitions. We stumbled into them but were so glad we did. We saw a blacksmith turn a length of 1/2" mild steel into a coat hanger. It was really interesting to watch her heat and shape repeatedly to create a number of different interesting features out of this plain bar of steel. The second exhibition involved negative mold forging. Again, great explanations and the opportunity to watch a craftswoman make something right in front of our eyes.Also, when you visit (because I'm sure you've already bookmarked the place after reading this review) be sure to amble down to the deck that overlooks ol' man river and set a spell. It's pretty cool to watch the tugs and barges from their deck. Take a breather, relax a little and then get on with your time in this neat city.

This review is for the event space at The Metal Museum. My friend had her wedding at The Metal Museum this past weekend and I was blown away at the waterfront views and the historical buildings. I wish I had arrived earlier in the day to explore the actual museum!!! The grounds were immaculate, the restrooms clean, and the food was delicious (although I'm assuming it was catered out?). I loved the outdoor lighting that was illuminated once the sun went down. But, I must say, it was a rather cold November night and the wedding was outdoors. While there were giant tents set up, there just weren't enough heaters to keep guests warm. Whether the museum had more heaters is a mystery but anyways - even just walking around the grounds is fantastic. I hope to someday go back and explore the museum!

If you've never explored the local museums here in Memphis you're missing out!!! It's always so funny to hear "Memphian's" say, "there's nothing to do here" and want to move to another city. If people would take the time to explore Memphis true gems that have been around for years' you'd discover there's LOTS to do!! You have to change your mindset. ‍With that said, take a trip to the Metal Museum to see some exciting history and exhibits. It's a quaint museum so an hour or 1.5 hours should be enough if you really "explore" the artwork.I was amazed at the library, not with books but with art!! I'll let you explore for yourself and I'm sure you'll be pleased.I would suggest to visit in the Spring time to enjoy the River views and perhaps have lunch on one do the metal made benches or Pavilion. We went on a day when it was high 30's and fun tip it was unexpectedly free due to "Celebrating 40 Years".SUPPORT LOCAL!!!

Interesting little museum dedicated to art made of metals. When we visited this past weekend, the museum had a great exhibit of work by a particular metalsmith (Lisa Gralnick), whose work was whimsical and fun and had a great sense of humor. It was also beautiful and intricate and interesting to view. The permanent collection (housed in a separate building) is small but interesting. You can also wander through two buildings used for metalmaking projects. While the museum is on the smaller side, the admission fee is very reasonable and the museum is very different from a typical art museum. Well worth a visit, especially if there's an intriguing exhibit!

Incredibly surprising and fascinating dayFor awhile now, my wife has wanted to go to the National Ornamental Metal Museum which now goes by The Metal Museum. Well, we recently were able to go and take in all of fascinating creations of many skilled artisans. Although we started by enjoying the exhibits in the main building, we were also glad we went to the "Library". Alas, no - it was not only a collection of books but an entire collection of other metalworks and creations that were incredible. This place has all types of items on display from the metal sculptures throughout to the knives, jewelry, padlocks and even handcuffs - all from years gone by. One of the "non-metal" aspects of this museum has to be the spectacular views from the Bluff on which the museum and buildings are housed. Situated high above the Mississippi River just south of downtown Memphis, the views both up and down the river are worth viewing and are as much a part of your visit as the exhibits. We were blessed with a pleasant breeze and cool temperatures, late in the month May in Memphis mind you. Did I mention the gorgeous sunshine and summer clouds? All of this in addition to the exhibits on display - what a great visit!