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

  1. ^ Moore, Hannah (2021-10-05). "Beck Cultural Center preserves Black history in Knoxville". Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  2. ^ Dennis, Angela. "New museum at Beauford Delaney's ancestral home designed to inspire artistic expression". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  3. ^ Moore, Hannah (2021-10-06). "Beck Center shares expansion plans". Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  4. ^ Gallant, Kristen (2021-09-02). "Beck Cultural Exchange Center to open museum honoring Knoxville artists". Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  5. ^ Rios, Maria (2021-08-29). "A new museum will recognize two Knoxville native artists — Joseph and Beauford Delaney". Retrieved 2021-11-30.

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