Blount Mansion will be closed on Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 27, 2025. We will reopen for tours on Saturday, November 29th, returning to regular business hours. We are closed for tours on Mondays. Hours of Operation Tuesday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Wednesday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Thursday ... Read more
Gameday parking at Blount Mansion! Saturday, November 29, 2025 UT vs. Vanderbilt If you’re looking for a convenient and safe place to park or tailgate, look no further! All proceeds benefit our museum’s programs and the preservation of our Landmark site. Cash and Card accepted onsite at Blount Mansion on day of the game.
Blount Mansion will be open for tours during the 2025 Holiday Season. Come and celebrate our Centennial Anniversary in 2026! We have been a museum for 100 years! We are closed for tours on Mondays and will be closed on Christmas Day and New Years Day. Tours are $15 and some discounts can apply. Hours ... Read more
2025 Holiday Candlelight Tours Join us on Friday, December 12th & Saturday, December 13th for a festive time! We will be giving Holiday Candlelight Tours highlighting American traditions during the holidays! Tickets are $20 available at https://blount-mansion.square.site/ Live Music, Cookies and Hot Cider! Tours start at 5pm and last tour at 7:30pm Sponsored by Johnson ... Read more
How the Blounts Made Money We are very excited to present our own Executive Director, David Hearnes, as our speaker at our first Centennial Anniversary Lecture Series! David will be speaking on the Blount Family history of entrepreneurship and their interesting and unusual financial endeavors. It was not just land speculation, the Blount Family was ... Read more
We are closed for snow days the weekend of Saturday, January 31st and Sunday, February 1st. We are always closed on Mondays.
1776 and Tennessee: The 250th Anniversary We are thrilled to be partnering with the The National Society of Colonial Dames Knoxville Town Committee for our Semiquincentennial Celebration Lecture Series! These lectures are sponsored by The National Society of Colonial Dames Knoxville Town Committee to honor America's 250th Anniversary! Dr. Magra will speak on "1776 and ... Read more
Knoxville Women: Education and Hope This lecture examines the critical role women, particularly those on the margins, played in holding Knoxville together through education during the city’s first 250 years. From enslaved and formerly enslaved Black women who passed down literacy and cultural knowledge, to working-class women who nurtured learning beyond formal institutions, these educators ... Read more
Catawba Women, the American Revolution, and the New Republic Blount Mansion is proud to present Dr. Brooke Bauer of the University of Tennessee. She will speak on "Catawba Women, the American Revolution, and the New Republic." The realities of war are often glossed over or erased when considering Native American women. In this talk, Dr. Bauer ... Read more
NEW DATE - May 12th Blount Mansion is proud to present Emma Patterson speaking on "Women of the Progressive Era in Appalachia" Emma Patterson is a senior at the University of Tennessee, graduating in the Spring of 2026. As a student in the Honors History Program, her honors thesis explores the role of women reformers ... Read more