Dedicated to honoring Alabama’s music achievers. Memorabilia from careers of Alabamians such as Tammy Wynette, Lionel Richie, Emmylou Harris, the group ALABAMA, The Commodores, Nat King Cole, W.C. Handy, Hank Williams and more.
Tennessee Valley Art Center
Street address:
511 N. Water St.
Tuscumbia, AL 35674
Phone:
256-383-0533
Fax:
256-383-0535
Schedule:
Open M–F 9–5, Sun. 1–3.
Mailing:
P.O. Box 474
Tuscumbia, AL 35674
Discount:
group, child, other
Admission:
Admission charged
Accepted:
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The centerpiece of the art center's Native American exhibit is the petroglyph carved into a 3,000-pound sandstone boulder more than 1,000 years ago. The images of feet and snakes were perhaps a "family portrait" of early inhabitants of Colbert County. The elegant stone carving is displayed in an interpretive bluff shelter setting to honor the legacy of Southeastern Native Americans."
Accessibility:
Mobility Impaired (all one level, no steps, toilet access from front of wheelchair, toilet access from side of wheelchair, support bars for toilets, wheelchair-level restroom sinks, wheelchair-level water fountains, wheelchair-level phones, seating areas for wheelchair users)
Visually Impaired (enlarged text signs, enlarged text menus, descriptive audiocassettes)
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