National Ornamental Metal Museum
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The National Ornamental Metal Museum is a museum in Memphis, Tennessee for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of historical and contemporary metalwork. The museum is housed in a 1930's brick building on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River that was formerly used as a U.S. Marine Hospital. The museum has over 3000 items in its permanent collection, and also hosts travelling exhibitions. There is also a working smithy on site.
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- Dellinger, M. Forging its Own Future. Smithsonian Magazine, May 2006 (URL accessed 11 June 2006).