Memphis Cotton Museum Class Trips
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America's premier Cotton Museum, demystifying the cotton industry and its surprising influence on life, culture, the arts, and the development of the South.
Program details and availability
When you step inside the Cotton Museum, you're having an experience once reserved for a privileged few. This is the "Members Only" trading floor of the Memphis Cotton Exchange, carefully restored to its 1939 glory.Inside, you can stand in the very phone booths used by legendary cotton men and hear stories about everything from the fields to Front Street. You can marvel at an authentic Western Union telegraph office, used to constantly update the merchant offices down the block. You can take in the massive trading board, with 1939 prices hastily scribbled in chalk. Look higher, and you can see a modern touch - the story of cotton in pictures, as told in a 135-foot custom mural created by renowned Memphis artist David Mah.
As you explore this room - reading, studying artifacts, and viewing video - you'll be surprised how this downy white fiber has weaved its influence into your life and world. Learn:
The story of cotton
The society of cotton
Cotton in the South
Music and cultural impact
Cotton today
Technology of cotton
The history of Front Street
The history of the Memphis Cotton Exchange
The Cotton Hall of Fame; Sponsored by Suntrust
Education - Student Groups
Whether your class is studying social studies, agribusiness, Southern culture, or the history of the Mid-South region, the Cotton Museum offers a thrilling outside learning opportunity for your students within a contained space, a small-scale exhibit, and short time frame. A trip through our museum will bring home the story of cotton and Memphis to your class.
Pricing:
Adults: $6
Seniors: $5.50
Students: $5
Children 6-12: $4
Children under 6: Free
Audience: All Grade Levels
Hours: Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Sunday noon to 5 p.m.
Programs: Story and Technology of cotton
