The Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA), is an art museum in Knoxville, Tennessee. It specializes in historical and contemporary art pieces from the East Tennessee region. According to its mission statement, the museum "celebrates the art and artists of East Tennessee, presents new art and new ideas, educates and serves a diverse community, enhances Knoxville’s quality of life, and operates ethically, responsibly, and transparently as a public trust."
Knoxville Museum of Art
East facade and grounds
Gallery space
Gallery space
The 1982 World's Fair, officially known as the Knoxville International Energy Exposition (KIEE) and simply as Energy Expo '82 and Expo '82, was an international exposition held in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Focused on energy and electricity generation, with the theme Energy Turns the World, it was officially registered as a "World's Fair" by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE).
Visitors walking the fairgrounds below the Sunsphere, June 3, 1982
Japanese pavilion with artificial intelligence programmed "Painting Robot".
Children using a touch-screen computer at the U.S. Pavilion.
Demolition of the U.S. Pavilion, April 6, 1991