Institute of Archaeology

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Admission

Admission to the Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum is free.

Group Tours

We welcome groups to our museum, whether from schools, churches, clubs, or others interested in archaeology. Please arrange your visit at least two weeks in advance so we can have an adequate number of docents on hand. Call 423.236.2030 or e-mail museum@southern.edu for group reservations.

Groups of elementary & middle school students should include one adult for every 10 children.

Before your group visits the museum, you may wish to show a video, provide directed activities, encourage the group to explore internet resources (such as educational games), or provide appropriate books and magazines for them to read.

Hours

Monday through Thursday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
Friday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
Saturday and Sunday: 2 to 5 p.m. 
* Closed during summer months (May to August) and Southern Adventist University breaks and holidays. You can schedule a visit to see the museum during these times.

Directions

You can view a campus map here.

Heading North on I-75 (from Chattanooga or Atlanta)

  • Take the Volkswagen Drive exit, #9.
  • Keep right at exit ramp to merge onto Volkswagen Drive.
  • Go straight at the traffic light to merge onto (TN-317) Apison Pike.
  • Continue on Apison Pike for approx. 3.2 miles. Go straight past the second traffic light and follow the road around the bend towards Southern Adventist University.
  • Turn right onto Colcord Drive. If you get to the four-way stop, you have gone too far.
  • Keep right to stay on Colcord Drive. Follow the signs to museum parking.
  • Continue on Colcord Drive for 0.3 miles. Museum parking will be on the left.
  • Proceed up the stairs to Hackman Hall (the two-story brick building). The museum entrance is on the South (right) side. The museum is located on the ground floor.
  • For handicap parking, head South (right) after turning into the parking area and follow the ramp up to the parking spots behind the building.


Heading South on I-75 (from Cleveland or Knoxville)

  • Take the Ooltewah exit, #11.
  • Turn left after exit onto (US-11) Lee Highway.
  • Turn right onto Little Debbie Parkway (at the second traffic light).
  • Turn left onto (TN-317) Apison Pike (Little Debbie Parkway ends).
  • Continue on Apison Pike for approx. 1.6 miles. Go straight at the traffic light and follow the road around the bend towards Southern Adventist University.
  • Turn right onto Colcord Drive. If you get to the four-way stop, you have gone too far.
  • Keep right to stay on Colcord Drive. Follow the signs to museum parking.
  • Continue on Colcord Drive for 0.3 miles. Museum parking will be on the left.
  • Proceed up the stairs to Hackman Hall (the two-story brick building). The museum entrance is on the South (right) side. The museum is located on the ground floor.
  • For handicap parking, head South (right) after turning into the parking area and follow the ramp up to the parking spots behind the building.