Our exhibitions illustrate the natural world and mountain societies, past and present.

Temporary exhibits have been produced around such themes as blacksmithing traditions, Cherokee myths and legends, the history of an Appalachian watershed, and the southern Appalachian handicraft movement.

Gallery Exhibits

The Center maintains three major galleries. Gallery A houses the Center's only permanent exhibit while Galleries B and C house traveling or temporary exhibits. Smaller photographic and thematic displays are exhibited along the wormy chestnut-lined lobby areas.

Gallery A

• Migration of the Scotch-Irish People -  permanent exhibit

Gallery B

• A Quilter's Garden - April 8 - May 23, 2008
• A Craftsman's Legacy: The Furniture of Jesse Bryson Stalcup - May 30 - July 18, 2008
• Cherokee Pottery: People of One Fire - August 4 - November 16, 2008

Gallery C

• The Artistry of Plain-Style Furniture - May 30 - December 31, 2008

Lobby

• People of the Land - Ongoing
• After the War - Ongoing

Online Exhibits

• After the War: Conflict and Domestic Change in the NC mountains
• Nantahala Power & Light
• Southern Appalachian Quilts
• Horace Kephart: Revealing an Enigma
• CRAFT REVIVAL: Shaping Western North Carolina Past and Present

Click on The Digital Heritage Network for lectures recorded at the Mountain Heritage Center.