Museum Center at Five Points

The Museum Center is a history museum, art museum, and cultural center and houses exhibits and artifacts relating to the history of the Ocoee Region of Tennessee, which includes Bradley and Polk Counties and the Chattanooga region and surrounding areas. The museum features one permanent exhibit, The River of Time, which traces the history of Bradley County, Polk County, and East Hamilton County. In addition, five to six changing exhibitions are held each year. The museum contains a store which has a gallery showcasing arts and crafts of the region and of the South. The facility is often used for private and community events. == History ==

The museum was first proposed in 1992. Construction began on the museum center on May 28, 1998, and the museum opened to the public on September 11, 1999. The museum center was chosen as the 2011 recipient of the MainStreet Cleveland award. "Telling the story of the Ocoee Region" was adopted as the museum's mission statement on June 18, 2013. == References ==