Editing Chattanooga, Tennessee (section)

===Museums===
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[[File:Hunter Museum of American Art.jpg|thumb|Contemporary extension of the [[Hunter Museum of American Art]]]]
As the birthplace of the [[tow truck]], Chattanooga is the home of the [[International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.internationaltowingmuseum.org|title=The International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum|date=October 7, 2011|publisher=Internationaltowingmuseum.org|access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> Another transportation icon, the [[passenger train]], can be found at the [[Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum]], called TVRM by locals, which is the largest operating historic railroad in the South.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.tvrail.com/about-us/ |website=Tennessee Valley Railroad |access-date=January 10, 2025}}</ref>

Other notable museums include the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center, the [[Houston Museum of Decorative Arts]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.thehoustonmuseum.com|title=index.html<!-- Bot generated title -->|work=thehoustonmuseum.com|access-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref> the Bessie Smith Cultural Center,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bessiesmithcc.org/|title=Bessie Smith Cultural Center &#124; Chattanooga African American Museum|website=BSCC}}</ref> and the [[Creative Discovery Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cdmfun.org|title=The Creative Discovery Museum|publisher=United Nations|access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> Chattanooga African American Museum.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.caamhistory.com|title=Chattanooga African American Museum| publisher=Caamhistory.com|access-date=November 13, 2011|archive-date=October 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015215106/http://www.caamhistory.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There is no local history museum, but the Chattanooga History website holds a large collection of old photographs and other resources.<ref>{{cite web | title=Explore our City's Past | website=Chattanooga History | date=December 21, 2022 | url=https://chattanoogahistory.com/ | access-date=November 19, 2023}}</ref>

There are also several art museums, including the [[Hunter Museum of American Art]]. The Institute of Contemporary Arts Chattanooga (ICA Chattanooga), located on campus of the [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga]] (UTC), hosts a series of exhibitions of contemporary art throughout the year, which include exhibitions by regional and national contemporary artists and also feature from UTC's permanent collection.<ref>{{cite web | title=About | website=ICA Chattanooga | date=March 19, 2021 | url=https://icachatt.org/about | access-date=November 19, 2023}}</ref>

Starting in late 2025, or early 2026, there will be a brand-new museum called ''The Motion Museum'', which was devoted to everything related to transportation with Firecrown Media, a Chattanooga based company that also bought the portfolio [[Kalmbach Media]], bought the assets from the defunct [[EnterTRAINment Junction]] in [[West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio|West Chester, Ohio]].<ref>{{cite news |title='EnterTRAINment Junction's popular exhibits to get new home' |url=https://www.fox19.com/2024/12/27/entertrainment-junctions-popular-exhibits-get-new-home/ |access-date=January 12, 2025 |work=[[WXIX-TV|Fox 19]] |date=December 27, 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kiehl |first1=Allison |title=World's largest indoor train display is coming to Tennessee. Why organizers say new museum is the 'perfect fit' |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/2025/01/08/entertrainment-junction-west-chester-cincinanti-chattanooga-train-display/77513294007/ |access-date=January 12, 2025 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=January 12, 2025}}</ref>