Customs House Museum » Permanent Exhibits

Memory Lane
See the life and history of Montgomery County during the mid-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Memory Lane features a re-built 1842 log cabin, and a historic Printmaker's Shop, Draper's Shop, and Tobacco Shop. Antique fire trucks, wagons, and carts reveal transportation before the automobile.
Explorer’s Gallery
The Explorer's Gallery is packed with fun, learning and fantasy. In McGregor's Market and Kitchen, Aunt Alice's Attic, Raceways, and of course - the Bubble Room, children can learn through play!( Note: The Bubble Room has been moved during construction of the new Bubble Cave, but is still open for fun and exxploration.)
Challenges and Champions Sports Gallery
Challenges and Champions highlights amazing athletes who have come from Montgomery County. See Jeff Purvis' racecar, Wilma Rudoph's relay baton, Billy Copeland's street luge, and other exciting mementos of sporting history.
Student Art Gallery
Managed by the Arts and Heritage Development Council, this gallery features work by a variety of students from some of the schools in the Montgomery County School System. Currently featuring work from the students of Clarksville High School.
Postmaster’s Office
This exhibit shows a piece of the Museum's history. The building was designed in 1898 for use as a Federal Post Office and Custom House to handle the large volume of foreign mail coming up the river from t he city's international tobacco business.
Lucy Dunwody Boehm Porcelain Collection
The Customs House Museum Boehm porcelain collection is one of the largest in the southeast. It houses dozens of beautifully detailed birds and flowers, and is truly a must see sight for anyone who can appreciate the beauty of nature.