Museum and Gallery Wedding Venues in Athens, TN

Located in the heart of Chattanooga's Historic Southside, the Coker Museum is a unique space to have your rehearsal dinner, wedding, and reception. With more than 13,000 square feet of space, 100 vintage cars, motorcycles, trucks, buses, and even three airplanes hanging overhead, your event will definitely be unforgettable. With our wide array of vintage cars in the museum, we can move and display many vehicles to create a unique space for your event. We can be with you through every step or for a portion of your wedding. We are excited to help you create the wedding of your dreams. We would love to show you around the venue and discuss your vision for your rehearsal, wedding, or reception. The Coker Museum can have any atmosphere you want for your day! You can set up a casual, elegant, hip, exciting day! You decide! We have 13,000 sq ft of uniqueness. Hire a DJ or a Live Band to dance the night away. Hire a caterer or use our list of caterers. We want to celebrate with you!

The Hunter Museum of American Art is not only an incredible fine art museum, but also a top tier Downtown Chattanooga wedding and event venue. The museum sits perched atop a towering bluff face on the Tennessee River, offering 180 degree jaw-dropping views, unique to our venue. Also overlooking the Walnut Street Bridge, our modern facility provides the convenience of being within walking distance to many Chattanooga hotels and attractions. Book your tour today and see for yourself why we are one of the most sought after spaces in the city.

The Booth Museum, in association with the Smithsonian Institution, is a 120,000-square-foot museum located in Cartersville, Georgia, where guests are invited to See America’s Story through contemporary Western artwork, a Presidential Gallery, a Civil War art gallery, and an interactive children’s gallery. Open since August 2003, Booth Museum is the only museum of its kind in the Southeast and was named 2020, 2021, and 2022 USA Today’s 10 Best Peoples’ Choice Award for the best art museum in the country.

The Museum of Appalachia is an event venue situated on 60+ pastoral acres, surrounded by split rail fences, offering a captivating setting for your special day. Reminiscent of days gone by, the Museum offers a fresh event choice with a beautiful landscape, including rustic cabins, barns, and a quaint chapel. We offer wedding packages that are perfect for ceremonies and receptions of any size. We offer outdoor and indoor wedding packages, as well as a combination of both. We offer a barn-style indoor reception hall with a full-prep kitchen, antique serving bars and a capacity to comfortably seat up to 200 guests. Our covered porch provides additional reception seating while still allowing guests to take in the tranquil view of the Museum’s Pioneer Village. Our outdoor ceremony spaces are vast in number and capable of accommodating a group of any size.

Our historic venue was originally a church built in 1904 and renovated in 2011. We are known for having beautiful exposed brick, large arched windows providing lots of natural lighting, and unique spaces all over the property for special, picture-perfect moments.