frank l. horton museum center

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  trimic

  This was our first stop in Old Salem. We had a great tour guide who did a good job in explaining the history of the early southern furniture. I know the rooms change from time to time, but if you like early American furniture this is well worth the price of a ticket. I would go back the next time we go to OS.

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  DebCMT

  We were disappointed that we had to have a guide for this museum. Takes about 45 minutes, but you see a fraction of the museum.

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  340alanc

  Mesda is a wonderful museum of southern decorative art. If you like the way you envisioned the Old South to live (the rich and the farmers), this is a great place to spend an hour ot 2.

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  OmahaNEOmaha

  We visited MESDA as part of our trip to Old Salem. We took the one hour guided tour and had sensory overload of wonderful old furniture, rooms, paintings and other artifacts. We learned that the early south had a very strong artistic decoration movement even in everyday objects. Well worth the time.

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  paulhB811HL

  While located as part of Old Salem, the museum's contents and focus are entirely separate. Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable, even passionate, on antiques. However, I would have preferred to have heard a bit more on the lifestyles of those that used this furniture. Also, the guide had so much to say, there was scant time for questions or casual perusing. An antique furniture would clearly rate this museum as Excellent, but for us ordinary folks, we need to be able to put the furniture displayed in the context of life among the wealthy class.

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  WorthSC

  Although this tour has changed greatly since the one time we took it many years ago, we enjoyed it much more because our young guide was so pleasant, friendly and knowledgeable. Sad to say our first tour was led by a bit of a snob, who did not make us feel very welcome. By the time we took this most recent tour, we had walked all over Old Salem, visiting and enjoying each museum. So, we were glad it was to last only 45 minutes, and went only a few minutes over. We do think it would be nice if there were a few chairs to sit and rest on in each room - several in our group were as tired as we were, and there was only one chair in each room - which was immediately taken by three small but otherwise well-behaved children each time we entered another room. This is a very nice museum, and the kind lady at the admittance desk was ever-so-helpful when we wanted to upgrade our day's ticket to a year's membership.

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  FarmFriendNC

  At Old Salem, this has many beautiful period rooms. Very educational.

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  McBible

  We were told when tours were available, but when we got there the volunteer for the tours had not shown up. And that fits Old Salem ... just not a very sharp operation.

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  1BVISailor

  Excellent guide. A bit dry but if you are a dedicated historian and submit yourself you can be amazed.

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  infogrlSevierville

  This museum was interesting,but we thought that it would be more on architecture and history of furnishings in the area. A lot of the same in each room. The guide was very nice and informative. If you have time it is something to see, but wouldn't make a special trip.