With admission, experience three exhibitions showcasing Cherokee history, stories, and culture, and the Charles George Beloved Veterans Hall.

Now on view:

Main Exhibit: Museum of the Cherokee People is a museum in transition! With ambitious plans for a multiyear renovation project and new offsite collections facility, MotCP invites visitors to take a step behind the scenes as we consider how to update our 27-year-old exhibit to authentically share Cherokee history, culture, and stories from a Cherokee perspective. Try on your curator and historian hat while you learn about MotCP’s storied history and its exciting future.

sov·er·eign·ty: Expressions in Sovereignty of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians illuminates the complexities of tribal sovereignty and the EBCI’s continuing legacy of resilience. On view through December 30, 2025.

ᏗᏓᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎦᏓᏆᏟ Didanisisgi Gadagwatli: A Showcase of Pottery from the Mud Dauber Community Workshop at the Museum of the Cherokee People is an exhibition of work by students in the Museum of the Cherokee People’s annual community learning pottery workshop led by renowned ceramic artist Tara McCoy (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians).

About the Museum of the Cherokee People:

Established in 1948, the Museum of the Cherokee People is one of the longest-operating tribal museums in the country.

Located in Cherokee, North Carolina on the Qualla Boundary, the sovereign land of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and ancestral homelands of all Cherokees, the Museum shares the history, culture, and stories of the Cherokee people through its exhibitions, collections, and programs.

The Museum of the Cherokee People is the recipient of the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums’ 2022 Guardians of Culture and Lifeways International Award and was voted a Top Ten Best Native American Experience by USA TODAY. Learn more at motcp.org.