Founded by artist-blacksmith James Wallace, the museum is devoted to exhibitions of metalwork and public programs featuring metalsmiths.

This hospital's main use was treating civil war patients; however, it was also used as a scientific research center to explore cures for yellow fever.

The rest were demolished by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a New Deal program, in the 1930s.

[2] Since 1979, much work and money has gone into renovation to make the Metal Museum an interactive place for learning.

During this event, volunteer metalsmiths from across the country repair virtually any sort of metal object while the public watches.