Support the Morton Museum as a member of the Friends of the Morton Museum, a 501(c)3 established to provide volunteer support and make possible special exhibits and program outside the Museum's annual budget. Your tax-deductible contribution at any level helps the Museum build world-class exhibitions and programs that benefit the entire community. Every gift matters.

Join or renew! Individual: $10 per year, Family: $15 per year

Download a membership form to send along with your check to:

Friends of the Morton Museum, 196 N. Main Street, Collierville, TN 38017

Friends Projects

"In Their Words: Collierville Oral History Project" 

In partnership with the Morton Museum and the Town of Collierville, the Friends of the Museum have donated nearly half the equipment expenses to aid in starting the project. 

Interested in telling your Collierville story? Sign-up to be involved with the project here. 

School Bus Grant

The Friends of the Museum offer transportation assistance to schools who participate in Morton Museum field trips. The Bus Grant reimburses bus costs up to $500.

Children & Evening Concert Series

The Friends, in partnership with the Museum, offer four concerts including two children's concerts with instrument petting zoo and two evening concerts for adults.

Please visit the Museum's Facebook page for upcoming events. 

Friends Book Club

The Friends of the Museum book club meets at the Museum on the last Wednesday of every month to discuss titles connected to local/regional history and Southern authors.

Please visit the Museum's Facebook page for upcoming events. 

Frisco 1351 Interpretive Signs

In 2020, The Friends designed and installed four interpretative signs near Frisco 1351 on Town Square. The signs explain the history of the locomotives and how it works. Learn more about the rail history of Collierville here.