Events

Upcoming events

Jun 25
Musician, Bobby Frank, plays the handpan

Music in the Café: Bobby Frank

Thursday, June 25, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Bobby Frank in Café Cheeserie. Read More
Music + Perfomances
Jun 25
A man and woman stand together in front of an abstract artwork.

Opening Conversation: An Indigenous Present

Thursday, June 25, 2026, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Auditorium Free for members; gallery admission required for not-yet members Registration required

Exhibition cocurators Jeffrey Gibson, artist, and Jenelle Porter, independent curator, will come together with Katie Delmez, Frist Art Museum senior curator, for a conversation exploring the ideas, practices, and approaches of Native North American artists featured in the exhibition. Read More
Lectures + Gallery Talks
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Jun 25
A woman gives a tour of an art gallery to a group of people in a room with blue walls.

Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour 

Thursday, June 25, 2026, 6:30–7:00 p.m.

Gallery admission required

Repeats every Thursday evening
Learn more about International Surrealism from Tate: Fifty Years of Dreams on this informal thirty-minute tour with a Frist Art Museum docent. Tours meet at the Ingram Gallery Information Desk. Read More
Tours
Jun 26
Frist Friday Neon Dreams, A Different Kind of Party on Broadway graphic.

Frist Friday

Friday, June 26, 2026, 7:00–10:00 p.m.

Advance tickets required. Discounted pricing available through June 14. Ages 21+

Join us for an immersive experience celebrating the luminous, dreamlike worlds of International Surrealism from Tate: Fifty Years of Dreams, Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven, An Indigenous Present, and Here with You: Awake and Dreaming. Read More
Festivals + Events
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Jun 27
Detail of under a stairwell

Architecture Tour

Saturday, June 27, 2026, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Meet in the Grand Lobby Free; no reservations necessary

Offered every Saturday and Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
When was the Frist Art Museum built? Who was the architect? Can you tell me about the floors in the galleries? Enjoy a guided tour of our landmark art deco building at 3:30 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. Read More
Tours
Jun 29
A woman leads a tour with a group of children in an art gallery.

Homeschool Monday

Monday, June 29, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Free for members and guests aged 18 and younger; $16 for not-yet members

Please join us! Enjoy priority access to the Frist’s interactive art-making space, Martin ArtQuest®. In addition to visiting our exhibitions on your own, join our museum art teachers and docents at 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., or 11:30 a.m. for an exhibition tour. All tours begin at the… Read More
Family Activity
Jun 30
A group of women paint in an art studio.

Vitality Arts Watercolor Workshop

Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 9:30–11:00 a.m.

East Recreation Center (600 Woodland St., Nashville, TN 37206); SOLD OUT

Occurs every Tuesday through August 25, 2026
Explore your creativity, learn a new skill, and create art with watercolor painting in this free workshop presented in partnership with the Frist Art Museum at East Recreation Center. Read More
Workshops
Jul 2
A woman sits at a table and creates a pottery sculpture.

Hand-Building Pottery Workshop

Thursday, July 2, 2026, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

FiftyForward J. L. Turner Center (8101 Highway 100, Nashville, TN 37221); SOLD OUT

Occurs every Thursday through August 27, 2026
Explore your creativity, learn a new skill, and create art with hand-building pottery in this free workshop, taught by Rachel Durham at the FiftyForward J. L. Turner Center and presented in partnership with the Frist Art Museum. Read More
Workshops
Jul 2
Roadie band member

Music in the Café: Roadie

Thursday, July 2, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Roadie, a band that combines East-Coast flare with a Western Americana flair. Read More
Music + Perfomances
Jul 5
This is an image of architecture in the Frist building. The image depicts curves in the structure of the building, which include stars, ridges, and various textures. The image contains grays, blacks, and whites.

Architecture Tour

Sunday, July 5, 2026, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Meet in the Grand Lobby Free; no reservations necessary

Offered every Saturday and Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
When was the Frist Art Museum built? Who was the architect? Can you tell me about the floors in the galleries? Enjoy a guided tour of our landmark art deco building at 3:30 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. Read More
Tours

Exhibitions on view today

May 22–Aug 30, 2026

International Surrealism from Tate:
Fifty Years of Dreams

People walking through a gallery with Surrealism paintings
May 22–Aug 30, 2026

Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven

Gallery with an installation with tall red string-like pieces handing together in a square with other works on the walls
Dec 19, 2025–Aug 23, 2026

A Landmark Repurposed: From Post Office to Art Museum

The architect’s black-and-white rendering of the Frist Art Museum. Groups of people are seen walking into the building.