Event Calendar - Frist Art Museum

Jun 11

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Music in the Café: PT Gazell & The Side Effects

Thursday, June 11, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Chip Greene in Café Cheeserie. Listen to live music while enjoying a delicious dinner, light bites, or glass of wine or beer. Read More

Music + Perfomances

Jun 11

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Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour

Thursday, June 11, 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 11

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Frist Films: “Breaking Out, Breaking In: Surrealist Cinema and the Waking Dream”

Thursday, June 11, 2026, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

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

“Breaking Out, Breaking In” pairs two landmark films to showcase how the surrealists and those influenced by their ideas used film as an instrument of liberation. Read More

Films

Jun 13

Architecture Tour

Saturday, June 13, 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 14

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Sensory Sunday Hour

Sunday, June 14, 2026, 12:00–1:00 p.m.

Free for members and guests ages 18 and younger; gallery admission required for not-yet-members

Explore the Frist Art Museum, the exhibitions, and Martin ArtQuest during a sensory-friendly hour. Sound levels will be lowered throughout the exhibitions. Engage with volunteers in the galleries at multisensory carts in selected galleries. Read More

Family Activity

Jun 14

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Family Sunday

Sunday, June 14, 2026, 12:00–5:30 p.m.

Free for members and guests aged 18 and younger; gallery admission required for not-yet members

On selected Sundays each month, join us for special kid-friendly programming, family tours, and multisensory gallery experiences. Read More

Family Activity

Jun 14

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Dave Eggers: Contrapposto

Sunday, June 14, 2026, 2:00–3:30 p.m.

Auditorium $35.50; registration required

Parnassus Books and the Frist Art Museum are thrilled to present an afternoon with Dave Eggers in conversation with Lindsay Lynch about his new book, Contrapposto. Read More

Lectures + Gallery Talks

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Jun 18

Music in the Café: Jeff Taylor

Thursday, June 18, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Jeff Taylor, a Grammy Award–winning musician who has played with The Time Jumpers for twenty-five years. Read More

Music + Perfomances

Jun 18

Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour

Thursday, June 18, 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 21

Architecture Tour

Sunday, June 21, 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