Event Calendar - Frist Art Museum

Jun 26

Music in the Café: Ronny Criss

Thursday, June 26, 2025, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Ronny Criss, a Nashville-based singer-songwriter whose music blends Americana, country, pop, and rock with heartfelt lyricism and a voice rich in grit and soul. Read More

Music

Jun 26

Blue, white, and red quilt that depicts the American flag

Opening Conversation: Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories

Thursday, June 26, 2025, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Auditorium Gallery admission required

Presented by Jennifer Swope Join Jennifer Swope, the David and Roberta Logie Curator of Textiles at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Katie Delmez, senior curator at the Frist Art Museum, for this conversation about the exhibition Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories. About Jennifer Swope Jennifer Swope… Read More

Lectures + Gallery Talks

Jun 26

People walking through a gallery looking at art

Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour

Thursday, June 26, 2025, 6:30–7:00 p.m.

Gallery admission required

Repeats every Thursday evening

Learn more about Venice and the Ottoman Empire on this informal thirty-minute tour with a Frist Art Museum docent. Tours meet at the Ingram Gallery Information Desk. Read More

Tours

Jun 29

Architecture Tour

Sunday, June 29, 2025, 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 30

Homeschool Monday

Monday, June 30, 2025, 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Free for members; $16 adult admission for not-yet-members; youth ages 18 and under are free

Homeschool Mondays fall on the last Monday of the month (except May, November, and December due to holidays) and are designed to maximize the experience of our homeschool-community members. These drop-in days (no registration needed) offer special opportunities to learn more about selected exhibitions. All adult visitors enjoy our discounted… Read More

Homeschool Event

Jul 3

A young girl sits on a stool drawing with her dad behind her.

Drop-In Drawing

Thursday, July 3, 2025, 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Gallery admission required Materials included (first come, first served); all skill levels welcome

Practice drawing techniques and skills, access technical guidance, and be inspired by the artworks in our galleries and the architecture of our building. Borrow materials from the station in the galleries, or bring your own! (Please note that only pencils and digital drawing surfaces are allowed in the galleries.)

Jul 3

Music in the Café: Roadie

Thursday, July 3, 2025, 6:00–7:00 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

Jul 5

Architecture Tour

Saturday, July 5, 2025, 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

Jul 10

Music in the Café: Curtis Godino

Thursday, July 10, 2025, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join Curtis Godino, a Florida-born organist, auteur bandleader, and light artist of New York repute, for a special musical event. Read More

Music

Jul 10

Broad view of the Nashville skyline showing the Cumberland River in the foreground with a large bridge crossing the water

Opening Panel: Avenues to a Great City

Thursday, July 10, 2025, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Auditorium Free; first come-first seated

This Opening Panel for Avenues to a Great City is part of an event series looking to the past, present, and future to explore the influence of The Plan of Nashville, twenty years after its publication. Join the author of The Plan and other key participants as they discuss the project’s development, publication, and… Read More

Lectures + Gallery Talks