Events

Upcoming events

Sep 21
Rising staircase in front of floor to ceiling window with metal detailing.

Architecture Tour

Saturday, September 21, 2024, 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
Sep 22
Tour group standing in the Frist's Grand Lobby, observing the architecture

Architecture Tour

Sunday, September 22, 2024, 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
Sep 26
Three vertical panels with a woman in the middle with long hair or feathers and magnolia blooms on either side

Member Preview:
María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold and LaJuné McMillian: The Portal’s Keeper—Origins

Thursday, September 26, 2024, 12:00–5:30 p.m.

Reservations are not required

Please join us for a Member Preview of María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold and LaJuné McMillian: The Portal’s Keeper—Origins on Thursday, September 26, from noon to 5:30 p.m. As a benefit of membership, our members are invited to enjoy exclusive viewings of our new exhibitions at member previews. Member… Read More
Member Event
Sep 26
María Magdalena Campos-Pons in a yellow dress with white paint on her face

Performance: “A Mother’s River of Tears”

Thursday, September 26, 2024, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Auditorium Free; first come, first seated

María Magdalena Campos-Pons collaborates with Kamaal Malak to reprise A Mother’s River of Tears, an immersive performance that debuted at the opening of María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold at the Brooklyn Museum in 2023. Drawing on ancestral rituals of the Yoruba people, the performance is a manifestation of many healing themes mirrored in Behold. It… Read More
Performance
Sep 26
Woman looking at a painting

Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour 

Thursday, September 26, 2024, 6:30–7:00 p.m.

Gallery admission required

Repeats every Thursday evening
Learn more about ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now on this informal thirty-minute tour with a Frist Art Museum docent. Tours meet at the Ingram Gallery Information Desk. Read More
Tours
Sep 27
Blue abstract shape with small Black figures swimming with red life vests

Conversation: María Magdalena Campos-Pons with Carmen Hermo and Katie Delmez

Friday, September 27, 2024, 12:00–1:00 p.m.

Auditorium Free; first come, first seated

Join María Magdalena Campos-Pons with Carmen Hermo, associate curator, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum, and Katie Delmez, Frist Art Museum senior curator, for this conversation about the exhibition María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold.  Image: María Magdalena Campos-Pons (born Matanzas, Cuba, 1959). Untitled, from the series Un Pedazo de Mar,… Read More
Lectures + Gallery Talks
Sep 28
LaJune McMillian standing at a podium with her digital immersive art in the background

Artist’s Performance and Talk: Spirit and Child
Presented by LaJuné McMillian

Saturday, September 28, 2024, 2:30–3:30 p.m.

Auditorium Free; first come, first seated

Join LaJuné McMillian for this special performance of their work Spirit and Child, as well as a talk delving into their multimedia practice. Spirit and Child is a series of prayers between Child and Spirit, presented as a live motion-capture performance and installation. A healing ceremony unfurls as Child extends… Read More
Lectures + Gallery Talks Performance
Sep 28
Angled view of sunlit marble stairway with metal bannister

Architecture Tour

Saturday, September 28, 2024, 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
Sep 29
Work of art divided into 12 panels showing two Black women on either side holding a board with 4 figures and paper bags tied below the boat

Member Morning:
María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold and LaJuné McMillian: The Portal’s Keeper—Origins

Sunday, September 29, 2024, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Reservations are not required

Join us for a members-only viewing of María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold and LaJuné McMillian: The Portal’s Keeper—Origins on Sunday, September 29, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. As a benefit of membership, our members are invited to enjoy exclusive viewings of our new exhibitions at member previews and Member Mornings. Member previews… Read More
Member Event
Sep 29
Group of people standing outside, looking at a building out of frame

Architecture Tour

Sunday, September 29, 2024, 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

Jun 28–Sep 29, 2024

¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now

People walking in a gallery
Sep 6, 2024–Mar 16, 2025

2024 Young Tennessee Artists: Selections from Advanced Studio Art Programs

Young woman looking at a work of art