Events

Upcoming events

Jun 11
A black and white photo of someone's hands holding another person's eyes open.

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

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
May 28–Jun 15, 2026

Community Partners Art Show

Three women pose for a photo in front of their art pieces in an art gallery.
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.