Event Calendar - Frist Art Museum

Jun 3

Frist Arts Fest Weekend Celebration

Saturday, June 3, 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 4, 1:00–5:30 p.m.
$15 adult admission per day
Members and 18 and younger free!
Advance tickets are not required

Celebrating guitars, photography, and more, the Frist Art Museum will hold a weekend-long Frist Arts Fest on June 3–4 spotlighting the exhibitions Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art, Guitar Town: Picturing Performance Today, Ron Jude: 12 Hz, and Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature. Read More

Family Activity Music Performance Tours

Jun 15

Frist After Five graphic with photos of Gabe Baker and Nick Tabron

Frist After Five: Music in the Galleries

Thursday, June 15, 6:30–8:00 p.m.

Ingram Gallery; free

Music in the Galleries presented on June 15 and June 22

Join us for live music in Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art and celebrate Juneteenth and African-American Music Appreciation Month! Read More

Music

Jun 25

Don Flemons standing next to a tree with his guitar next to him

Musician Spotlight and Guided Tours

Sunday, June 25, 1:00–4:30 p.m.

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and Frist Art Museum
Registration required

Learn about the guitar from various perspectives in this afternoon-long experience: hear it played, learn its history, and see it represented in visual art from the past two centuries. Presented in partnership with the Country Museum Hall of Fame and Museum, this experience will include a forty-five-minute performance, and tours of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and the Storied Strings exhibition. Read More

Music Tours

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Jul 30

An Afternoon with Chris Martin

Sunday, July 30, 3:00–5:00 p.m.

Auditorium
Free; first come, first seated

Join us for an afternoon with Chris Martin, the sixth-generation owner of the iconic guitar manufacturer C. F. Martin & Co. Founded in 1833 in New York City, C. F. Martin & Co. has been making the world’s finest acoustic guitars for nearly two hundred years. Chris will bring incredible… Read More

Lectures + Gallery Talks Music Performance

Aug 6

Musician Spotlight and Guided Tours

Sunday, August 6, 1:00–4:30 p.m.

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and Frist Art Museum
Registration required

Learn about the guitar from various perspectives in this afternoon-long experience: hear it played, learn its history, and see it represented in visual art from the past two centuries. Presented in partnership with the Country Museum Hall of Fame and Museum, this experience will include a forty-five-minute performance, and tours of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and the Storied Strings exhibition. Read More

Music Tours

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