Events

Upcoming events

May 17
People looking at bonsai

Nashville Bonsai Society's 50th Anniversary Celebration and Regional Showcase

Saturday, May 17, 2025, 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Auditorium, Rechter Room, and Turner Courtyard

This event continues on Sunday, May 18
Join the Nashville Bonsai Society on Saturday, May 17, and Sunday, May 18, to celebrate the living art of bonsai! Across both days, carefully curated trees from featured artists in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi will be on display for museum patrons. The courtyard will also host 8+ vendors… Read More
Showcase
May 18
Bonsai in a planter next to a small plant

Nashville Bonsai Society's 50th Anniversary Celebration and Regional Showcase

Sunday, May 18, 2025, 1:00–5:30 p.m.

Auditorium, Rechter Room, and Turner Courtyard

Join the Nashville Bonsai Society on Saturday, May 17, and Sunday, May 18, to celebrate the living art of bonsai! Across both days, carefully curated trees from featured artists in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi will be on display for museum patrons. The courtyard will also host 8+ vendors… Read More
Showcase

Exhibitions on view today

Mar 14–Jun 1, 2025

David C. Driskell & Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship

Abstract painting with vertical bars and paint strokes in a variety of colors on a dark background
Mar 14–Jun 1, 2025

Kindred Spirits: Intergenerational Forms of Expression, 1966–1999

African American boy sitting in front of a large tree with sunflowers blooming all around him.
Mar 21–Jun 29, 2025

Enough to Go Around: Food and Community in Nashville

Man holding harvest of cherry tomatoes
Apr 10, 2025–Apr 10, 2026

Sole Study

Drawing of a black man in four different poses drawn in different colors.