Events

Upcoming events

Jun 12
Young woman looking at a tapestry

Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour 

Thursday, June 12, 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 15
This image shows the bottom of the spiral staircase in the Frist Art Museum. The image consists of some grays, blacks, whites, and a few browns. There is also some marble detail.

Architecture Tour

Sunday, June 15, 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 19
Woman looking at one of the Venice and the Ottoman Empire paintings.

Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour 

Thursday, June 19, 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. Cesare Vecellio. Procession in Piazza San Marco, ca. 1597. Oil on canvas; 52 3/4 x 76 3/8 in. Fondazione Musei Civici di… Read More
Tours
Jun 21
Close up view of metal art deco bannister along marble stairwell

Architecture Tour

Saturday, June 21, 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 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
Detail of under a stairwell

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
Jul 5
A male and female give a guided architecture tour in ASL interpretation to visitors on the steps outside at the Frist.

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

Exhibitions on view today

May 31–Sep 1, 2025

Venice and the Ottoman Empire

The bustling opening entrance of the Venice and the Ottoman Empire exhibit.
May 31–Sep 1, 2025

Ellen Altfest: Forever

Close up of a group of gourds of varying shapes and sizes
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.