Event Calendar - Frist Art Museum

Mar 1

Architecture Tour

Sunday, March 1, 2026, 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

Mar 5

The two men in Duo Sudeste play guitars with a green, yellow, and red striped overlay.

Music in the Café: Duo Sudeste

Thursday, March 5, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Duo Sudeste in Café Cheeserie. Read More

Music

Mar 5

Graphic showing panels of people for Opera Out Loud

Opera OUT LOUD: The Sounds of Impressionism

Thursday, March 5, 2026, 6:00–6:45 p.m.

Auditorium Free; registration is required

In celebration of The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas Museum of Art, the Nashville Opera’s Mary Ragland Emerging Artists will present a forty-five-minute impressionist recital. Read More

Music

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Mar 5

Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour

Thursday, March 5, 2026, 6:30–7:00 p.m.

Gallery admission required

Repeats every Thursday evening

Learn more about In Her Place on this informal thirty-minute tour with a Frist Art Museum docent. Tours meet at the Ingram Gallery Information Desk. Read More

Tours

Mar 7

A bowl of Japanese-style fish, rice and fruits.

Washoku: A Celebration of Japanese Cuisine and Food Education

Saturday, March 7, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Auditorium $50 Seating is limited; registration by February 21 is required

Join us for an engaging cooking demonstration and curated tasting of authentic Japanese dishes, featuring Tsukiko Hattori, acting president of the world-renowned Hattori Nutrition College and director of the Hattori Culinary Research Society, and Master Chef Kiyoyuki Ichimaida. For the tasting, Chef Ichimaida will prepare Chicken Nanban (Japanese fried chicken), Futomaki (thick sushi rolls), Inari Sushi (sushi rice… Read More

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Mar 7

A series of Art Deco chandelier in a hallway.

Architecture Tour

Saturday, March 7, 2026, 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

Mar 12

Music in the Café: Tim Gartland Three

Thursday, March 12, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Tim Gartland in Café Cheeserie. Read More

Music

Mar 12

Drawing of a woman in the clouds making a phone call on an old, corded phone.

Artists’ Conversation: The Foremothers

Thursday, March 12, 2026, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

SOLD OUT Auditorium Free for members; $10 for not-yet-members

Join us for a special evening of conversation with five celebrated artists featured in In Her Place: Nashville Artists in the Twenty-First Century. Read More

Lectures + Gallery Talks

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Mar 12

Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour

Thursday, March 12, 2026, 6:30–7:00 p.m.

Gallery admission required

Repeats every Thursday evening

Learn more about In Her Place on this informal thirty-minute tour with a Frist Art Museum docent. Tours meet at the Ingram Gallery Information Desk. Read More

Tours

Mar 15

Graphic for Jazz on the Move featuring Dr. Lonnie Smith.

Jazz on the Move: Ty Bailie Presents Dr. Lonnie Smith

Sunday, March 15, 2026, 3:00–4:00 p.m.

Auditorium Free; first come, first seated

Jazz on the Move is a free community program presented by the Nashville Jazz Workshop at the Frist Art Museum that brings the history and spirit of jazz to life through a dynamic blend of live performance and engaging education. Read More

Music