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Family-Friendly Exhibition Offers Engaging Exploration of Japanese Culture Through the Centuries

September 5, 2024
Journey through Japan: Myths to MangaOctober 25, 2024–February 16, 2025 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (September 5, 2024)—The Frist Art Museum presents Journey through Japan: Myths to Manga, an exhibition that shows how imagination, playfulness, and the environment have inspired Japan’s folklore, design, and technology through the centuries. Organized by… Read More

Frist Art Museum Announces 2025 Schedule of Exhibitions

August 26, 2024
French Impressionism · Venice and the Ottoman Empire · Contemporary African Masks · David Driskell and Contemporaries · American Quilting · Paul McCartney Photographs · Didier William and M. Florine Démosthène · Ellen Altfest · and More Read More

The Grilled Cheeserie to Debut New Bistro Concept at the Frist Art Museum

August 14, 2024
Café Cheeserie Opens to the Public September 5 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 14, 2024)—The Frist Art Museum and The Grilled Cheeserie are excited to announce Café Cheeserie, a creative new concept from The Grilled Cheeserie featuring a new fromage-focused, bistro-inspired menu, weekly and seasonal specials, as well as many… Read More

Multidisciplinary Artist LaJuné McMillian Explores Black Freedom and Movement Through New Digital Media and Performance

August 8, 2024
The Frist Art Museum presents LaJuné McMillian: The Portal’s Keeper—Origins, an exhibition of multimedia projections, sculptural installations, and holographic self-portraits by the New York–based artist LaJuné McMillian. Organized by the Frist Art Museum, the exhibition will be on view in the Gordon Contemporary Artists Gallery from September 27, 2024 through January 5, 2025. Read More

Career-Spanning Exhibition of Works by María Magdalena Campos-Pons Features Photography, Installation, Video, Painting, and Performance

July 22, 2024
The Frist Art Museum presents María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold, a sweeping exhibition of photography, installation, video, painting, and performance spanning the nearly four-decade career of the Cuban-born artist who now lives and works in Nashville. Organized by the Brooklyn Museum and the J. Paul Getty Museum, the exhibition will be on view in the Frist’s Ingram Gallery from September 27, 2024 through January 5, 2025. Read More

Exhibition from the Smithsonian American Art Museum Spotlights History and Enduring Legacy of Chicano Graphic Artists

May 22, 2024
 ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now June 28–September 29, 2024 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 22, 2024)—The Frist Art Museum presents ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now, an exhibition that explores how Chicano activist artists… Read More

Internationally Renowned Iranian Artist Shahpour Pouyan Critiques Oppressive Power Through Sculpture, Drawing, and a Debut Virtual Reality Installation

April 18, 2024
The Frist Art Museum presents Shahpour Pouyan: Winter in Paradise, a multimedia exhibition of architectural drawings, ceramic sculptures, and an ambitious new virtual reality experience. Organized by the Frist Art Museum, the exhibition will be on view in the Frist’s Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery from May 30 through August 25, 2024. Read More

Exhibition of Fashion and Photography Explores Creative Partnership Between the Designer Lee Alexander McQueen and Photographer Ann Ray

April 3, 2024
The Frist Art Museum presents Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez-Vous, a showcase of garments and photographs that explores the creative partnership between the late British fashion designer, Alexander McQueen, and his trusted friend, French photographer Ann Ray. Organized by Barrett Barrera Projects, the exhibition will be on view in the Frist’s Ingram Gallery from May 30 through August 25, 2024. Read More

Community Exhibition Pairs Historical Imagery with Contemporary Works by Black Artists in Tennessee

February 26, 2024
The Frist Art Museum presents Black Joy, in Spite of . . . ,an exhibition of historical photographs of Tennesseans paired with art of the present day. Organized by guest curator Brigette Janea Jones, the exhibition will be on view in the always-free Conte Community Arts Gallery from April 5 through September 2, 2024. Read More

Frist Art Museum Elects Five New Members to Board of Trustees

February 13, 2024
Five new board members have been elected to the Frist Art Museum Board of Trustees. The new members are Phillip G. Billington, Ramon L. Cisneros, Donald R. Hardin Jr., Dee Patel, and Tara Scarlett. Read More