FREE ADMISSION for mnps

Free admission for Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) students, staff, and faculty— and their entire families!

Simply inform museum staff you are a MNPS family for free admission.

Event Highlights:

5:00 PM- Museum Tour with an Archaeologist

5:45 PM- Nature Walk with Hazel Miller, a Naturalist from Shelby Bottoms Nature Center

It’s time for a family field trip to the Parthenon!

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DURING STEAM NIGHT YOU CAN ALSO:

• Explore Nashville history and American art exhibitions on Level 1:

  • Learn about how the Athena Statue was made in A Goddess in Progress in the East Gallery

• Explore Greek history and art exhibitions on Level 2:

  • Naos featuring the colossal statue of Athena

  • Treasury with Parthenon Marbles casts, Ionic columns, and pediment maquettes

• Learn from museum experts about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) connections at the Parthenon.

• Learn about the snake on the Athena Statue in the Naos on Level 2.

• Take a break at the Research Station in the Treasury on Level 2.

• Find out what’s new in the Kidsville Activity Corner in the Gallery Lobby on Level 1.

• Enjoy Centennial Park and listen to a free Exterior Architecture Audio Tour in English, Spanish, or Arabic.

SUMMER 2026 STEAM NIGHTS AT THE PARTHENON

Dates: July 23, August 27, September 17

Times: 4:30-6:30 PM

QUESTIONS?

Email Kaitlyn Hinson at Kaitlyn.Hinson@nashville.gov.

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