Back to All Events

MNPS STEAM Night

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.

It’s time for a family field trip to the Parthenon! All MNPS families are invited to come see our newest exhibitions:  

The Role of a Replica, open through 2025

&

David Gootnick: Contemporary Kumiko, open through December 1

DURING STEAM NIGHT YOU CAN:

  • Meet an artist and hear about their upcoming exhibition at the Parthenon!

  • Join a 6 PM STEAM Night Museum Tour with an archaeologist who has lived and worked in Greece!

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

    • Centennial Exposition Gallery

    • Cowan Gallery featuring American art

    • East Gallery special exhibit David Gootnick: Contemporary Kumiko, open through December 1

    • West Gallery special exhibit The Role of a Replica featuring the city’s replica collection

  • 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.

  • Build an architectural masterpiece or solve a mythology map puzzle in the Treasury 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 2024 STEAM NIGHTS AT THE PARTHENON

Dates: May 14, July 9, and September 10

Times: 4:30-6:30 PM

QUESTIONS?

Email Director of Education Helen Sanders at Helen.Sanders@nashville.gov.


Previous
Previous
August 19

Symposium: Layers of Meanings in Benjamin West’s Neoclassical Venus and Cupid

Next
Next
December 13

Christy Lee Rogers: The Muses