PARTHENON CALENDAR
The Role of a Replica
West Gallery
This new exhibition is a hands-on exploration of what replicas can teach us and how they are used to convey the latest theories and discoveries.
Ethos: The Alchemy of Spirit and Light
East Gallery
Artist London Amara uses large-format collodion wet plate photography to produce mystical landscapes and intimate portraits.
Opening Reception: Ethos: The Alchemy of Spirit and Light
6 - 8 PM
Join us for a free first look at our newest exhibition, open May 19 through September 10.
RSVP required in advance or at the door.
Tennessee Triennial Exhibition
East & West Galleries
The Parthenon and Centennial Park Conservancy are proud to present Tennessee Triennial from January 27 through May 7. Painter Lakesha Moore, sculptor Desmond Lewis, and photographer Houston Cofield created artwork aligning with the theme of Re-Pair.
OPENING RECEPTION: Tennessee Triennial Exhibition
Join us for the Tennessee Triennial gallery opening on January 26 from 6-8 PM. This gallery opening is free and open to the public.
Looking Back - 125 Years After the Tennessee Centennial Exposition
In celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, explore an immersive gallery full of previously unseen Exposition photographs, listen to musical compositions created specifically for the Exposition, and view rare artifacts relating to the fair held in honor of Tennessee’s 100 years of statehood.
Looking Back - 125 Years After the Tennessee Centennial Exposition Gallery Opening
6 - 8 PM
RSVP to join us for a free opening reception celebrating our newest exhibit: Looking Back - 125 Years After the Tennessee Centennial Exposition.
Free and open to the public.
Central South Revisited 1966-1983
The Parthenon and Centennial Park Conservancy are proud to present Central South Revisited 1966-1983 in the West Gallery of the Parthenon from Friday, December 10, 2021 through Sunday, March 20, 2022. The exhibition features award winning artwork from the Parthenon’s permanent collection, telling the story of a regional art competition held annually at the Parthenon during the latter part of the 20th century.
The Antikythera Mechanism
The Antikythera Mechanism is now showing in the Parthenon’s West Gallery from through November 28. The exhibit tells the story of one of antiquity's most significant technological artifacts.
This is the Original and Only Harry Shepherd
This is the Original and Only Harry Shepherd in the Parthenon’s West Gallery from Friday, January 22 through Sunday, May 23, 2021. This exhibit is the story of pioneering twentieth century African American photographer and activist, Harry Shepherd.
Century III: Forty Year Retrospective 1980 -2020
Located in the Parthenon’s East Gallery, Century III: Forty Year Retrospective 1980 -2020 will revisit a body of work acquired by the Parthenon in 1980 in celebration of the city's bicentennial. This exhibit is now showing through January 24.
PARTHENON SYMPOSIUM | My 40 Year Search for the Battle of Actium
Join us on November 12 as Dr. Bill Murray, the Mary and Gus Stathis Professor of Greek History and Professor of Greek History and the Director of the Ancient Studies Center at the University of South Florida, discusses his 40 year search for the for the Battle of Actium.
PARTHENON SYMPOSIUM | Philosophically Bound Together: African American and White Women and the Right of the Franchise
Join us on October 29 at 6 PM for Philosophically Bound Together: African American and White Women and the Right of the Franchise, a free virtual symposium led by Assistant Director for State Programs at the Tennessee Historical Commission and Professor of History at Fisk University, Linda Wynn.
International Archeology Day at the Parthenon
Join us on October 17, 2020 as the Archaeological Institute of America, Nashville Society, and the Nashville Parthenon celebrate International Archaeology Day throughout a morning of safe, educational archaeological activities that share the legacy of Greek culture and raise awareness of archaeological concepts.
Steps Toward the Vote: Women's Political Activism in the Centennial Exposition and Beyond
Join us on September 22 at 6 PM for Steps Toward the Vote: Women's Political Activism in the Centennial Exposition and Beyond, a free virtual symposium led by Nashville Historian, Carole Bucy.
We Have a Vision: Nashville Women from the Centennial to Suffrage
Kate Kirkman, Anne Dallas Dudley, Kate Burch Warner, and Frankie Pierce.
Located in the West Gallery, the exhibit will use garments that belonged to Kate Kirkman from the 1890s and the 1910s to anchor an examination of her role and that of the Woman’s Department at the Exposition in fostering a conversation about women’s suffrage.
The Acropolis of Athens: The Photography of William James Stillman
William J. Stillman’s book, The Acropolis of Athens, Illustrated Picturesquely and Architecturally in Photography, was published in 1870, when photography was still in its infancy. The book is rare, with only a dozen surviving copies in public collections. The Nashville Parthenon’s copy came to light several years ago and art patrons Hope and Howard Stringer underwrote its conservation so that it could be exhibited.