American Flag Collection on View at the Customs House Museum
January 16, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The Crouch, Bruner, and Orgain Galleries of the Customs House Museum are themed in a celebration of Old Glory through February in the exhibit Of Stars & Stripes.
An extensive private collection of American flags, political banners, and memorabilia tell a visual story of our states.
American Flag Collection at the Customs House Museum
Customs House Museum’s Melina Ludwig Selected for Management Institute Scholarship
January 11, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is pleased to announce that Marketing and Media Director Melina Ludwig has been selected for Southeastern Museums Conference’s (SEMC) Jekyll Island Management Institute class of 2016.
Customs House Museum Marketing and Media Director Melina Ludwig.
Guest Lecturer Talks Quilts at the Customs House Museum
January 8, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum is showcasing part of its quilt collection through January in the exhibit Patterns of History.
Sponsored in part by Legends Bank, this exhibit highlights covers dating as far back as 1830. Included is a Mexican Rose quilt (c. 1850 – 1860) and a “Crazy Quilt” piano runner (c. 1880) made by Lena McLean of Rutherford County, TN.
Judy Schwender of the National Quilt Museum to speak at Customs House Museum.
Customs House Museum to hold 7th Annual Champagne and Chocolate Fundraiser January 28th
January 3, 2016
Clarksville, TN – On Thursday, January 28th, Champagne and Chocolate is back for its seventh installment to benefit the Customs House Museum. Doors open at 5:30pm at the Museum.
Live music will be performed by 8th and Marion Jazz Combo. Don’t miss this signature event of the winter season!
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum January 2016 Exhibits and Activities
January 2, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is located in historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. Come explore an entire city block featuring large gallery spaces filled with fine art, science and history.
Some of the events in November at the Museum are: Of Stars & Stripes: From the Collection of Dr. John Olson, Patterns of History: Quilts from the Collection, The Art of Noriko Register and Champagne & Chocolate.
Of Stars & Stripes From the Collection of Dr. John Olson
William Buffett Brings a New Simplicity to Customs House Museum
December 11, 2015
Clarksville, TN – There is a tranquil vibe filling the walls of the Planters Bank Peg Harvill Gallery this month at the Customs House Museum. Along with his success as a portrait painter, designer and printer of limited edition serigraphs and posters, William Buffett is becoming known for his scenes of California and New Orleans.
William Buffett Jazzes up the Customs House Museum
First Thursday Art Walk to take place December 3rd, 2015
December 1, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk is produced by the Downtown Clarksville Association and is a free, self-guided tour spanning a 5-block radius that combines visual art, live music, engaging events and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville.
With 10+ venues, bars and businesses participating each month, the First Thursday Art Walk in Clarksville is the ultimate opportunity to savor and support local creative talent.
First Thursday Art Walk in downtown Clarksville
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum December 2015 Exhibits and Activities
December 1, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is located in historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. Come explore an entire city block featuring large gallery spaces filled with fine art, science and history.
Some of the events in November at the Museum are:Patterns of History: Quilts from the Collection, Thomas Spake: Fragile Illumination, and Surroundings: The Art of Frank Baggett.
The Art of Frank Baggett
Nashville Artist Brings the Outdoors In at the Customs House Museum
November 23, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Through the end of November, guests of the Customs House Museum can enjoy the forests of Elizabeth Sanford within the Planters Bank Peg Harvill Gallery. Bright colored leaves and creatures roam the space in layers of watercolors.
Many of the pieces in the show are reminiscent of pop-up books and shadow boxes.
Sanford: Reshaping the Shadows – Looking for Signs
Tennessee Artist Brings the Outdoors in To the Customs House Museum
November 17, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum currently is featuring the dynamic landscapes of award-winning artist Frank Baggett in its Crouch Gallery exhibition Surroundings: The Art of Frank Baggett. Bold palettes of earthy colors move across the canvases in sharp strokes and golden highlights of reflected sun.
The viewer is instantly drawn into the riverbeds and forests of Frank’s world with the sense of having crossed these familiar paths before on a lazy summer day.
Surroundings: The Art of Frank Baggett exhibit on display at Clarksville’s Customs House Museum.
