Custom House Museum November 2012 Exhibits and Activities
October 29, 2012
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.
In the month of October, the Museum will feature Impressions of Reality: The Passion of Kitty Harvill, Veteran’s Day Celebration, Let’s Find: Fish, The Museum Store Holiday Open House and so much more.
Mountains to Coast exhibit at the Customs House Museum starting November 8th
October 25, 2012
Clarksville, TN – “Mountains to Coast represents a collection of my favorite subjects to paint. I have found the mountains of Tennessee, the coastal areas of Maine and the Carolinas and American historical sites inspirational. My work reflects the cultural, spiritual and natural environments of these areas. These paintings span more than ten years of reflecting on what I have seen and want to communicate to the viewer,” states Tennessee watercolorist Denton Ridge in reference to his exhibit at the Customs House Museum.
Mountains to Coast exhibit at the Customs House Museum
Customs House Museum revisits Bathysphere Adventure starting November 15th
October 24, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Philbrick Crouch was nineteen when he became a member of the 1930 Oceanographic research team with well-known explorer Dr. William Beebe for the New York Zoological Society to Bermuda.
The Customs House Museum will be revisiting his experience with the exhibit Beyond the Abyss: Phil Crouch & the Bathysphere Adventure on November 15th. The show will include photos of this expedition taken by Mr. Crouch, along with his diary, sketches, and a 90% actual size model of the Bathysphere.
Bathysphere Adventure at the Customs House Museum
Customs House Museum “Let’s Find: Benches and Chairs” October 10th and 11th
October 9, 2012
Clarksville, TN – On October 10th and 11th, come out to the Customs House Museum for “Let’s Find: Benches and Chairs” from 10:30am-11:30am. Children 3 – 5 years old and their grown-ups are invited to explore the museum from a child’s perspective.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Custom House Museum October 2012 Exhibits and Activities
September 30, 2012
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.
In the month of October, the Museum will feature Impressions of Reality: The Art of Camille Engel, George McGlothin as Clay Faulkner, Sunday Family Fun: Meet the Mannequins, Art & Lunch: Whistler and so much more.
Traces Brings Eerie Sense of Nostalgia to Customs House Museum
September 24, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Local photographer Greg Sand comes across as a shy, somewhat mysterious guy. The same can be said of his latest photography series. Traces (on exhibit in the Planters Bank Peg Harvill Gallery through October) is a suite of sixteen digital images.
At first glance the viewer is reminded of old family photos from the 60s. Upon further inspection one finds only the shadows and reflections of people who were once present. [Read more]
Customs House Museum Family Fun Day September 23rd, 2012 with “Fabulous, Fantastic Furniture”
September 20, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Come out to the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center Sunday, September 23rd for Family Fun Day.
Explore the Cumberland Furniture Guild exhibit and then join us in the Coca Cola Café to design and make some of your own furniture with paper, small cardboard boxes, craft sticks, and pictures from magazines.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
George McGlothin Performs as Civil War Soldier at the Customs House Museum
September 15, 2012
Clarksville, TN – On Friday, October 5th, the Customs House Museum will take a look back into 1863 through the eyes of a Civil War soldier. The event will feature historian George McGlothin, who will be assuming the persona of Clay Faulkner.
It will take place in the Museum’s Turner Auditorium at 6:00pm. Admission is free and open to the public.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
“Let’s Find: Trees” at the Customs House Museum September 12th and 13th
September 10, 2012
Clarksville, TN – On Wednesday September 12th and Thursday September 13th, from 10:30am–11:30am, children 3 – 5 years old and their grown-ups are invited to explore the Customs House Museum from a child’s perspective.
This month we will be looking for trees in the exhibit, Tennessee Watercolor Society: Selections from the Biennial Exhibition. We will also read a story and make a craft. [Read more]
Custom House Museum September 2012 Exhibits and Activities
August 26, 2012
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.
In the month of July, the Museum will feature The Amazing Maze, Inspirations and Origins, Subtle Manipulations: The Vision of Greg Sand, Let’s Find: Benches and Chairs and so much more.
