{"id":13620,"date":"2013-01-08T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T16:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=13620"},"modified":"2013-01-08T10:00:51","modified_gmt":"2013-01-08T16:00:51","slug":"customs-house-museums-art-and-lunch-henri-rousseau-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2013\/01\/08\/customs-house-museums-art-and-lunch-henri-rousseau-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Customs House Museum’s Art and Lunch: Henri Rousseau, Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheClarksville, TN<\/strong> – On Thursday, January 10th, 2013, the Customs House Muesem and Cultural Center will hold their Art and Lunch program featuring a film about the painter Henri Rousseau at 12:55pm.<\/p>\n

Admission to this event is free. (to film only).Henri Rousseau\u2019s professional life was spent working as a customs official. But in his spare time, he painted and was utterly convinced of the greatness of his art, despite his complete lack of formal training.<\/p>\n

Although he was heavily criticized by many for his use of brightly colored images and child-like techniques, he did bring a sense of vitality, charm and innocence to his paintings.<\/p>\n

This fascinating program includes all new location footage, re-creations and reconstructions, studies of the great works, commentary and analyses from leading authorities, art historians and scholars.<\/p>\n

This film is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

Guests are welcome to bring their lunches to enjoy during the presentation. The movie is approximately 50 minutes long, and is being shown in conjunction with The Passion of Kitty Harvill.<\/p>\n

About the Customs House Museum<\/h3>\n

Located in the heart of historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee, the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is the State\u2019s second largest general museum. With over 35,000 square feet of the region\u2019s best hands-on activities and special events\u2026people of all ages agree \u2013 the Customs House Museum is well worth the stop!<\/p>\n

The Explorer\u2019s Gallery is packed with fun, learning and fantasy in Aunt Alice\u2019s Attic, McGregor\u2019s Market and kitchen, and of course \u2013 the Bubble Cave! Finally, get \u201call aboard\u201d to see our fantastic model trains. Our volunteer engineers \u201cride the rails\u201d every Sunday afternoon from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.<\/p>\n

Regular museum hours are 10:00am to 5:00pm Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:00pm to 5:00pm on Sundays. Adult admission is $7.00, Sr. Citizens and College ID $5.00, Ages 6 to 18 $3.00, and under six years and Museum members are free.<\/p>\n

The Customs House Museum is located at 200 South Second Street. For more information, call 931.648.5780 or visit their website at www.customshousemuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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