Exhibition Highlight: The State of Sound: Tennessee’s Musical Heritage
Closes Sunday, February 2, 2020.
Tennessee has earned a worldwide reputation as an important music center. Throughout The State of Sound: Tennessee's Musical Heritage, the visitor will learn about the people, places, and events that transformed Tennessee into an internationally celebrated music center through an array of artifacts. Highlights include an early Parlor Guitar from Pulaski, images and records connected to the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a bow tie worn by Jimmy Rodgers, and a performance outfit worn by Isaac Hayes.
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Event Highlight: Hamilton: How the Musical Remixes American History
Saturday, January 11, 2020, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical sensation, Hamilton, has arrived at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) through January 19, 2020. With it, comes Hamilton-mania. On January 11, Dr. Richard Bell will explore the phenomenon of Hamilton to reveal what this amazing musical gets right and wrong about Alexander Hamilton, the American Revolution, the birth of the United States, and why all that matters. Join us for a thrilling presentation that has already entertained large audiences at Smithsonian, the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh and a dozens of other cultural institutions throughout the country.
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Event Highlight: Lunch & Learn: The Story of One of Tennessee’s Most Historic Bridges
Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Native American historian Toye Heap will tell the story of the 1823 Nashville Toll Bridge, the first bridge over the Cumberland River. The bridge was used by the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears in 1838, and torn down in 1851 to allow the newer, taller steamboats of the day to use the river. A remaining structure of the bridge was discovered in 2012 and is now a certified site on the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.
Bring your lunch to the Museum and join us for this free presentation where you can learn a little history while enjoying your meal.
More information at this link.
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Store Highlight: Flash Sale
Tuesday, January 7 through Sunday, January 12, 2020
Drop by the Museum Store this week to catch a special Flash Sale with discounts of 20 to 50% off select merchandise. Now's your chance to find even better prices on items such as Music City Suds bath salts and bombs, the Draper James line by Reese Witherspoon, as well as select jewelry, stationery and toys.
Hurry in! The sale ends this Sunday, January 12.
Pictured left is a range of Draper James items for 20% off during the Flash Sale.
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The Most Popular Museum Blog Posts of 2019
Posts about the history of the state's food traditions, stemming from our latest exhibition, along with stories about Woman Suffrage, explorer Richard Halliburton, and Tennesseans in WWI and WWII, were among the most popular posts on the Museum's "Stories" blog this year.
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Story Highlight: Christmas in a World War II POW Camp
In case you missed it: Second Lieutenant Julian J. Gates of Memphis, part of the Army Air Corps, kept a diary of his time spent as a Japanese POW during World War II—a transcript of which is archived at the Tennessee State Library and Archives as part of the Tennessee Historical Society “Home Front Tennessee” World War II Project. Instead of only reflecting on the poor circumstances he found himself in, Gates shared how the Christmas spirit helped him and his fellow prisoners endure harsh conditions over three years.
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