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 Special closing note: We will be closed Saturday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. July programs for kids. For details and contact information, please see our tours page. On Exhibit Batteries Not Included: Unplugged Games from Then and Now - Kimbrough Gallery - Through August - Before the age of Atari, Nintendo and their ilk, kids played OUTSIDE when the weather was fair. If it wasn’t, there was always the basement or another large room in the house to get together and play games of chance, wits and skill. We’ve gathered some games your grandparents may have played, some our parents played, some that we played as children, and some that children still play today. All are lots of fun and electronic-free! The exhibit has games for all ages, so you don't have to skip it just because it's fun! Come on over and test your skills at ancient board games such as Surakarta and Nine Men's Morris. Remember "Memory"? Try out our life-size board game. Or if you like, show your kids how you played hopscotch and bean bag toss. Get down on the floor and play marbles. Try your skill at tongue twisters. We even have a jump rope area for kids and adults! Cold War Clarksville - Bruner and Orgain Galleries - Through Aug. 9 - The Cold War was a period of competition, tension and conflict short of full-scale war, characterized by mutual perceptions of hostile intention between Capitalist United States and Communist Soviet Union (USSR). We illustrate the challenges of the Cold War through stories of Civil Defense, Fort Campbell, Clarksville Base, the Berlin Wall and proxy wars. Peg Harvill Gallery - A permanent gallery in Heritage Hall featuring select watercolors by artist Peggy D. Harvill. Gallery sponsored by Planters Bank. Lucy Dunwody Boehm Porcelain Collection - DeWald Gallery, Heritage Hall - Come see one of the Southeast's largest collections of these fantastic porcelains now installed in a new permanent gallery. Model Trains - Our volunteer engineers "ride the rails" every Sunday afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Dream Forest - Crouch Gallery - July 9 through Sept. 27 - Sculptor Alan LeQuire is best known for creating Athena Parthenos, the largest indoor sculpture in the western world, located in Nashville’s Parthenon. On July 9th, the Customs House Museum will unveil the newest colossal installation from this internationally-known Tennessee artist. The idea was completely conceived by the artist. He has employed the talents of writer Madison Smartt Bell, installation artist Annie Freeman, and Jim Sherraden to complete bringing the presentation to fruition. With this exhibit, LeQuire has merged environmental beauty with the human form. The 12-ft high textured forms of “Dream Forest” morph gracefully into classical Italian torsos reminiscent of the works LeQuire apprenticed under in his early years. The sculptures flow into the forest floor with poetic narration. The vision completes with eight-foot woodcut prints and a suspended forest ceiling. “Dream Forest” will make its debut in the transformed Crouch Gallery of the museum. To see images of the work in progress, visit LeQuire Gallery's online photo album here. Or to watch a time lapse video of construction, visit this site. An invitation-only opening reception will be held at the museum on July 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. Volunteer Positions Available The Customs House Museum has openings for adult volunteers. Please contact us if you would like to give tours, run model trains, help prepare newsletters for mailing, or serve as a receptionist. For more information, please call Sue Lewis at (931) 648-5780. Special Events Cold War Film Festival - In conjunction with the exhibit Cold War Clarksville, join us this summer for two Saturday screenings of cold-war era movies. All films will be shown at 2:00 p.m. Free admission to films only. Saturday, July 25 - "Dr Strangelove" 1964, starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott and Slim Pickens. Saturday, August 8 - "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming" 1966, starring Carl Reiner and Alan Arkin. For more information about the movies, download the film festival flyer here. July programs for kids. For details and contact information, please see our tours page. |
