Events

Event Series STEAM Night Museum Tour at the Parthenon

STEAM Night Museum Tour at the Parthenon

The Parthenon 2500 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, United States

Dig deeper on this special STEAM Night Museum Tour with an archaeology focus! Join one of our museum archaeologists who has lived and worked in Greece at 6 PM for an up-close look at Nashville history, American art, and Greek mythology. This modified Museum Tour will help you see the 1897 Centennial Exposition, highlights of […]

Virtual Symposium: Color in Ancient Tennessee

The Parthenon 2500 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, United States

Join us for a free virtual talk on Tuesday, November 15, at 12 PM Central. This Virtual Symposium is free and open to the public. ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM: Dr. Kevin Smith, archaeologist and professor at Middle Tennessee State University, will share his archaeological work to understand the pigments and colors used by Native Americans right […]

Virtual Symposium: Greek Archaeology & Ancient Color

The Parthenon 2500 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, United States

Join us for a free virtual talk on Sunday, October 23, at 11 AM Central. This Virtual Symposium is free and open to the public. ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM: Ancient Greece was a vibrant and colorful place. Join Dr. Martens for a look at archaeological evidence from Greece that shows the color used on ancient objects […]

International Archaeology Day at the Parthenon

The Parthenon 2500 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, United States

On October 22, 2022, the Archaeological Institute of America-Nashville Society and the Nashville Parthenon are teaming up to join hundreds of archaeological organizations around the world to celebrate International Archaeology […]

Virtual Symposium: Pandora & Polychromy on the Base of Athena

The Parthenon 2500 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, United States

Join us for a free virtual talk on Monday, September 19, at 6 PM Central. This Virtual Symposium is free and open to the public. ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM: The ancient […]

Virtual Symposium: 20 Years of Gold on Athena

The Parthenon 2500 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, United States

Join the Parthenon for a virtual talk on Tuesday, August 23, at 6 PM Central. This online Symposium is free and open to the public. ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM: Twenty years ago, the colossal statue of Athena Parthenos inside the Nashville Parthenon underwent a transformation. After standing as a white statue from 1990-2002, a team of […]

The Odyssey: A Retelling

The Parthenon 2500 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, United States

The Parthenon and Centennial Park Conservancy are proud to present The Odyssey: A Retelling, by Lisa Bachman Jones in the East Gallery of the Parthenon from June 23 through January […]