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Clarksville’s Customs House Museum March 2016 Exhibits and Activities

The Customs House Museum and Cultural CenterClarksville, 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.

Some of the events in March at the Museum are: A Woman’s Touch: Celebrating Tennessee Crafts, James Alexander: Sculptural Thinkings, School Days: From the Collection and For Adults: Picture Book Art: Stories from Around the World.

Marmalade Sky by Elizabeth LaPenna
Marmalade Sky by Elizabeth LaPenna

Exhibits

A Woman’s Touch: Celebrating Tennessee Crafts
March 4th – April 30th

Traveling Through Time by Brenda Stein
Traveling Through Time by Brenda Stein

The Customs House Museum rounds out its Tennessee Crafts celebration with A Woman’s Touch. This exhibit features female artisans from across the state of Tennessee. Sponsored in part through grant funding from National Endowment for the Arts.

James Alexander: Sculptural Thinkings
March 10th – May 1st

Equipoise Fulcrum Distance
Equipoise Fulcrum Distance

Trained as both an architect and as a sculptor, James Rodger Alexander utilizes form to articulate and delineate space. Both his large scale sculptural installations and small scale sculptural pieces focus primarily on one reoccurring issue: the resolution of the conflict between opposing forces.

These opposing forces may be literal and physical or conceptual and philosophical. The recognition of dualities and the quest for a resolution is the consistent element in his work. James Rodger Alexander is currently Professor of Ceramics at Alabama State University at Birmingham.

He earned his MFA in Sculpture and Ceramics from Louisiana State University, and also holds both the Bachelor of Architecture and Masters of Architecture in Urban Design degrees from Cornell University.

Elizabeth LaPenna: Expressions in Color
March 1st – May 1st

An abstract artist working in acrylics and mixed media, Elizabeth LaPenna approaches each piece from an intuitive perspective, inspired by spirituality and nature. LaPenna is an award winning visual artist whose work is held in both private and corporate collections throughout the United States. A Chicago transplant, raised in upstate N.Y., she is currently based in Nashville, Tennessee.

School Days: From the Collection
March 4th – May 8th

School Days: From the Collection
School Days: From the Collection

What was it like to attend the Clarksville Female Academy? Items from our collection take a look at the schools and graduations of Montgomery County from the late 1860s to the 1930s.

Photographs, diplomas, graduation dresses, and school related documents are on display to give insight into the lives of locals such as Carrie Wyatt and Mabel Ray Edmondson.

Activities

Story & Craft Time
10:30am – 11:00am

March 2nd & 3rd   — Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss – Ms. Sue will show you her rare edition of Seuss’s “The Lorax.”
March 9th & 10th   — Who Has Seen the Wind?
March 16th & 17th — It isn’t Easy Being Green: Kermit & his Frog Friends
March 23rd & 24th — Today is Puppy Day. Come have a howling good time!

For Adults: Picture Book Art: Stories from Around the World
March 8th, 2:00pm – 3:15pm

From simple line drawings to elaborate paintings, the illustrations in picture books are amazing works of art that we can hold in our hands. This month we will look at the work of illustrators from around the world. Bring a book for “show & tell” if you would like.

Family Day: Tell me Your Story
March 12th, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Today is National Genealogy Day. Come learn how you can preserve your family’s stories. Ms. Sue will show you her grandparents’ Ground Observer Corps pins and documentation that they may have spotted a UFO! We’ll have things to make and more to show.

Spring Break
March 29th – April 1st

Our model trains are running 10:00am – 11:00am and 2:30pm – 3:30pm. Art and craft activities will be available in the Children’s Art Room all day!

All activities are free with your paid admission or museum membership.

For more information contact Ms. Sue at sue@customshousemuseum.org or 931.648.5780 ext. 28.

About the Customs House Museum

Customs House Museum and Cultural CenterLocated in the heart of historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee, the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is the State’s second largest general museum. The original portion of the building was constructed in 1898 as a U.S. Post Office and Customs House for the flourishing tobacco trade. Incorporating a number of architectural styles, the original structure is one of the most photographed buildings in the region.

With over 35,000 square feet of the region’s best hands-on activities and special events…people of all ages agree – the Customs House Museum is well worth the stop!

The Explorer’s Gallery is packed with fun, learning and fantasy in Aunt Alice’s Attic, McGregor’s Market and kitchen, and of course – the Bubble Cave! Finally, get “all aboard” to see our fantastic model trains. Our volunteer engineers “ride the rails” every Sunday afternoon from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

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, Senior Citizens and College ID $5.00, Ages 6 to 18 $3.00, and under six years and Museum members are free.

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

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