Customs House Museum & Cultural Center events in March

CLARKSVILLE, TN – Here are the events upcoming at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center in March.

Exhibits

Breaking Through: The Rise of American Women Artists, March 5 – May 29 | Kimbrough & Jostens Galleries. This juried show features over 100 paintings and sculptures by members of American Women Artists (AWA) from across the country. AWA is an organization that aims to increase the number of professional opportunities for women in the visual fine arts.

Rising Voices 2: The Bennett Prize for Women Figurative Realist Painters, Through April 24 | Crouch & Bruner Galleries. The depiction of the human figure is central in the history of art, and this exhibition brings a contemporary view to a timeless subject. The $50,000 Bennett Prize is awarded biennially to a woman fine art painter whose principal artistic focus is figurative painting in a primarily realistic style. Rising Voices 2 is comprised of paintings by the ten 2021 Bennett Prize finalists, including Prize winner Ayana Ross.

Aneka Ingold: Transfiguration, Through April 24 | Orgain Gallery. Aneka Ingold’s dramatically staged paintings present mysterious allegories informed by the stories and lives of women. Drawn from self-reflection and the shared experiences of peers and women throughout history, her narratives are relayed through symbols and patterns that culminate in a central, goddess-like figure. Ingold’s powerful characters, rendered in precise layers of colored pencil and paint, earned her the honor of being named the inaugural winner of The Bennett Prize for Women Figurative Realist Painters in 2019.

Baskets & Bowls: Art of the West, Through April 3 | Harvill Gallery. Enjoy an assortment of Native American baskets and pottery from the collection of Bob Stanton. After discovering a Hupa hat basket at an antique shop, the Stantons became increasingly interested in Native American cultures. This exhibit includes pieces from various tribes that call the American West home.

The Infirmary, Through April 17 | Lobby. Dr. Robert T. Burt was a skilled surgeon who opened Clarksville’s first hospital in 1906. He performed over 300 operations per year, including C-sections long before they were common practice. This exhibit features photographs and other artifacts that tell the story of Dr. Burt and his colleagues at the Home Infirmary.

Explorers Landing: Exploring Our Town, Open Now on the Lower Level. New Memories, New Adventures, New Explorers Landing! Explore our town with timeless favorites like the Bubble Cave and McGregor’s Market and new discoveries like the Landing and Car Ramp. It’s an adventure for all ages.

Events

Magic of the Mind Starring Jeff & Kimberly, March 18, 8 pm & March 19, 7 pm. Prepare to be mystified and enthralled by the “Dynamic Duo of Deception,” Jeff & Kimberly. Magic of the Mind entertains guests with world-class magic and mind-reading that ventures beyond mere illusion and verges on the unexplainable. For two nights only, experience the extraordinary in a brand-new show seen only at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center’s Turner Auditorium in Downtown Clarksville.
$25 general admission tickets are on sale now. Purchase tickets in Seasons or on the Museum’s website.

Programs

Discovery Saturday! Dr. Seuss Science! Mar 12, drop by between 1:30 – 3:30 pm | Kindergarten and above, with adult, Free with membership or paid admission | Family Art Studio. Happy Birthday, Theodor Geisel! Participate in fun, interactive science experiments that relate to themes in books written by Dr. Seuss. Inspired by Horton Hears a Who!, investigate the physics of sound using items like tuning forks and wire hangers. Explore the properties of non-Newtonian liquid “ooze,” inspired by Bartholomew and the Oobleck. The Lorax motivates us to utilize chemistry and nano-technology to clean up a mini-oil spill. And The Cat in the Hat challenges you to construct a tall tower without it falling over.
*All parents are expected to participate with and supervise their children.

Family Art Saturday: Experiment with Textures, Mar 26, drop by between 10 am – 12 pm & 2 – 4 pm | All ages, with adult, Free with membership or paid admission | Family Art Studio. Smooth or rough – let’s examine the surfaces of some unusual objects like fruits and veggies. Draw pictures with Ms. Sue on different textured papers and compare them to each other!
*All parents are expected to participate with and supervise their children.

Ready, Set, KNOW: A Children’s Health Fair, Apr 2, 1–4 pm | All ages, with adult, Free with membership or paid admission. Healthy habits grow healthy humans. Learn more about children’s health at this program designed for kids. We’ve partnered with Austin Peay State University students to host health fair booths with engaging activities covering many topics including fire safety, childhood obesity, sleep hygiene and bike safety. APSU students will offer activities and giveaways for children as they discover more about daily healthy habits. Explore areas throughout the Museum that teach different types of health for children:
• Visit a kid-friendly “medical clinic” to pretend play – bring your child’s favorite doll to “examine!”
• Have a Blast! Move more in a youth cardio blast mini-session to promote fitness.
• Visit the Germ Lab and create a model virus to help remind your children to wash their hands.
• Find out fun facts about Boogers & Burps with entertaining science videos.

Museum Discovery Quest, Free with membership or paid admission | Developed for school-age children, Free Take It N’ Make It Activity. Explore Museum exhibits with your family in a creative way with Museum Discovery Quests – entertaining, self-guided “scavenger hunts” that pique kids’ curiosities and captivate their attention. Several different themes are offered, and all of them include a free Take It N’ Make It activity packet for kids to make a fun project at home. Sign up for a Perks Pass to win a free prize from Seasons: The Museum Store after finishing three Quests.

F&M Bank Huff & Puff Express Model Trains, Exhibit open daily | Trains run Sundays, 1 – 4 pm and Wednesdays, 10 am – 12 pm, Spring Break Train Schedule: March 8 & 10: running 1-3 pm; March 9 & 11: running 10 am – 12 pm. Enjoy one of the largest model railroad layouts in the region boasting a miniature castle, UFO and scenic landscape. Interact with the miniature world by making automobiles move and helicopters fly. The model train exhibit is open daily and themes change every season.