CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – See what’s happening at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center. The month of July will feature new rotating exhibits and events. Museum admission is just $7 for adults, $5 for senior and college students, $3 for children six-years-old to 18. Children under six are free.
The second Saturday of each month, the museum has free admission. During First Thursday Artwalk, the Museum will also have free admission.
EXHIBITIONS
Revisiting New York: A Photographic Essay by Norman Lerner | June 25–Sept 29
Norman Lerner worked as a fashion and commercial photographer in New York City from the early 50s to the 70s. In 1961, he established the photography program at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. In the 1970s through the mid-1980s, he was a coordinator of the photography studies program at California Polytechnic State University, and remains connected with the university as Professor Emeritus. Lerner’s photography has been shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, among others. MOMA added selections from his Transfiguration series to their photography collection, as did The Santa Barbara Museum of Art. This exhibits showcases 26 of Norman’s iconic New York scenes.
The Art of Peggy Bonnington | July 3 – Sept 1
Specializing in handmade papers and mosaics, local artist Peggy Bonnington brings her whimsical studies of color and shape to the Museum. Peggy is Co-Founder & Volunteer Artist Teacher at Arts for Hearts and is a member of the Downtown Artists Co-op. The exhibit will include both 2D and 3D pieces.
The Eagle Has Landed: Celebrating Apollo’s 50th Anniversary | July 12–Sept 8
July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first humans landing on the Moon on July 20, 1969 as part of NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar mission. This exhibit features dioramas by Exhibits Preparator Randy Spurgeon and famous magazine covers from the Museum collection commemorating the event.
The Mysterious Captain Weems | Through Sept 29
New donations to the Museum’s collections supplement the story of Captain PVC Weems, who lived in Clarksville as a child and went on to invent navigational devices. The exhibit includes a sextant, navigation plotting ruler, and a star position calculator.
Remembering D-Day: 75th Anniversary | Through Sept 29
This exhibition presents World War II artifacts from the Museum’s collections and private collections including plans and maps of Normandy along with World War II senate surrender documents signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and General Douglas MacArthur.
Batter Up! Celebrating America’s Pastime | Through July 28
Batter Up! is an exhibition of baseball memorabilia, local history, and artifacts that includes a 1927 World Series game ball, Nolan Ryan’s jersey from his final season, and local celebrity Clark Coyote.
Sharon Rusch Shaver: The Way I See It | Through July 25
Gallatin, Tennessee artist, Sharon Rusch Shaver paints the world around her. In 2008 the artist was awarded an Artist-in-Residence at Glen Arbor Art Association in Glen Arbor, MI. Shaver was commissioned to do a painting for the White House in Washington, D.C. in 1999, which is a part of their permanent collection. Shaver’s works are collected by major corporations such as Brown-Forman in Louisville, KY; Wal-Mart in Bentonville, AR; Blue Cross and Blue Shield, as well as private
collections throughout the country.
Here Comes the Bride | Through July 21
This exhibition features wedding dresses, vintage photos, announcements, cake toppers, hair pieces and more from the Museum’s collections.
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
All family events welcome younger and older children. All children must be supervised by an adult, parent, or caregiver.
Batter Up! Celebrating America’s Pastime: Baseball Panel Discussion
Saturday, July 20 | Geraldine Brame Turner Auditorium
10:30–11:30 a.m. | Free with paid admission or membership
In conjunction with the exhibit Batter Up! Celebrating America’s Pastime, baseball commentator and historian, Phil Wood, will moderate a panel discussion about our country’s most beloved game. He will be joined by two other baseball enthusiasts for exciting and insightful conversation. Phil Wood is an award-winning radio & television personality and author. Wood has spent his entire broadcast career in the Washington-Baltimore area and is a graduate of Austin Peay State University.
Friday Mornings in July: Outta This World!
July 5, 12, 19, 26 | Family Art Studio
Drop-in between 10:30–11:30 a.m. | Free with paid admission or membership | Ages 3–5 with adult caretaker
Blast off for a fun hands-on creative journey into outer space! Explore the astronaut sensory bin. Make a tactile moon craft. Play a magnet game to discover images of things in our galaxy. Younger and older children may participate at adult’s discretion. Warning: Items used in these activities may include choking hazards for children younger than age 3.
Hands-on Activities: The Eagle Has Landed
Saturday, July 6 & 20 | Family Art Studio
Drop-in between 2:00–4:00 p.m. | Free with paid admission or membership | Grades K & above with adult caretaker
Celebrate this milestone in human history with engaging activities. Assemble a simple paper rocket and see if you can get it to land on the Moon Target. The Moon’s surface is covered with thousands of craters—the largest one is 1,600 miles in diameter and 8.1 miles deep! Discover how and why different sized craters were formed on the moon as you conduct a fun experiment called “Crater Creations.”
Sunday Family Fun Learning Day: Communicating with Pictures: Hieroglyphics & Emojis
Sunday, July 21 | Geraldine Brame Turner Auditorium & Family Art Studio
Drop-in between 1:20 – 4:00 p.m. | Free with paid admission or membership | Ages 5+ with an adult caretaker
Hortensia Rodriguez, who holds a BA degree in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Property from the Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí in Mexico, participated in the restoration of the Theban Tomb 39 in Luxor, Egypt in 2017.
Her duties included graphic documentation of the façade, reclassification of hieroglyphs, and reintegration of hieroglyphics into the façade. Join Ms. Rodriguez in the auditorium at 1:20 p.m. for a 20-minute presentation about her work with
hieroglyphics and their contemporary counterparts, emojis! Following her presentation, join us in the Family Art Studio as we experiment with writing with hieroglyphics.