FREE ADMISSION for mnps
Free admission for Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) students, staff, and faculty— and their entire families!
Simply inform museum staff you are a MNPS family for free admission.
It’s time for a family field trip to the Parthenon! All MNPS families are invited to come see our newest exhibitions:
The Role of a Replica, open through 2025
&
Repatriation and its Impact, open through July 14, 2024
DURING STEAM NIGHT YOU CAN:
Meet an artist and hear about their exhibition at the Parthenon!
Join a 6 PM STEAM Night Museum Tour with an archaeologist who has lived and worked in Greece!
Learn about nature and meet a Naturalist from Shelby Bottoms Nature Center- Hazel Miller.
Join us for a bilingual story time with Nashville Public Library at 5 PM.
Explore Nashville history and American art exhibitions on Level 1:
Centennial Exposition Gallery
Cowan Gallery featuring American art
East Gallery special exhibit Repatriation and its Impact, open through July 14, 2024
West Gallery special exhibit The Role of a Replica featuring the city’s replica collection
Explore Greek history and art exhibitions on Level 2:
Naos featuring the colossal statue of Athena
Treasury with Parthenon Marbles casts, Ionic columns, and pediment maquettes
Learn from museum experts about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) connections at the Parthenon.
Build an architectural masterpiece or solve a mythology map puzzle in the Treasury on Level 2.
Find out how they used cranes to build the Parthenon.
Take a break at the Research Station in the Treasury on Level 2.
Find out what’s new in the Kidsville Activity Corner in the Gallery Lobby on Level 1.
Enjoy Centennial Park and listen to a free Exterior Architecture Audio Tour in English, Spanish, or Arabic.
SUMMER 2024 STEAM NIGHTS AT THE PARTHENON
Dates: May 14, July 9, and September 10
Times: 4:30-6:30 PM
QUESTIONS?
Email Director of Education Helen Sanders at Helen.Sanders@nashville.gov.