Welcoming Week is an annual celebration to showcase communities striving to be more welcoming places for all. This year, Welcoming Week celebrates its 10th anniversary and will see more than 400 events across the world, signaling the broad commitment to welcoming values. Join us in 2022 to recognize and celebrate the people, places, and values that ensure everyone feels welcome and belongs in our communities, no matter where they come from.
This year, Welcoming Week is also National Arts Education Week! This is a special time when the field of arts education joins together in communities across the country to tell the story of the impact of the transformative power of the arts in education. National Arts in Education Week is supported by Americans for the Arts on behalf of the field of arts education to bring visibility to the cause, unify stakeholders with a shared message, and provide the tools and resources for local leaders to advance arts education in their communities. As a local partner or a member of the organization, find ways to celebrate the transformative power of the arts in education by visiting www.NationalArtsInEducationWeek.org.
DURING WELCOMING WEEK & NATIONAL ARTS EDUCATION WEEK YOU CAN:
Visit The Odyssey: A Retelling by Lisa Bachman Jones, a temporary exhibition that explores themes from Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey through visual art.
Visit Looking Back — 125 Years After the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, a temporary exhibition celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition.
Join a program such as Art Cart, Museum Tour, Architecture Tour, Centennial Park History Tour, or Museum Talk.
See the colossal statue of Athena and explore the inside of a replica of an ancient Greek temple.
Find out what’s new in the Kidsville Activity Corner.
Listen to a free Exterior Architecture Audio Tour in English, Spanish, or Arabic anytime!
WELCOMING WEEK & NATIONAL ARTS EDUCATION WEEK CALENDAR
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Friday, September 9
Saturday, September 10
Sunday, September 11
Monday, September 12
Tuesday, September 13
4:30-6:30 PM MNPS STEAM Night (free admission for all MNPS families!)
5 PM STEAM Night Museum Tour
Wednesday, September 14
Thursday, September 15
Friday, September 16
Saturday, September 17
*NOTE: You are only allowed to download one ticket to one museum on Museum Day. Once you click "generate ticket," you won't be able to change your museum selection. The offer is for U.S. Residents only.
3 PM Greek Tales, based on the works of Aesop and Ovid
Sunday, September 18