{"id":39960,"date":"2018-04-05T18:26:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T01:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soulofamerica1.wpengine.com\/?page_id=39960"},"modified":"2022-09-16T15:32:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T22:32:13","slug":"nashville-cultural-sites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.soulofamerica.com\/us-cities\/nashville\/nashville-cultural-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville Cultural Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nashville Cultural Sites<\/h2>\n
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Fisk University<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Tennessee State University<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

National Museum of African American Music<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Civil Rights Room of Nashville Public Library<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: Located in the Main Library is one of the finest collections of Civil Rights Movement history in the country. This room was designed to capture the drama and history of the mid-1940s and 1960s when thousands of Nashvillians came together in a nonviolent campaign to eliminate racial segregation. The focal point is a circular table symbolic of the Nashville sit-ins at lunch counters downtown. Visitors can read more than 100 significant milestones in Civil Rights Movement history covering local and national events, which wrap around the countertop. The timelines illustrate year-by-year summaries of events that brought a dramatic social change in Tennessee and America. The room also features an audio\/video area of films on early Black history in Nashville, including the story of Nashville school desegregation, the Martin Luther King, Jr. March on Washington Speech, the history of the modern civil rights movement anthem, and other films. A Veteran\u2019s History Project will tell the story of the many unsung heroes and unheard voices of African Americans during World War II and the Korean War.
\nADMISSION: Free
\nDAYS & HOURS: Mon-Thu 9a-8p, Fri 9a-6p, Sat 9a-5p, Sun 2a-5p
\nADDRESS: 615 Church Street, Nashville, TN MAP<\/strong><\/a>
\nPARKING: garages and lots nearby
\nPHONE: 615-862-5782
\nWEBSITE: http:\/\/www.library.nashville.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Aaron Douglas Art Gallery<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: Founded in 1994 in honor of Harlem Renaissance artist and former Fisk art professor Aaron Douglas. The museum features a highlight selection from the university’s collection of African American art including paintings, drawings, sculptures, watercolors, and prints by such artists as William H. Johnson, Aaron Douglas, James Lesegne Wells, Malvin Gray Johnson, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and many others. This special museum also hosts artworks by faculty, students, and leading contemporary artists.
\nADMISSION: Free
\nDAYS & HOURS: Tue-Fri 10a-5p, Sat 1p-5p
\nADDRESS: Fisk University, Third Floor, John Hope Franklin Library, Nashville, TN MAP<\/strong><\/a>
\nPHONE: 615-329-8685
\nWEBSITE: http:\/\/www.fisk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Van Vechten Art Gallery<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: Housed in a late 19th-century Victorian building, Carl Van Vechten Gallery was founded in 1949, when American painter Georgia O’Keeffe donated more than 100 works of art from the Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Modern and European Art including works by Picasso, C\u00e9zanne, Renoir and herself. Today, the museum also features many changing and touring art exhibits. Note in the gallery\u2019s paintings by Harlem Renaissance artist, Aaron Douglas, who headed the Fisk Art Department for many years. The ground floor gallery presents an exhibition of works by contemporary Tennessee artists.
\nADMISSION: Free
\nDAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sat 10a-5p
\nADDRESS: Fisk University, Jackson and DB Todd Blvd, Nashville, TN MAP<\/strong><\/a>
\nPHONE: 615-329-8720
\nWEBSITE: http:\/\/www.fisk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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