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The Parthenon
25th at West End Ave,
Centennial Park,
Nashville, TN 37201
(615) 862-8431
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HOURS OF OPERATION
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The Parthenon is open year round Tuesday - Saturday, 9:00 - 4:30.
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Admission is $5.00 for adults and $2.50 for seniors 62 and over and children
4-17. Children under 4 are free.
Prices and hours subject to change without notice.
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Closed New Year's, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
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The Metro Board of Parks and Recreation does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, or disability in admission, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities. For TTY (relay service), call 1-800-849-0299. For questions, concerns, or requests regarding the American Disabilities Act call 862-8400.
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The Parthenon stands proudly as the centerpiece of Centennial Park, Nashville's premier urban park. The re-creation of the 42-foot statue Athena is the focus of the Parthenon just as it was in ancient Greece. The building and the Athena statue are both full-scale replicas of the Athenian originals.
Originally built for Tennessee's 1897 Centennial Exposition, this replica of the original Parthenon in Athens serves as a monument to what is considered the pinnacle of classical architecture. The plaster replicas of the Parthenon Marbles found in the Naos are direct casts of the original sculptures which adorned the pediments of the Athenian Parthenon, dating back to 438 B.C. The originals of these powerful fragments are housed in the British Museum in London.
The Parthenon also serves as the city of Nashville's art museum. The focus of the Parthenon's permanent collection is a group of 63 paintings by 19th and 20th century American artists donated by James M. Cowan. Additional gallery spaces provide a venue for a variety of temporary shows and exhibits.
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Romancing the Acropolis: Prints from the Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
April 29-July 26, 2008
Greece has always been considered a land of beauty and mystery. With this new exhibition of 18th and 19th century views of the Acropolis, the Parthenon begins a partnership with the Benaki Museum of Athens. The Benaki is the oldest private museum in Greece and this exhibit of prints draws on its encyclopedic collection of landscapes of the Acropolis and surrounding vistas. Dr. Fani-Maria Tsigakou, the Benaki’s Curator of Prints and Drawings, has personally selected the 40 images that will travel to Nashville. Many of these prints focus on the Parthenon and the Acropolis, making the exhibit a perfect match for our galleries. The prints originate from European artists who included Athens in their Grand Tour and whose interest in classical archeology and Romanticism informed their subject matter. They date from 1762 to 1877 and range from delicate engravings to richly colored lithographs. The centerpiece is a scroll, 120” long and 12” high, which shows a panoramic view of the city in 1841.
An opening reception and lecture by Dr. Tsigakou will take place at the Parthenon on Tuesday, April 29 from 6-8 p.m. Sponsored by The Conservancy for the Parthenon and Centennial Park, this reception and lecture are free and open to the public, but reservations are required.
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| CURTAIN: An Installation by Erika Johnson
May 3- August 9, 2008
Erika Johnson, who worked with acclaimed feminist artist Judy Chicago at the Vanderbilt University invitational in 2006, will create an installation in the Parthenon’s West Gallery. The installation, titled Curtain, explores the ways modern technology connects us but also hinders attempts at true communication. Because the amount of information available on the internet is so vast, it can become an impediment to action. Johnson explores this issue especially as it relates to the overwhelming amount of information available about global societal problems such as world hunger and genocide.
Though modern technologies call us to action by making us aware of these issues, their sheer number can render us helpless. Johnson’s installation is an attempt to address and reconcile these issues. As she states, “Curtain is an installation, a fearful, playful, hopeful attempt at reclamation, an invitation.”
An opening reception will take place at the Parthenon on Saturday, May 3 from 6-8 p.m. Sponsored by the Conservancy for the Parthenon and Centennial Park, this reception is free and open to the public.
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