TN Association of Museums Conference
Crowne Plaza Hotel 401 W. Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, tennessee, United States"Hope is like the sun. If you only believe it when you see it, you'll never make it through the night." General Leia Organa, Star Wars: Episode VIII-The Last Jedi General Leia Organa's words are not dissimilar from those spoken by museum professionals and volunteers across Tennessee. I know we are at capacity, but I hope…
Knoxville: A Walking Music Guide Discussion
Maple Hall 414 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, United StatesJoin the Knoxville History Project and historian Jack Neely for an introduction to and discussion of the new Knoxville: A Walking Music Guide, which features a walking tour of Knoxville music legacies. Visit the KHP website for more information. Humanities TN is pleased to provide partial support for the walking guide project.
Tennessee History Day
The 2025 state contest will be held Saturday, April 5th in Nashville for students who qualified at their regional contests and were advanced by their coordinators. Good luck to all! National History Day is a year-long education program for students in grades 6-12 that engages both educators and students to improve the teaching and learning…
TN Writers | TN Stories with Keith Wood
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAThe Memphis Red Sox: A Negro Leagues History examines Memphis’s symbolic meaning and value as a Negro leagues baseball city during Jim Crow. It locates the main intersections between black professional baseball and the South in the four decades that spanned the modern Negro leagues era and analyzes the racial dynamics in the city through the…
Sugarcane: film screening and discussion
Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TNJoin the Global Education Center for a screening of Sugarcane, a film depicting the the history of boarding schools for indigenous children, followed by a panel discussion and community meal. Find more about Sugarcane here. Humanities TN is pleased to provide partial support for the project series, Indigenous Nashville, Then & Now.
TN Writers | TN Stories with John P. Williams
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAThe name Montgomery Bell is well known to residents of Davidson County and the greater middle Tennessee region. Montgomery Bell State Park is located in Dickson County, forty minutes west of Nashville, and Nashville is home to Montgomery Bell Academy. Both were named for the successful 19th century industrialist and iron master, who moved to…
An Evening with Candace Parker
Join us for a conversation with WNBA legend Candace Parker. Your ticket purchase includes a signed copy of her book, "The Can-Do Mindset: How to Cultivate Resilience, Follow Your Heart, and Fight for Your Passions." You will receive the book upon showing your ticket at the entry to the event. As one of the most…
Life Along the Emory Exhibit
Morgan County Genealogical and Historical Society 121 N Kingston St, Wartburg, United StatesThe Morgan County Genealogical & Historical Society hosted a Neighborhood Story Project from March-May 2025 centered on changes that have been occurring along the nearby Emory River. The 12-person working group created a museum exhibit titled Life Along the Emory as their culminating project. The exhibit is on display on Thursdays and Fridays through June…
[POSTPONED] TN Writers | TN Stories with Charlie Peacock
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAIn this artful memoir, Roots and Rhythm, Grammy Award–winning music producer Charlie Peacock flexes his literary chops and gives readers the gritty backstage stories they crave: biographical anecdotes, geeky trivia, and how the hits were written and recorded (from jazz to rock and pop). Threaded throughout is Peacock’s unique ancestral and spiritual story—the roots. Like…
Young Writers’ Workshop at Austin Peay State University
Austin Peay State University Clarksville, United StatesIn collaboration with Humanities Tennessee, Austin Peay State University is the proud new home of the Tennessee Young Writers' Workshop. The Tennessee Young Writers' Workshop provides high school students ages 14-18 with a unique overnight summer camp experience focused on Creative Writing. This year's camp will be hosted at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville,…
Spectrum Chat: Being Queer and Autistic
Operation Stand Down Tennessee 1125 12th Ave S., Nashville, United StatesJoin AutismTN for a Spectrum Chat: Being Queer and Autistic, a Pride Month panel discussion exploring the intersection of LGBTQIA+ identities and neurodivergence. !ueer and Autistic identities often overlap, but this intersection is still frequently left out of "mainstream" conversations about autism. Research shows Autistic folks are more likely to identify as LGBTQIA+, and many Queer communities include a…