Traveling Exhibits
Humanities Tennessee facilitates statewide tours of traveling exhibitions from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) program, as well as smaller, state-specific exhibits. We provide these exhibits to host organizations at no cost.
RECENT TOURS
Tennessee Waters:
Shaping Our Land, Our Lives, and Our Future
Tennessee Waters: Shaping Our Land, Our Lives, and Our Future is a statewide touring panel exhibit about water’s impact on our lives, our history, and our society. Presented by Humanities Tennessee, the Tennessee Historical Society, and the Albert Gore Research Center.
Itinerary:
- Oct 1 – Nov 12, 2018: Tipton County Museum (Covington)
- Nov 16, 2018 – Jan 18, 2019: Tom & O.E. Stigall Ethnic Library & History Museum (Humboldt)
- April 16 – June 5, 2019: Johnsonville State Historic Park (New Johnsonville)
- June 8 – July 31, 2019: Beech River Cultural Center & Museum (Lexington)
- Sept 1 – 30, 2019: Kingston Public Library (Kingston)
- Oct 1 – Nov 12, 2019: Alex Haley Museum & Interpretive Center (Henning)
- April 15 – May 30, 2020: (Granville)
- July 1 – Aug 10, 2020: Robertson County History Museum (Springfield)
- Sept 1 – Oct 17, 2021: Hawkins County
- Nov 1 – Dec 31, 2022: City of Farragut
- June 13 – July 4, 2022: Mansker’s Station, Goodlettsville
Read About Tennessee Waters Our public utilities treat over 918,400,000 gallons of water daily for Tennesseans, each of whom uses an average of 158 gallons of water every day. Tennessee Waters is a panel exhibit exploring the significance of this vital resource, how water guided and supported people across our state over time, how our actions are crucial determinants of the quality of our water and access to it, and the overall environmental, historical and cultural impact of water in our state. This important chapter of our state’s story provides for audiences a context for current conversations about growth, sustainability, jobs and the economy. The exhibit includes seven, easily assembled, 3’ x 7’ freestanding pop-up banners. This is a small-scale, lightweight exhibit ideal for a wide variety of spaces and nontraditional venues, reaching a broad range of audiences—large and small. With the Tennessee Waters project, hosts will engage visitors with challenging new perspectives of community life highlighting our relationship to the natural features of the places we call home. Humanities Tennessee invites you to submit a letter of intent to receive Tennessee Waters: Shaping Our Land, Our Lives and Our Future. The exhibit is available now at no cost to host sites across the state for periods of four to six weeks. In addition to the exhibit, Humanities Tennessee will also provide a public discussion program, publicity and evaluation material, a marketing stipend, and optional support for local humanities programs. Hosts may also apply for up to $2500 for related humanities programs such as community research projects, companion exhibits, or book/film discussions—projects that spark consideration of local water traditions, or map stories of fishing spots in your watershed, or share your collective insights with the governor’s new TN H2O committee on the future of our water. Humanities Tennessee provides each host organization, free of charge, with: In return, hosts will be asked to: Humanities Tennessee is accepting letters of intent from non-profits interested in hosting TN Waters as part of its ongoing tour. Competitive letters must: Letters of intent should be mailed or emailed to: Melissa Davis, melissa@humtn.org Tennessee Waters: Shaping Our Land, Our Lives and Our Future is made possible in Tennessee by Humanities Tennessee, an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Tennessee Historical Society, and the Albert Gore Research Center at Middle Tennessee State University. Voices & Votes: Democracy in America is a traveling exhibition touring Tennessee March 2023 – January 2024 in partnership with Humanities Tennessee and the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) program. Voices & Votes uses large-scale images, audio/video recordings, interactives and artifacts to explore the history and meaning of American democracy across the nation and over time. Centered on issues of our democratic system—its institutions, fair representation, citizenship, participation—Voices & Votes explores the story of American democracy since the Revolution and considers how to envision and shape its future. About the Exhibit
Would Your Nonprofit Like to Host Tennessee Waters?
Partnership Roles
How to Apply
Humanities Tennessee
807 Main Street, Suite B
Nashville, TN 37206
or Paul McCoy, paul@humtn.org
Additional Resources
Voices & Votes: Democracy in America
About the Exhibit
Itinerary 2023 – 2024: