Clarksville Hispanic Heritage Month Festival 2025
By Shana Thornton September 15 marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States. For twenty years, Hispanic Heritage was observed as a week-long celebration, after being first…
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Open Windows of Tom Malone’s Artistry
By Shana Thornton Second & Commerce serves as a voice of arts, history, and culture representative of Clarksville-Montgomery County, and those who have called it home over its 200-year history….
Top Dog Day 2025
By Shana Thornton Today, August 26, is National Dog Day, and we here at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center have some dogs to tell you about. Some are…
That Painting Saved My Life, and I Saved It
By Shana Thornton Art often changes someone’s life – motivating them to switch careers, become inspired to complete a creative endeavor, and pique curiosities to learn a new topic. During…
We Are IN the Clarksville Community: Summer 2025
By Shana Thornton The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center extends beyond the walls of the museum, located at the corner of South Second Street and Commerce Street in downtown…
Embracing Blackness: Diasporic Unions
By Shana Thornton Embracing Blackness: Diasporic Unions exhibition is a celebration of Black joy and culture. The exhibition at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center kicked off with a…