Join Exhibits Curator, Terri Jordan, and exhibiting artist, Anne Goetze, to discuss the exhibition Pray to Love, Goetze’s series of mixed media work. Free with paid admission or membership.  

First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour that combines visual art, live music, engaging events and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville. The Museum is open and free to the public during Art Walk from 5-7 PM.

I spy! Images and artifacts from nature. Museum Discovery Quest #04 Nature Trails & Tales will be available at Visitor Services beginning today. Pick up a free Take It N’ Make It activity packet to create your own colorful paper butterfly at home. Find out more about Museum Discovery Quests and how your child can win a free prize from Seasons with a Perks Pass here.  

All ages welcome  Turner Auditorium  2:15 pm, 3:15 pm, 4:15 pm  Join Curator of Education Sue Lewis as she reads the children’s picture book The Bear’s Water Picnic, by John Yeoman and Quentin Blake. Follow along as the beautiful illustrations are projected onto the large screen and find out why the bear’s summer picnic turns topsy-turvey when noisy frogs arrive.    SPECIAL MUSEUM PROGRAM GUIDELINES Extra safety precautions are being implemented for all programs. Masks are required for all program participants ages 5 & above (children’s masks are available at no cost at Visitor Services). Social distancing will be practiced. Space is limited for all programs and is…

Ages 6+ only (Children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult) Museum Classroom  10:15 am, 11:15 am, 12:15 pm, 2:15 pm, 3:15 pm, 4:15 pm  * Space is limited. Reservations must be made on the day of the program at Visitor Services.  Investigate, examine and identify what an owl eats by dissecting a real owl pellet (the undigested parts of its food, coughed up through the beak)! Find parts of its prey, like tufts of fur, tiny skulls and other bones. You can even take home your pellet remains! Facilitated by Ms.…

All ages welcome Turner Auditorium 10:15 am, 11:15 am, 12:15 pm  Park Ranger Regina Lowry from Paris Landing State Park is accompanied by two different live birds in this presentation about bird conservation and the fascinating adaptations of birds of prey.  SPECIAL MUSEUM PROGRAM GUIDELINES Extra safety precautions are being implemented for all programs. Masks are required for all program participants ages 5 & above (children’s masks are available at no cost at Visitor Services). Social distancing will be practiced. Space is limited for all programs and is on a first-come basis; please…

$65 for nonmembers; $50 for members Limited space available to adhere to social distancing. Reserve tickets here. Spend a rewarding afternoon learning to draw with master contemporary artist and best-selling author Juliette Aristides as she breaks down the drawing process into small, manageable lessons; presents them progressively; and introduces time-tested principles and techniques in the Atelier (studio) tradition that are easily accessible. Aristides uses the works of Old Masters and today's most respected realist artists to demonstrate and teach the principles of observational drawing, taking students…

In celebration of 140 years of the American Red Cross, the Museum and the local Red Cross are hosting a series of blood drives that are open to the public. Each donor will be entered in a drawing for 1 FREE annual Museum membership. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter CustomsHouse to schedule an appointment.