Customs House Museum & Cultural Center

Amazing Thailand: A Birding Adventure, with Mike O’Malley, local businessman and APSU board member November 2 | 3 pm | Turner Auditorium | Free to the public; does not include museum admission Follow Mike O’Malley on a three-week birding trip to Thailand from the southern coast and wetlands to the northern mountainous forests. He’ll share...

November 4 | 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | K-12 students with adults School tour admission of $3 per student and $5 per adult for non-member homeschool families. On the first Tuesday of each month, local homeschool families are invited to experience a day of self-guided exploration and learning. For more information, contact Curator of...

Storytime & Craft: Let's Make a Pie November 6 | 10:30 am | All ages, with adult | Free; museum admission not included     It's time for pie! Join us for Storytime & Craft when we’ll read some stories about yummy pies and create a paper plate pie to take home. *All parents are expected to...

Free with membership or paid museum admission. Artist Tom Root will be painting Clarksville’s own Kevin Kennedy during a live painting demo in conjunction with the new exhibition, The Portrait Society of America: Tennessee Members. A professional figure and portrait painter for over thirty-five years, Tom Root studied drawing and painting at Lyme Academy of...

November 9 | 1-3 p.m. | Free with membership or paid admission The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center will host a painting demonstration and a gallery talk with artist Rachael McCampbell from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9. This event is free with membership or paid with museum admission and held in connection with...

 The Christmas Tree Extravaganza is coming!  Local businesses and organizations are donating beautifully decorated trees and wreaths for our community to enjoy at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center, November 15–20.  Join the fun at our kickoff holiday soirée on Nov 15, 4:30–6:30 PM! View the displays and vote for your favorite all week. Want to...

Sunday Studio: Crafting with McLean Fahnestock, Chair of APSU’s Art + Design Department November 16 | 2 pm – 4 pm | Ages 16+ Free, with registration required; does not include Customs House Museum admission. In partnership with APSU’s Community School of the Arts, our Sunday Studio class is a creative workshop series for adults....

Storytime & Craft: A Week Before Thanksgiving November 20 | 10:30 am | All ages, with adult | Free with membership or paid admission Gobble gobble, as the turkeys do. We’ll read two stories about the Thanksgiving season and make turkey paper plates in honor of the gobblers. *All parents are expected to participate with...

Family Art Saturday: Fall Trees November 29 |10 am – 12 pm, 1 pm – 3 pm | Ages 3+, with adult Free with membership or paid admission | Family Art Studio Get creative with us this November as we honor the beauty and variety of fall trees by making a craft. As always, this...

Fifth Saturday is Donation Day! Any month with five Saturdays, on the fifth Saturday any monetary donation to the Museum is your admission. All donations directly support the Museum in creating educational programming for children and adults, preserving our historical collection and supporting our award-winning exhibitions.