By Meghan E. Gattignolo The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center is happy to represent many artistic identities in Clarksville, as well as being a bastion for history and fantastic…
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Don’t Let the Skies Go Silent: See the AFC’s Silent Skies Mural in Clarksville Today
By Meghan E. Gattignolo Here in Tennessee, we love our birds. Our state bird – the mockingbird – requires effort to love and often gets a bad reputation. Watching them, though,…
Annual Museum Staff Art Show Arrives August 1!
By Meghan E. Gattignolo The legend that is The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center’s Annual Staff Art Exhibit is coming back! This exhibit is a unique addition to Clarksville’s local…
Dunbar Cave: Clarksville’s Oldest Sacred Space Featured in the Museum’s Sundays @ 3
By Meghan E. Gattignolo When you do get a chance to walk through Dunbar Cave again, one thing the guides will ask is some variation of the question: What in…
The Tennessee Watercolor Society: Making Magic with Watermedia
By Meghan E. Gattignolo It’s hard to argue against the beauty of a watercolor painting. Flower petals appear so delicate, and the atmosphere often feels more whimsical than with other forms…
Meet Matthew Sarnelli: Curator of Collections
By Meghan E. Gattignolo Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a museum? At the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center, three curators cultivate artwork, programming and…
Flying High Artists: Signature Pieces with a Statement
By Meghan E. Gattignolo Flying High has been one of Clarksville’s premier events for 40 years. The Museum’s main fundraising function, Flying High always proves to be an exciting party….
“Like a Thunderbolt from the Skies”: The 101st Airborne Division’s Role in D-Day
By Meghan E. Gattignolo On June 6, 1944, some 156,000 troops from the UK, Canada, and the US landed on the shores of enemy-occupied France to bravely face Nazi Germany…
Celebrate 40 Years with a Week of Giving at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center
By Meghan E. Gattignolo Hopefully, there comes a time in every museum’s life when it can reflect back on four decades of serving a community. In June, the Customs House…
Celebrating 40 Years: The Vehicles of Memory Lane
By Meghan E. Gattignolo When I visited the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center as a kid, one of my favorite areas of the Museum to wander through was Memory…