By Meghan E. Gattignolo Jazz. What sounds do you hear when you read the word “jazz?” What feelings does it stir in you? Is it appealing? Do you hear the dusky vibrations of a Prohibition-era speakeasy, or the chill vibes of modern jazz clubs? Do you hear the ocean, or a bustling city? Jazz has historically…
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Kitty Harvill – Painting with Purpose
By Meghan E. Gattignolo Kitty Harvill is a Clarksville treasure. With a grandfather who was a president of Austin Peay State University and an artist mother whose name graces a Museum gallery, Kitty is the latest piece of a hometown family legacy. Much like her beloved mother, Peg Harvill, Kitty expresses herself through a love of…
Why Do You Love Your Museum?
By Meghan E. Gattignolo The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center is so grateful for all the generosity we experienced this past week throughout the I ♥ My Museum Give-A-Thon fundraiser and Courtyard Jam celebration. Members of the community who appreciate their local museum in Clarksville showed their support in a big way. Fundraisers are an important…
Show Your Museum Some Love: 5 Easy Ways to Support the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center
By Meghan Gattignolo For those of us who know and love the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center on the corner of Second and Commerce, we treasure it as an invaluable piece of Clarksville culture and a haven for our history. Growing up in Clarksville, you probably have a memory of a field trip to…
Why Museum Visitors Will Love Historic Collinsville
By Meghan E. Gattignolo Our Museum families are always looking for fun and educational places to enjoy an afternoon with their kids. Personally, I recently made a long-overdue trip over to Historic Collinsville with my own kids to find out how much fun a trip to southern Montgomery County can be. Here are a few things…
Discovering Nature’s Blueprints: Biomimicry in Art and Design
By Meghan E. Gattignolo Just in time for Earth Day, the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center brings you a reminder of what nature can do for humans. Nature can feed us, shelter us and inspire us to build incredible things. Here are three key features of the new exhibit Nature’s Blueprints: Biomimicry in Art…
Activities for Your Family to Enjoy This Earth Day
By Meghan E. Gattignolo Believe it or not, Earth Day turns 53 next Saturday, April 22! Chances are, commemorating Earth Day was a part of your own childhood, whether that was with an art project in school or learning about recycling with your family. Why not pass those experiences on to the next generation by…
Emotion Within Elena Burykina: Brushed Expressions
Written by Meghan E. Gattignolo Often, the works of art we admire hint at a deep ocean of context. We feel a secret universe hidden just beneath the surface of the paint. We long to bring this deep meaning to light, to pull it apart and examine it. Sometimes, though, this deeper meaning evaporates…
The Incredible Origins of April Fool’s Day
Written by Meghan E. Gattignolo Ah, April Fool’s Day! That wonderful time of year when you’re given complete license to prank the people you love, and no one can get mad at you – right? April Fool’s Day has Tudor origins. The first prank was pulled in 1510 when King Henry VIII invited everyone…
Wilma Rudolph: Clarksville’s Champion
Written by Meghan E. Gattignolo If Clarksville had to choose one favorite hometown hero, that person would undoubtedly be Wilma Rudolph. Told she would never walk again after a battle with polio, Wilma learned to run – and run fast. Not only could she run, she became “the fastest woman in the world” and…