Centennial Park History Tours: 1897 Exposition
September 17 at 10am
Midtown
Walking tour of exposition history
Upcoming events at The Parthenon
Fine Arts Exhibition
Fine Arts Exhibition🎧Free audio tour via QR code at entrance
🌳Huge park with pond, suffrage monument, tree art
🏛️See the recreated pediment sculptures up close
Step inside a full-scale replica of the Parthenon built for the 1897 World's Fair, complete with a colossal 42-foot statue of Athena and plaster casts of ancient Greek sculptures. The museum traces how Nashville's "Athens of the South" nickname became brick and marble reality.
Ancient Greek architecture
Colossal Athena statue
History buff haven
Art museum inside
Upcoming events at The Parthenon
Thursday, Sep 17
Fine Arts ExhibitionFine Arts Exhibition🎧Free audio tour via QR code at entrance
🌳Huge park with pond, suffrage monument, tree art
🏛️See the recreated pediment sculptures up close
Step inside a full-scale replica of the Parthenon built for the 1897 World's Fair, complete with a colossal 42-foot statue of Athena and plaster casts of ancient Greek sculptures. The museum traces how Nashville's "Athens of the South" nickname became brick and marble reality.
Ancient Greek architecture
Colossal Athena statue
History buff haven
Art museum inside