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Open: Wednesday - Sunday
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Wednesday –Saturday
10:30 am – 5:00 pm
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NOON– 5:00 pm
CLOSED MONDAY & TUESDAY
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During September and October, the Museum will be embracing the theme “CREATE.”
Join the Museum as we explore creativity in its many forms. See and shop for creations of local artists and craftspeople at our Crafts Fair Pop Up Shop. Marvel at the creations of nature and science. Learn about the creations of humankind and how they affect our lives. Don’t miss your chance to explore the many faces of creativity. Who knows, you may be inspired to create something amazing yourself.
OPEN FRIDAY THRU SUNDAY
While the Pink Palace Crafts Fair and Cooper-Young Festival were cancelled this year due to the COVID pandemic, that doesn’t mean you can’t shop for one-of-a-kind art and handmade crafts from local artists and craftspeople. The Museum and Memphis Modern Market are featuring the work of local artists for sale at the Pop Up Shop.
CRAFTERS ON THE MEZZANINE - THIS SATURDAY & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 & 27
A part of the Crafts Fair Pop Up experience, the Museum is hosting different Pink Palace Crafts Fair craftspeople on the Museum mezzanine to sell their creations and give demonstrations. Featured crafters for Saturday, September 26 & Sunday, September 27:
September 26 & 27 Featured Artists
Aileen Anderson - Hooked Rugs
Rachel Stovall Davis - Pottery
Lester Jones - Afrocentric Styled Sculptures
Jessica Mahan - Artist/Paintings
Fran Sorrell - Hand Woven Baskets
Click here to learn more about the featured craftspeople.
October 3 - Learn how to rug hook with Aileen Anderson of Bear Creek Studio. Beginner project is a small Star mat. Your kit will include a pattern, wool to complete and a rug hook. Students will need to bring scissors and a 14" quilt hoop. If you cannot find a quilt hoop contact me and I will help. The fee for the class and kit is $100. I hope you will join me for this fun and creative class.
Click here to learn more.
Enjoy a three-course steak dinner with a bottle of fine wine per person.
Enjoy a short video about the Virtual Wine Dinner.
Click here to learn more.
Race to the End of the Earth recounts one of the most stirring tales in the annals of Antarctic exploration, the contest to reach the South Pole. This exhibition focuses on the challenges that the two leaders—Roald Amundsen on the Norwegian side and Robert Falcon Scott on the British—faced as they undertook their separate 1,800-mile journeys from the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf to the South Pole and back... read more.
Over the past more than a century, basketball at what is now the University of Memphis has in many ways mirrored the struggles and successes of the city of Memphis itself. Sometimes for better or for worse, Tiger Hoops tells a story about Memphis... read more.
Museum to Go is bringing the Museum to you with entertaining and educating programming to keep your mind sharp and spirits up. Discover fun activities to do at home. Learn about science and history. Take a digital tour of an exhibit and more.
