To celebrate the silver anniversary of the Dixon the Education and Curatorial departments are sponsoring a lecture series that will focus on the various aspects of the Dixon, its history and its collections. The Dixon moves away from the Permanent Collection in this final spring lecture . Exhibition curator, Nicholas Kilmer, a descendant of this popular American expatriate , will introduce Frieseke s work in a lecture to open the exhibition, Frederick Carl Frieseke, The Evolution of an American Impressionist.
All lectures are free to members and included with regular admission.
The museum is offering four travel opportunities for members this year. There will also be a special tours of the Gilbert Gold Boxes at the Courtaud Institute and the Wallace Collection, as well as the new Tate Gallery. Call for prices and a complete itinerary. A Museum Day in Nashville, late September,2001. The new Frist Art Center, the recently restored Parthenon, and Cheekwood are all on the agenda for this cultural day in our state capital.