The city is home to several public art collections as well as many privately owned galleries that display works from local, regional, national and international artists.
Admission is free to most public museums, though a few charge a fee and others accept donations.
There's no charge to visit the private galleries, which display and sell artwork on consignment and are probably hoping you'll buy something. You'll also find changing displays at a variety of alternative exhibit spaces, including banks, restaurants, bookstores, coffeehouses, schools and, periodically, at places like the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Cumberland Science Museum and the Ryman Auditorium. After you've checked out some of the art in Nashville, you might want to find a quiet country scene or a spectacular view of the skyline and create your own masterpiece. Aaron Douglas Gallery Fisk University, Jackson St. and 17th Ave. Aaron Douglas Gallery on the third floor of the university library has a huge collection of African and African-American art, which it features in changing displays.