In conjunction with the exhibition Flood Lines by Tasha Lewis, the Parthenon is organizing a panel of expert speakers to discuss women and gender from ancient Greece through suffrage and civil rights movements in Tennessee. The overarching view of gender in ancient Greece and today will spark conversations on women, economy, and race. The Symposium […]
The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival (TAC Festival), currently in its 17th year, is the longest running cultural heritage film festival and competition in the western hemisphere. We are proud to accept cultural heritage films from all over the world and select the best for screening. This year's festival features 26 films, most of which […]
Join us in celebrating International Archaeology Day by attending one of the hikes/tours hosted by Roxborough State Park, Lamb Spring Archaeology Preserve and the Bradford House in Ken Caryl. Events are from 9 am - 3 pm. Days Events Include: -Walk Through Time Poster Exhibit at Roxborough State Park from 9 am -1 pm -Lecture […]
After more than 40 years as Director of the Nashville Parthenon, Wesley Paine is retiring! Please join us on Wednesday, May 5, at 6:00pm *Central* for a virtual celebration of Wesley's leadership of the Nashville Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA). Some of her favorite speakers and collaborators have contributed pictures or videos […]
All ages welcome; free for those in pirate costume or with Smithsonian Museum Day tickets, ticketed admission for the other landlubbers. Celebrate the Mardi Gras Shipwreck exhibition with Capitol Park Museum and the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development - Division of Archaeology from 9am-3pm for a day of pirate-themed fun! Museum Day is a annual […]
Speakers Davíd Carrasco, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America, Harvard University Maria Luisa Parra-Velasco, Senior Preceptor in Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University Octavio Murillo, Director of Archives, Instituto Nacional de los Pueblos Indígenas (National Institute of Indigenous Peoples), Mexico Onsite Guide for Virtual Visit: Andrew Majewski, Museum Education Specialist, Peabody […]
Celebrate International Archaeology Day at BYU's Museum of Peoples and Cultures! Anyone who comes into the museum today will receive an archaeological treat.
On October 16, 2021, the Archaeological Institute of America-Nashville Society and the Nashville Parthenon are teaming up to join hundreds of archaeological organizations around the world to celebrate International Archaeology Day and the Tennessee STEAM Festival. From 9 AM - 12 PM, a variety of socially distanced activity stations will be spread out across the […]
On Friday, November 26, the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture—the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments—reopen to the public. See https://bit.ly/HMSCExhibitions for hours and reservations. Muchos Méxicos explores Mexico’s rich history as a […]
On Friday, November 26, the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture—the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments—reopen to the public. See https://bit.ly/HMSCExhibitions for hours and reservations. Much like today, ancient “consumers” were connected to […]
