Museums

At the Frist

Myths to Manga

On Thursday, October 24th, I was able to attend the opening of Journey Through Japan: Myths to Manga at the Frist Art Museum. It is divided into four main sections:Read More

A ‘Portal’ to ‘Behold’ at the Frist

The current exhibitions at the Frist Art Museum are María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold and LaJuné McMillian: The Portal’s Keeper—Origins. These are separate exhibitions; however, they are connected in their intentRead More

¡Printing the Revolution! at the Frist

versión en español aquí: https://www.musiccityreview.com/9697  Since the end of June and continuing through the end of September, the Frist Museum has had a wonderful exhibition of social and political activismRead More

¡Printing the Revolution! en el Frist

English Version here: https://www.musiccityreview.com/jjtu Desde finales de junio y hasta finales de septiembre, el Museo Frist ha tenido una maravillosa exposición de activismo social y político originado en los movimientosRead More

From the (not so) Far-Flung Correspondence:

Columbus, Georgia’s Ma Rainey House and Museum: A Testament to the “Mother of the Blues”

This past June, I attended a music history conference in Columbus Georgia, where a significant portion was dedicated to exploring the blues through legendary singer Ma Rainey’s life and legacy.Read More

Frist Art Museum in collaboration with Nashville Opera

When Marian Sang

It wasn’t clear what to expect. A collaboration between an art museum and an opera company was unusual enough to pique curiosity in lovers of both arts. So, on aRead More

Michelle Eistrup’s Dikenga: Four Faces of the Sun at Fisk

Prior to the sunset premiere of Dikenga: Four Faces of the Sun, Fisk University Galleries (Jameel Sheats, curator) hosted a panel and reception indoors on the John Hope and AureliaRead More

from the National Museum of African American Music:

A Review of Gospel: Panel & Watch Party

On Monday, February 12th, I had the pleasure of attending an engrossing and stimulating panel discussion at the National Museum of African American Music, sponsored, and curated by WPLN, Nashville’sRead More

At the Frist

Music City Baroque Performs the Music of Spanish Latin America

The exhibit Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500-1800 was curated by Ilona Katzew originally for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and is currently on display at theRead More

Nuevo de Music City

Spanish American Culture 1500-1800: A Collaboration between Music City Baroque and the Frist

(Spanish Version Here: https://wp.me/pabEmc-2z1) In collaboration with the Frist Art Museum, and paired with the museum’s current exhibition Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500-1800, the Music City Baroque isRead More