Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art

Art, exhibitions & programs: cheekwood is a leading cultural destination for residents and visitors from Tennessee and beyond, welcoming more than 230,000 visitors in 2018. Cheekwood showcases temporary and traveling exhibitions, as well as highlights from its 7,000-piece permanent collection which focuses on 1910-1970 american art and outdoor sculpture. In 2018, cheekwood presented amanda parer's intrude exhibit and the cracking art exhibit which focused on environmental issues of invasive species and sustainability, respectively. 1958-2018: sixty years of collecting at cheekwood showcased works from the institution's permanent collection while celebrating its 60th year of collecting art. Cheekwood is accredited by the american alliance of museums, an honor that denotes operational and programmatic excellence, and is listed on the national register of historic places. Public programs during 2018 featured live music dance performances, hands-on workshops, and public lectures. Thursday nights out and songwriters nights provided summer programming. In the fall, the 4th ...

Restaurant, rentals & gift shop: the rentals program service area provides facilities to further open cheekwood to the public through the hosting of events on the grounds. Weddings, receptions, corporate dinners, family outings and meetings were set amidst the sweeping gardens and historic buildings of cheekwood's beautiful campus. Hosting 350 events during the year, cheekwood remained a premier nashville event destination in 2018. During 2018, the new cafe 29 and a new gift shop debuted at the frist learning center. These amenities offered visitors an opportunity to enjoy delicious food and beverages and take away garden and museum-inspired souvenirs of their day's experience.