The Main Library's Art Gallery and Courtyard Gallery presents exhibitions that promote access to and stimulate interest in a wide variety of ideas. The galleries are open during the regular library hours. Admission is free and the public is welcome to all events.

Tradition—Tennessee Lives and Legacies

January 31 – March 25, 2012
Courtyard Gallery, second floor

Tradition—Tennessee Lives and Legacies highlights the state’s folk heritage through profiles of 25 subjects across Tennessee who preserve arts and culture distinctive to their families, communities, or places. This exhibit was organized by the Tennessee Arts Commission.

Tradition Exhibit Reception
Main/Courtyard Gallery
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Saturday, March 10, 2012

Enjoy a live performance by award-winning buck dancer Thomas Maupin and learn more about this living legend with a screening of Stewart Copeland's documentary, Let Your Feet Do the Talkin'

The Zen of Seeing: Selections from the Albert Hadley Interior Design Collection

February 8 - June 3, 2012
Main Library Art Gallery, first floor

Albert Hadley, a native of Nashville, is an interior designer whose projects have included the Kennedy White House, Gracie Mansion, and Al Gore's Vice Presidential residence.

Come view materials from the Nashville Public Library's Albert Hadley Interior Design Collection and explore the topics and images that helped inform his unique vision.

Past Exhibits