Events at this location…

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  Evolution Of A Museum

  thru Fri. Dec 31st, 2021

  With three buildings spanning different architectural periods and housing an important collection of American art, the Hunter Museum commands quite a physical presence on the bluff overlooking the Tennessee River and, since its 1952...

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  Baggs Mckelvey: Indigo

  thru Mon. Aug 30th, 2021

  Inspired by the Robert Rauschenberg painting Opal Reunion, one of the works in the Hunter’s permanent collection, Chattanooga artist Baggs McKelvey will create a site-specific, year-long installation constructed primarily of denim. Denim is...

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  Depicting The Invisible

  thru Sun. May 9th, 2021

  Depicting the Invisible, the Hunter’s newest Collection Focus exhibition, presents the lasting impact of wartime trauma. The title of this exhibition is borrowed from artist Susan J. Barron’s series, Depicting the Invisible: A Portrait...

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  Ashley V. Blalock: Bridging The Hunter

  thru Sun. Jan 16th

  San Diego-based artist Ashley V. Blalock is best known for her enormous crocheted red doilies. Her works fuse craft and fine art and are inspired by everyday artifacts from the domestic sphere. Responding to the Hunter Museum’s architecture...

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  Under Construction: Collage From The Mint Museum

  Fri. Jan 29th
  thru Sun. Apr 18th

  Under Construction: Collage from the Mint Museum explores the dynamic medium of collage, where materials are cut, torn, and layered to create new meanings and narratives. Featuring over 30 international artists and roughly 100 works of...

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  Throwback Thursday

  Thu. Feb 4th
  4pm – 8pm

  Enjoy our permanent collection free of charge and our new special exhibit Under Construction: Collage from The Mint Museum for just $5 per adult (free to museum members and youth 17 and under).

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  Artful Yoga with Kat Smith

  Sun. Feb 7th
  1:30pm – 3pm

  Enjoy a yoga practice with instructor Kat Smith, inspired by the current exhibition Under Construction: Collage from The Mint Museum. We ask that all participants arrive on time to participate in the gallery portion. Please bring your own...

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  Passion, Power & Pose: Photographs By Ken Browar And Deborah Ory

  Fri. May 21st
  thru Mon. Sep 6th

  A collaboration between dancers, photographers and choreographers, these brilliantly executed images examine the intersection of fashion and dance. The works showcase internationally-renowned ballet dancers, often in vintage or modern...

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  Lalla Essaydi

  Fri. Sep 24th
  thru Sun. Jan 9th

  Artist Lalla Essaydi combines Islamic calligraphy with representations of the female body in order to address the complexities of Arab female identity from the perspective of a Moroccan woman living in the West. She often returns to her...

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  Mediterranea: American Art From The Graham D. Williford Collection

  Fri. Sep 24th
  thru Sun. Jan 9th

  For American artists to be considered serious and cultured in the 19th and early 20th centuries, they not only needed to study in Europe, but travel widely there as well. This exhibition looks at how artists of that time captured the...