Cheekwood Botanical Garden And Museum Of Art

TO PRESERVE CHEEKWOOD AS A HISTORICAL LANDMARK & PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY TO ART AND HORTICULTURE.

ART, EXHIBITIONS & PROGRAMS: ORIGINALLY BUILT AS THE FAMILY HOME OF LESLIE AND MABEL CHEEK IN 1929, CHEEKWOOD TODAY SERVES THE PUBLIC AS A LEADING CULTURAL DESTINATION FOR RESIDENTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND VISITORS TO NASHVILLE. DURING 2021, CHEEKWOOD WELCOMED MORE THAN 435,000 VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE. 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. CHEEKWOOD SHOWCASES BOTH SIGNIFICANT TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS AS WELL AS CURATED EXHIBITIONS FROM ITS PERMANENT COLLECTIONS WHICH FOCUS ON AMERICAN ART FROM THE CENTENNIAL (1890-1945) AND MONUMENTAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE. INTERACTIVE ART AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES COMPLEMENT THE PERMANENT AND TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS, BOTH IN CHEEKWOOD'S HISTORIC MANSION AND MUSEUM AS WELL AS ACROSS THE ESTATE GROUNDS. PUBLIC PROGRAMS FEATURE WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, ART ACTIVITIES AND CLASSES, STORY TIME, YOUTH SUMMER CAMPS, WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND LIVE MUSIC AND DANCE PERFORMANCES. CHEEKWOOD ANNUALLY HOSTS CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS INCLUDING EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, THE BLACK ARTS BASH, JAPANESE MOON VIEWING, AND THE HOLI CELEBRATION. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS PARTICIPATE IN FREE SCHOOL FIELDTRIPS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE DESTINATION CHEEKWOOD, ART OUTREACH, AND CHEEKWOOD EXPLORATIONS, AMONG OTHERS. GARDENS: VOTED A THREE-TIME USA TODAY TOP TEN GARDEN, CHEEKWOOD'S 55-ACRE BOTANICAL GARDEN HAS GARNERED NATIONAL ACCLAIM AS AN ARBNET LEVEL II ACCREDITED ARBORETUM AND A TENNESSEE URBAN FORESTRY COUNCIL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. CHEEKWOOD IS HOME TO AN HISTORIC BRYANT FLEMING DESIGNED LANDSCAPE FEATURING ACRES OF WOODLANDS, PONDS AND WATERWAYS, PASTORAL MEADOWS, AS WELL AS 13 UNIQUE DISPLAY GARDENS. WITH MORE THAN 2,100 TREES ON THE PROPERTY, CHEEKWOOD'S THREE PRIMARY TREE COLLECTIONS INCLUDE THE NATIONALLY ACCREDITED CORNUS COLLECTION, THE HISTORIC COLLECTION, AND TREES NATIVE TO THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. OTHER PLANT COLLECTIONS INCLUDE DAYLILIES, IRIS, NATIVES, DAFFODILS, FERNS, HERBS, HYDRANGEAS, MAGNOLIAS, REDBUDS, ROSES, AND HISTORIC BOXWOODS.FOUR SEASONAL FESTIVALS SHOWCASE THE BEAUTY OF CHEEKWOOD'S LANDSCAPE AND GARDENS WITH ROTATING GARDEN DISPLAYS, RELATED PUBLIC PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND LIVE PERFORMANCES. A RADIANT DISPLAY OF TULIPS, HYACINTHS, AND DAFFODILS DURING THE SPRING CHEEKWOOD IN BLOOM FESTIVAL DELIGHT VISITORS WITH OVER 250,000 BLOOMING BULBS. SUMMERTIME AT CHEEKWOOD SHOWCASES GARDEN EXHIBITIONS AND THEMED DISPLAYS OF MORE THAN 25,000 ANNUAL FLOWERS. THURSDAY NIGHTS OUT AND SONGWRITERS NIGHTS PROVIDE EVENING SUMMERTIME PROGRAMMING.CHEEKWOOD HARVEST OFFERS A PUMPKIN VILLAGE WITH PUMPKIN HOUSES, A COMMUNITY SCARECROW SHOW, AND THOUSANDS OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS SPREAD ACROSS THE GROUNDS. WINTER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE HOLIDAY LIGHTS, A SPECTACULAR DISPLAY THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN 1 MILLION LIGHTS ALONG A ONE-MILE BARRIER FREE PATH AND FESTIVE DECORATIONS INSIDE THE CHEEKWOOD MANSION. WITH MORE THAN 100,000 VISITORS, THE PROGRAM SAW RECORD ATTENDANCE AGAIN IN 2021. ALSO DURING THE WINTER, CHEEKWOOD HOSTS AN ANNUAL ORCHID SHOW WITHIN THE MANSION.CHEEKWOOD RECENTLY OPENED THE NEW BRACKEN FOUNDATION CHILDREN'S GARDEN WHICH FOCUSES ON FAMILY PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING THE LITERARY, PERFORMING, AND VISUAL ARTS. THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN FEATURES A TURTLE HABITAT, STUDIO AND PERFORMANCE PAVILIONS, ADVENTURE PATHS, WATER-PLAY AREAS AND A LIVING LIBRARY. CHEEKWOOD ALSO COMPLETED SUBSTANTIAL RENOVATIONS AND ENHANCEMENTS OF THE ANN AND MONROE CARELL JR. FAMILY SCULPTURE TRAIL AND THE BLEVINS JAPANESE GARDEN, WHICH ARE TWO OF CHEEKWOOD'S MOST BELOVED GARDENS. THE GARDENS HAVE NEW ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS, ENHANCED LIGHTING, AND SIGNIFICANT ENRICHMENTS TO THE PLANT COLLECTIONS. HISTORY: BUILT FROM 1929 TO 1932, CHEEKWOOD'S HISTORIC MANSION IS RECOGNIZED, TOGETHER WITH ITS 55-ACRE LANDSCAPE, AS ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF AN AMERICAN COUNTRY PLACE ERA ESTATE IN THE NATION. DURING RECENT YEARS, THE INSTITUTION UNDERTOOK SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH TO INFORM THE HISTORIC REFURNISHING OF THE MANSION. THIS MAJOR INITIATIVE ENTAILED REFURNISHING AND RESTORATION OF KEY INTERIORS WITHIN THE RESIDENCE TO REFLECT THE 1930S ERA OF ITS ORIGINS. THE HISTORY OF THE CHEEKWOOD MANSION IS BROUGHT TO LIFE THROUGH INTERPRETATION, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, AND EXHIBITIONS INFORMED AND INSPIRED BY THIS UNIQUE HISTORIC ASSET IN NASHVILLE. CHEEKWOOD'S FRIST LEARNING CENTER CONTAINS MEETING ROOMS AND ART STUDIOS AS WELL AS HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE HORSE STABLE AND TACK ROOM USED BY THE CHEEK FAMILY DURING THEIR TIME ON THE ESTATE. EXHIBITION MATERIALS ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE HISTORICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN CHEEKWOOD AND MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE.

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. CHEEKWOOD IS A PREMIER NASHVILLE EVENT DESTINATION. WEDDINGS, RECEPTIONS, CORPORATE DINNERS, FAMILY OUTINGS AND MEETINGS ARE SET AMIDST THE EXPANSIVE GARDENS AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS. CHEEKWOOD ALSO OFFERS CAFE 29, THE MANSION GIFT SHOP, AND GARDEN GIFT SHOP, WHICH PROVIDE VISITORS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY FOOD AND BEVERAGES DURING THEIR VISIT AND TAKE AWAY GARDEN AND MUSEUM-INSPIRED SOUVENIRS OF THEIR DAY'S EXPERIENCE.