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Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art

The history and origin of Cheekwood are intimately interwoven with the growth of Nashville, the Maxwell House coffee brand and the Cheeks, one of the city's early entrepreneurial families. Leslie and Mabel Cheek moved into the mansion in January 1933. In the 1950's the site was offered as a botanical garden and art museum. The development of the property was spearheaded by the Exchange Club of Nashville, the Horticultural Society of Middle Tennessee and many other civic groups. The Nashville Museum of Art donated its permanent collections and proceeds from the sale of its building to the effort. The new Cheekwood opened to the public in 1960.

Please note: Stay Late 'Til Eight From May 1 through September 30, Cheekwood is open every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night until 8:00pm, with special programs for the entire family on Thursdays in June and July! Come and experience Cheekwood in the evening!

Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 9:30am-4:30pm, Sunday 11:00am-4:30pm, CLOSED Monday, except Memorial Day and Labor Day, CLOSED Thanksgiving, Christmas, NewYear's Day and the second Saturday in June.

Prices: $10/Adults, $8/Seniors (65 +), $5/Youth (6 - 17), College Students w/ ID and Active Military Personnel w/ID, Free/Children ages 5 and Under, $30/Household Cap 

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  Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art

  1200 Forrest Park Drive
  Nashville, TN 37205

  Phone: (615)356-8000

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• Current Events

  11/17/09- 11/24/09	Tuesdays for Tots: November
  11/14/09- 11/28/09	Saturday AM: November
  10/24/09- 02/21/10	New Direction: Video Artists Explore Southern Identity
  10/24/09- 01/17/10	Dichos: Words to Live, Love, and Laugh by in Latin America
  10/03/09- 02/21/10	Nashville Memoir: Photographs by Greg Miller
  07/11/09- 01/03/10	From Washington to Warhol: Americana Redefined
  03/20/07- 12/31/10	The Matilda Geddings Gray Collection of Faberge
  01/16/07- 01/03/10	William Edmondson: The Hand and the Spirit

• Upcoming Events

  11/27/09- 01/03/10	Season of Celebration
  11/28/09	Breakfast With Santa
  12/01/09- 12/29/09	Tuesdays for Tots: December
  12/03/09	Adult Gingerbread Workshop
  12/04/09	Martinis and Mistletoe
  12/04/09	Jingle in the Mansion
  12/05/09	Family Gingerbread Workshop
  12/05/09- 12/26/09	Saturday AM: December
  12/07/09	Sparkling Settings Luncheon
  01/02/10- 01/30/10	Saturday AM: January
  01/05/10- 01/26/10	Tuesdays for Tots: January
  02/02/10- 02/23/10	Tuesdays for Tots: February
  02/06/10- 02/27/10	Saturday AM: February
  03/02/10- 03/30/10	Tuesdays for Tots: March
  03/06/10- 03/27/10	Saturday AM: March
  03/13/10- 09/05/10	The American Impressionists in the Garden

• Past Events

  11/19/09	Lunch and Lecture: Dichos from Mama: Connecting Panamanian, American, and Caribbean Wisdom, Wit, and
  11/12/09	Rosslyn Chapel: Fact and Fiction
  11/12/09- 11/14/09	Sip and Shop
  10/24/09	El Dia de los Muertos
  10/22/09	Triple Opening
  10/03/09- 10/04/09	Rose Show
  09/26/09	Bay Queen of the Mediterranean
  09/17/09	Lunch and Lecture: Delightful Daffodils
  09/16/09	'Tree'mendous Trees
  09/12/09- 09/13/09	Gesneriad Show
  09/05/09- 09/26/09	Saturday AM: September
  09/05/09- 11/01/09	Scarecrows
  09/05/09- 09/26/09	Garden Gallery Tours: Dig Deeper
  08/20/09	Lunch and Lecture: Hearing Americana - The Sounds of Place in American Music
  08/18/09	Beyond the Butterfly Bush: Butterfly Gardening at Cheekwood
  08/14/09	Highballs & Hydrangeas
  08/01/09- 08/29/09	Saturday AM: August
  08/01/09- 08/29/09	Garden Gallery Tours: Dig Deeper
  07/30/09	Family Night Out: Dennis Scott
  07/25/09- 07/26/09	Bonsai Regional Show
  07/25/09	Container Creations: Creating a Mini-Garden
  07/23/09	Family Night Out: Janet Ivey
  07/16/09	Family Night Out: Conductor Jack in Concert
  07/16/09	Lunch and Lecture: Modern Day Americana
  07/11/09- 09/20/09	Easton Selby: Rootwork
  07/09/09	Family Night Out: NPL Puppet Truck Presents Anansi
  07/07/09	Perfectly Pleasing Perennials for Middle Tennessee
  07/04/09- 07/25/09	Saturday AM: July
  07/04/09- 07/25/09	Garden Gallery Tours: Dig Deeper
  07/02/09	Family Night Out: Rachel Sumner's Patriotic Extravaganza
  06/30/09	Sensational Salvias
  06/28/09	Summer Supper and Concert at Cheekwood
  06/25/09	Family Night Out: Adam & the Couch Potatoes
  06/18/09	From Bloom to Bouquet: Creating Arrangements from your Garden
  06/18/09	Family Night Out: Conductor Jack in Concert
  06/11/09	Family Night Out: NPL Puppet Truck Presents The Frog Prince
  06/06/09- 06/27/09	Saturday AM: June
  06/06/09- 06/27/09	Garden Gallery Tours: Dig Deeper
  06/04/09	Family Night Out: Dennis Scott
  05/23/09- 08/30/09	Summertime at Cheekwood!
  05/21/09	Lunch and Lecture: A Closer Look - the Art of William Christenberry
  05/19/09	Gardening 101
  05/15/09	Spay it Forward Tennessee Conference
  05/05/09- 05/26/09	Tuesdays for Tots: May
  05/02/09- 05/30/09	Saturday AM: May
  04/29/09	Howe Wildflower 40th Anniversary Celebration
  04/25/09	Container Creations: Wildflowers
  04/18/09- 04/19/09	Spring Bonsai Show
  04/17/09	Highballs & Hydrangeas
  04/16/09	History of the Howe Wildflower Garden
  04/11/09	Spring Art Hop
  04/07/09- 04/28/09	Tuesdays for Tots: April
  04/04/09	Native Plant Sale
  04/04/09- 04/05/09	Daffodil Show
  04/04/09- 04/25/09	Saturday AM: April
  04/02/09	Howe Wild! Auction and Cocktail Supper
  04/01/09- 04/29/09	Wildflower Wednesdays
  03/26/09	Artist Roundtable: Contemporary Artists View the South
  03/21/09	Container Creations: Shade Containers
  03/21/09	Nashville Lifestyles' Cover Dog Search
  03/19/09	Perfect Picks: Great Plants for Middle Tennessee
  03/14/09- 06/14/09	Passing Time: The Art of William Christenberry
  03/14/09- 06/14/09	Michael Baggarly: Reverberant Measures
  03/14/09- 09/20/09	A Lens with a Conscience
  03/14/09- 09/20/09	Tennessee Abstract Painting
  03/12/09	One Preview Party: Four Fabulous Exhibitions
  03/12/09	Rita Randolph: Fundamental Techniques for Containers
  03/07/09- 03/28/09	Saturday AM: March
  03/03/09- 03/31/09	Tuesdays for Tots: March
  02/26/09	P.L.A.N.T. Winter Series
  02/19/09	Propagation Aplenty
  02/07/09- 02/28/09	Saturday AM: February
  02/03/09- 02/24/09	Tuesdays for Tots: February
  01/30/09- 02/22/09	The Scholastic Art Competition
  01/15/09	The Pruning Primer: Learn the ABC's of Basic Pruning
  01/06/09- 01/27/09	Tuesdays for Tots: January
  01/03/09- 01/31/09	Saturday AM: January
  01/01/09- 01/31/09	January Dollar Days
  12/08/08	Sparkling Settings
  12/06/08	Family Gingerbread Workshop
  12/05/08	Martinis & Mistletoe
  12/05/08	Jingle in the Mansion
  12/04/08	Adult Gingerbread Workshop
  11/29/08	Breakfast with Santa
  11/29/08- 12/21/08	Music in the Museum
  11/28/08- 01/04/09	Season of Celebration: A Storybook Christmas
  11/01/08	El Dia de los Muertos
  10/11/08- 02/22/09	Michael Oliveri: Innerspace, Permaculture and UFOs
  10/11/08- 02/22/09	Reverse Angle: Emerging Video Artists
  10/11/08- 01/04/09	Artists Collect: The Red Grooms and Lysiane Luong Private Collection
  09/27/08- 11/09/08	Scarecrows!
  09/12/08	Hispanic Heritage Celebration at Cheekwood
  08/15/08	Highballs & Hydrangeas
  07/31/08	Tales and Tunes: Mother Goose
  07/24/08	Tales and Tunes: Little Red Riding Hood
  07/17/08	Tales and Tunes: Princess and the Pea
  07/10/08	Tales and Tunes: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
  07/03/08	Tales and Tunes: Little Red Riding Hood
  07/01/08- 09/21/08	A Century on Paper
  06/26/08	Tales and Tunes: The Sword and the Stone