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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.

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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

  07/01/08- 09/21/08	A Century on Paper
  06/05/08- 07/31/08	Tales & Tunes
  05/28/08- 12/27/08	Saturday AM
  05/24/08- 09/07/08	Happily Ever After
  04/19/08- 09/28/08	Yvonne Buchheim: Song Archive Project
  03/20/07- 12/31/10	The Matilda Geddings Gray Collection of Faberge
  01/16/07- 01/04/09	William Edmondson: The Hand and the Spirit

• Upcoming Events

  07/24/08	Tales and Tunes: Little Red Riding Hood
  07/31/08	Tales and Tunes: Mother Goose
  08/15/08	Highballs & Hydrangeas
  09/12/08	Hispanic Heritage Celebration at Cheekwood
  09/27/08- 11/09/08	Scarecrows!

• Past Events

  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
  06/26/08	Tales and Tunes: The Sword and the Stone
  06/22/08	Summer Supper and Concert at Cheekwood
  06/19/08	Tales and Tunes: Three Billy Goats Gruff
  06/14/08	The Swan Ball
  05/29/08	Songs from 1908
  05/08/08	Gala in the Garden 2008
  04/19/08- 07/06/08	Temporary Contemporary: Dan Steinhilber
  04/19/08- 07/06/08	Artists' Books from Postwar to Present
  04/18/08	Highballs & Hydrangeas
  04/17/08	Taste of Spring 2008
  04/10/08	Gallery Insider Tours - Painters of American Life: The Eight
  04/01/08	Nashville Rose Society
  03/22/08	Spring Art Hop
  03/08/08	Equinox Ball 2008
  03/07/08- 06/15/08	Painters of American Life: The Eight
  01/24/08	The Bacchanalian Society of Nashville: A social, blind wine tasting with a 'twist'
  01/23/08- 02/24/08	The Scholastic Art Competition
  01/19/08- 04/06/08	Popular Experience: New Realists from the 1960s to Present
  01/19/08- 04/06/08	Temporary Contemporary: Lauren Kalman: Corpus, Figure, Skate
  01/02/08- 01/31/08	January Dollar Days
  12/20/07	Lecture and Lunch
  12/09/07	Festival of the Holidays
  12/03/07	Sparkling Settings
  11/30/07	Angel Gala
  11/24/07- 12/23/07	Museum Concert Series
  11/24/07- 12/23/07	Museum Concert Series
  11/23/07- 12/30/07	Season of Celebration
  11/23/07	Holiday Fest Family Party
  11/15/07	Lecture and Lunch
  11/06/07- 12/18/07	Tuesdays for Tots
  11/03/07- 12/29/07	Saturday AM
  10/27/07	El Dia de los Muertos
  10/10/07- 12/30/07	A Genius for Place: American Landscapes of the Country Place Era
  10/06/07- 10/07/07	Free Admission Weekend
  10/06/07- 12/30/07	Temporary Contemporary - David Lefkowitz: Oblivious to Place
  09/29/07- 11/04/07	Scarecrows
  09/20/07	Lecture and Lunch - Modern and Contemporary Art 101
  09/15/07- 09/16/07	Tennessee Gesneriad Society Annual Flower Show and Sale
  09/14/07	Hispanic Heritage Celebration
  09/09/07	The Enchanted Brides Bridal Show
  09/09/07	The Enchanted Bride - Bridal Show
  09/07/07	TIFFANY & CO. DESIGN DIRECTOR TO SPEAK AT CHEEKWOOD
  08/30/07	Tales and Tunes: Alice in Wonderland
  08/23/07	Tales and Tunes: Peter Rabbit
  08/17/07	Highballs & Hydrangeas
  08/16/07	Lecture and Lunch - Bulb Bonanza
  08/16/07	Tales and Tunes: Hansel and Gretel
  08/09/07	Tales and Tunes: Jack and the Beanstalk
  08/02/07	Tales and Tunes: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
  07/19/07	Lecture and Lunch - Music City Picks: Curators’ Comments
  07/14/07- 09/28/07	Pradip Malde
  07/07/07- 09/16/07	Music City Picks: Choices from Cheekwood's Collection
  06/02/07- 09/01/07	Free Summer Saturdays
  05/26/07- 09/09/07	Once Upon a Garden
  04/14/07- 07/08/07	Iona Rozeal Brown
  04/14/07- 09/28/07	UNnatural