Nashville's Hartzler-Towner Multicultural Museum
The Hartzler-Towner Multicultural Museum is now known as the The Cultural Museum at Scarritt-Bennett Center. This museum was created to provide the opportunity to celebrate and appreciate the diverse ethnic and cultural heritages that make up Nashville.
Diversity is celebrated through a number of collections. There are over 10,000 artifacts from around the world. You can see artifacts range from textiles handmade in Asia and Africa to pottery made in South America and by Native Americans.
Something that usually draws onlookers in awe (especially little girls) is the impressive collection of 700 dolls representing countries from around the world. The dolls are a permanent display located in the International Room of the Administration Building. If you are or have a doll lover along with you during your visit to Nashville, make sure to stop by this exhibit. In order to see this special exhibit you'll need to make a special request and you can do so by calling Director of Cultural Education at (615) 340-7450.
Other exhibits include a focus on the countries of China, Mexico, India, and Africa and the contributions of their people. You can see early writings from China, folk art from Mexico. There are numerous statues from India along with writings and a book display. The African exhibit has a number of masks, drums and ceremonial items from different tribes. Intricate textiles from Africa are also highlighted.
The displays are well presented and if you're looking for a great way to spend an afternoon in Nashville, this is it.
The Museum is open 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday through Saturday. Admission is always free.
