Free After Three on Mondays for TN Residents
National Civil Rights Museum
It was a totally normal Monday off. Woke up, coffeed out, read a book, paced around my apartment pretending to be productive, re-potted one of my plants, and read my book again. I hopped on the interwebs in search of something fun and free to do. And well, hell! Whattya know? The National Civil Rights Museum is free after three on Mondays for Tennessee residents!
I wouldn't call myself a regular, but with three younger brothers, I've definitely been to the Lorraine Motel a couple more times than the average joe. You've got to wait til right til 3pm to get in so plan accordingly. This time there were a couple of new things:
1.) [film]: The Witness- A 32-minute film projects the memories of the witness who stood next to Martin Luther King Jr. at the exact moment of his assassination. Watch and you'll be amazed. Also, if you didn't know they had an auditorium inside of the museum, keep an eye out for new showings of short films and documentaries. Check out their First Thursday Film Series. These films are free and open to the public.
2.)[fotography] & [form]: "For All The World To See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights" is an exhibit that "focuses on a select number of actions, objects, and episodes that most vividly, or typically, demonstrate the relationship between visual images and the struggle for racial justice during the period of the modern civil rights movement." Find magazines, articles, posters, signs, photos, drawings, and more art forms from different eras and artists. The temporary exhibit will show until August 20th.
One last thing: If you want a headset full of information, you gotta holla fo two dolla. Otherwise, take your literacy to the next level and read all of it.
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