{"id":4002,"date":"2021-03-04T09:47:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T15:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/arts\/?p=4002"},"modified":"2021-08-02T13:56:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T18:56:53","slug":"customs-house-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/arts\/customs-house-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Customs House Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"652\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sQ84-2ujEnA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Customs House in Clarksville is a nonprofit museum and arts gallery located in an old U.S. post office building in Clarksville, Tenn. In addition to housing a permanent collection, the gallery also mounts temporary shows highlighting Tennessee artists, traveling exhibitions and cultural artifacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First opened in 1984 as a Clarksville history museum, the organization expanded its mission to become the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center when an extension was built in 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum offers activities for both children and adults, with a focus on education. \u201cWe offer a place where people can learn something new and they can try something new,\u201d says curator Terri Jordan. \u201cThere is always something someone can learn from a museum.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the museum\u2019s 35,000 square feet of exhibit space, visitors can educate themselves about art, science, history and other subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex 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