Photos and story by John Lane / Contributing Writer
On Friday night, the Frist Art Museum held an event to celebrate the opening of its new exhibit, “Paris 1900: City of Entertainment.”Guests were treated to a collection of French art, food, drink, music and live performances, including Suspended Gravity Circus and Champagne Superchillin’.
“The Frist has been a great host,” said Bailey E. Freeman, 29, one of the featured aerial acrobats who performed for a standing-room-only audience.
“By the end of the night, we’ll probably have had 3,000 visitors,” said Erica L. Clanton, 44, a volunteer and Frist member since the museum opened in 2001.
The exhibit features loaned artwork from several prominent Parisian museums and will run until January 6, 2019.
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The Frist Art Museum hosts a performance by Suspended Gravity Circus on Friday, October 26th, 2018. (MTSU Sidelines / John Lane)
The entrance to the exhibit “Paris 1900: City of Entertainment” at the Frist Art Museum on Friday, October 26th, 2018. (MTSU Sidelines / John Lane)
An estimated 3,000 guests attend the Frist Art Museum on Friday, October 26th, 2018. (MTSU Sidelines / John Lane)
“Allegorie de la Ville de Paris” by Louise Abbema is on display at the Frist Art Museum on Friday, October 26th, 2018. (MTSU Sidelines / John Lane)
Guests are treated to a performance to French pop band Champagne Superchillin’ at the Frist Art Museum on Friday, October 26th, 2018. (MTSU Sidelines / John Lane)
A model of the Eiffel Tower on display at the Frist Art Museum on Friday, October 26th, 2018. (MTSU Sidelines / John Lane)
Guests are treated to a performance to French pop band Champagne Superchillin’ at the Frist Art Museum on Friday, October 26th, 2018. (MTSU Sidelines / John Lane)
The Frist Art Museum hosts a performance by Suspended Gravity Circus on Friday, October 26th, 2018. (MTSU Sidelines / John Lane)
“Une soiree au Pre Catelan” by Henri Gervex is on display at the Frist Art Museum on Friday, October 26th, 2018. (MTSU Sidelines / John Lane)
“Sarah Bernhardt en ‘princesse liontaine’” by Geo Wagner is on display at the Frist Art Museum on Friday, October 26th, 2018. (MTSU Sidelines / John Lane)
