Area senior citizens join docent lead tours of a current exhibit with Brooks League members serving tea and sweets after in the Terrace Room.  Call the Brooks Museum for further details.  

Ray Rico from Ray Rico Freelance will speak to Brooks Museum League members about our newly designed Brooks League website. He will entertain questions from the group while demonstrating how to navigate the site and how to best take advantage of the site’s new features. A brief business meeting will follow.

Brooks Museum Executive Director, Emily Neff, will recap the 2017-18 Brooks Museum year and address exhibitions and events that will be coming to the Brooks for the 2018-2019 season.

Make plans to join us for our end of the year luncheon and hear guest speaker, Tom Lee offer insight on Decorative Art Trust (DAT), a support group of the Brooks Museum. He will talk about its history, DAT supported programs, and some of the decorative art pieces DAT has contributed to the museum over the years.

General membership meeting followed by a docent led Gallery Tour of Ernest Withers Exhibit “A Buck and a Half Apiece.” The exhibit features music-related photos by the acclaimed Memphis photographer. Please contact Erma Elzy (ermaelzy@gmail.com) by August 31, if you are planning to attend so that the appropriate number of docents can be made available. […]

General membership meeting with review and discussion of the “Future of the League” surveys that were sent to members over the summer. Catered Lunch.

Tea and Tour events are held on designated Thursdays at the museum from 2pm to 4pm and consist of a docent led tour of a museum exhibition followed by a Tea. Members of the Brooks Museum League are asked to volunteer with serving the tea and sweets. For more information contact Mary Ellen McDow at […]

General Membership meeting followed by a Gallery Tour of the Jaune Plensa Exhibit, “Talking Continents.” Artist Jaume Plensa (Spanish, b. 1955) used stainless steel to create a floating archipelago of 19 large-scale cloud-like shapes for this installation at the Brooks.  Please contact Erma Elzy (ermaelzy@gmail.com) for details and tour sign up. The public is welcome to attend […]

Tea and Tour events are held on designated Thursdays at the museum from 2pm to 4pm and consist of a docent lead tour of a museum exhibition followed by a Tea. Members of the Brooks Museum League are asked to volunteer with serving the tea and sweets. For more information contact Mary Ellen McDow at […]

A celebration of the Holiday Season for League members, visitors, and invited guests.  Details to be announced.

No January Membership Meeting. Those League members willing to volunteer their time before, during, or after the Mid-South Scholastic event should contact Brooks League member Margaret Cardwell (margaretcardwell@mac.com) to sign up

League meeting followed by a Gallery Tour of the Mid-South Scholastic Gold Key Art Exhibit. On exhibit will be winning artwork from this year’s Gold Key regional student artists (grades 7-12).  Lunch for members and guests to follow the meeting.      Public welcome to tour with the League.  Information: 901-355-8160 or Museum 901-544-6200

Tea and Tour events are held on designated Thursdays at the museum from 2pm to 4pm and consist of a docent lead tour of a museum exhibition followed by a Tea. Members of the Brooks Museum League are asked to volunteer with serving the tea and sweets. For more information contact Mary Ellen McDow at […]

General membership meeting with guest speaker, Lauryce Graves-McIver Asst. Dir. Of Strategy Partnership Community Outreach. Ms. Graves-McIver will speak about services and attractions provided by this arm of the public library. Public welcome to attend. Lunch for members and invited guests to follow meeting.           

General Membership meeting with guest speaker June West, Executive Director of Memphis Heritage, Inc.  Ms. West will speak about the work of Memphis Heritage in the area of historic preservation, and highlight some of the projects Memphis Heritage currently has in place. Catered lunch to follow.

Tea and Tour events are held on designated Thursdays at the museum from 2pm to 4pm and consist of a docent lead tour of a museum exhibition followed by a Tea. Members of the Brooks Museum League are asked to volunteer with serving the tea and sweets. For more information contact Mary Ellen McDow at […]

Join League members and invited guests as they celebrate the end of the League year and listen to guest speaker Carol Coletta, President of the River Parks Partnership as she outlines upcoming plans for the Memphis riverfront.   Luncheon venue and location details to be announced.

Coordinator: Mary Lovell Presenter: Milton Lovell, treasurer of Brooks Museum Board and member of architecture committee

Coordinator: Judy Hall Presenter: Susan Cushman