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| The Pink Palace Museum
Crew Training International 3D Giant Theater and AutoZone Dome in the Sharpe Planetarium
3050 Central Ave. Memphis, TN 38111-3399 (901-636-2362 Map www.memphismuseums.org |
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| The Enchanted Forest Through December 31, 2018 Monday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm Last ticket sales 30 minutes before closing. Admission to the Enchanted Forest does not include regular Museum admission. The elves, penguins, bears and charming holiday characters in The Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees are getting ready for you and your whole family this holiday season. This is a 65-year-old Memphis tradition. The Enchanted Forest is a magical experience full of delightful animated characters. Elves are busy making toys while penguins, bears and mice play in the snow. A model train winds its way around a miniature snow-covered village while the nearby Gingerbread Village smells delightful! Thousands of twinkling lights shine from dozens of beautifully-decorated trees lining the mezzanine. Area businesses, churches and other volunteers have decorated the trees, which are sponsored by local corporations and individuals, and you’re sure to find a favorite. Festival of Trees Gingerbread Village Model Train and Christmas Village Pictures with Santa Enchanted Forest Fridays Extended Hours The Enchanted Forest is even more magical at night! |
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The Highsmith Collection of Indian pottery This amazing array of 15th century Native American pottery comes from the collection of Memphian M.V. Highsmith. The artifacts, recently donated to the Pink Palace Museum by the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, were all discovered at the Belle Meade archaeological site near Hughes, Arkansas by Highsmith, an avid hunter and gifted gunsmith who lives in East Memphis. He had an early interest in archaeology and noticed the numerous mounds and village sites on his hunting trips, collecting artifacts over several years. The pottery vessels are exquisite examples of Mississippian Indian potters’ craftsmanship during the late prehistoric period in the Central Mississippi Valley. The 255 completely-intact vessels are in exquisite condition and many of them are beautifully-decorated with painting, incising, punctuation, engraving and noding. The Belle Meade site, one of the best preserved remaining Mississippian villages in the area, was occupied for a short period, between 1400 and 1600 A.D. Made of backswamp clays and ground mussel shells, low-fired pottery was vitally important to these Native American people. Clay jars and bowls were used in the preparation and storage of food. Embellished with simple decorative designs, the vessels often had strap handles. Frequently painted, engraved and appliqued with esoteric symbols, many of the bottles and jars were used to prepare sacred medicines used in rituals |
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