Top Tennessee Rehearsal Dinner Museums

• Spaces for 30-400 Guests
• 2 Museums
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Total Spaces

Davies Manor is the oldest home in Shelby County. Sitting on 37 acres in quiet Bartlett, the Manor is the centerpiece of the site. Supported by a 6000 square foot event venue, six additional outbuildings, walking trails through the woods, and friendly animals, Davies Manor has something for everyone. Explore the museum and learn about local history or simply walk the grounds to view native plants and hundred plus year old trees.

• Spaces for 150-250 Guests
• 3 Museums
• 3 Landmarks

• Spaces for 225-500 Guests
• 1 Museum
• 1 Landmark

The Parthenon is a famous landmark in Nashville and a must-see destination for all tourists. The structure offers a classy setting for your upcoming private event, with capacity for up to 225 guests to be seated or 500 for a mix-and-mingle event. There is no other location in the Western Hemisphere like it, making it ideal for weddings, parties, and celebrations. A museum with both permanent and changing contemporary exhibitions is located inside the Parthenon. The goddess of wisdom and war Athena is shown in a magnificent 42-foot-tall golden statue in the Naos chamber. Casts of the original Parthenon can be found in the Treasury. Private arrangements for the Parthenon can be made outside regular museum hours. The Naos Room, Treasury, and art galleries can all be accessed only by those who have exclusive reservations. Amaze your visitors in this magnificent setting while also contributing to programming at the Parthenon and Centennial Park. By altering the hue of the structure at night, the Nashville Parthenon is pleased to help charitable initiatives and public awareness campaigns. For pricing and availability, get in touch with our staff. The Parthenon Preservation Fund receives money from all lighting fees.

• Spaces for 18-250 Guests
• 3 Museums
• 2 Event Spaces
• 1 Meeting Space

The Knoxville Museum of Art sits in downtown Knoxville on the site of the 1982 World's Fair, celebrating East Tennessee's visual culture and its connections to art from around the world. The museum opened in its current home in March 1990, a four-story building designed by American architect Edward Larrabee Barnes and sheathed in locally quarried pink Tennessee marble. For private events, the museum's Ann and Steve Bailey Hall transforms into a reception space for weddings, reunions, and fundraisers, accommodating up to 250 guests standing or 200 for a seated dinner. The Bailey Hall and its adjoining South Garden and June and Rob Heller North Garden are also available for after-hours rentals, giving evening events a mix of indoor and garden settings. Smaller gatherings can be hosted in the Regal Commons or the Whittle Board Room. Rentals include KMA's own tables and chairs, and the museum works with a list of approved caterers for food and bar service. Admission to the museum is always free, a policy the KMA treats as a core value welcoming the community through its doors.

• Spaces for 50-1,500 Guests
• 4 Museums
• 1 Outdoor
• 5 Total Spaces

Set on the banks of the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga, the Tennessee Aquarium spans two connected buildings, River Journey and Ocean Journey, that trace the path of water from mountain streams to the open sea. Guests and their event guests can get up close to alligators, otters, and freshwater fish in River Journey, then cross into Ocean Journey for penguins, sharks, stingrays, and moray eels, all with views of the Tennessee River. For private events, the Aquarium offers several distinct spaces. The Lupton Room, a 3,000+ square foot space in the River Journey building surrounded by sea nettle jellyfish and freshwater fish tanks, is equipped with AV and dimmable lighting and suits daytime meetings and luncheons. River Journey's outdoor pavilion and Ocean Journey's river-view galleries provide additional reception space, while the IMAX Great Hall, with its two-story arches, and the six-story IMAX 3D Theater lend themselves to elegant wedding receptions and corporate dinners. For larger celebrations, the entire Aquarium can be rented for a full-building buyout accommodating up to 1,500 guests, with exhibit access included throughout the evening. A 501(c)3 nonprofit that opened in 1992 as the centerpiece of Chattanooga's riverfront revitalization, the Aquarium continues to support freshwater conservation work through its research arm, the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute.

• Spaces for 150-200 Guests
• 3 Museums
• 3 Outdoor Spaces
• 3 Gardens

Dixon Gallery & Gardens is a museum and public garden set on seventeen acres in Memphis, Tennessee, built around the home, gardens, and art collection bequeathed by Margaret Oates Dixon and Hugo Norton Dixon. The museum's collection includes more than 2,000 objects, with particular strength in French and American Impressionist paintings alongside notable German and English porcelain, and the Dixon mounts eight to ten exhibitions each year across its galleries. The surrounding gardens combine formal plantings, woodland areas, and cutting gardens, and offer two settings for wedding ceremonies: the sweeping South Lawn and the more intimate, circular Bowlin Stage, each accommodating up to 200 guests. Receptions and rehearsal dinners move indoors to the Hughes Pavilion, a brick building in the Woodland Gardens with large skylights and floor-to-ceiling windows that look out over woodland, lawn, and garden sculpture; surrounding patios, covered by a seasonal tent, let the celebration extend outdoors. The Pavilion accommodates up to 200 guests for a cocktail-style reception or 80 to 150 for a seated meal. For couples who prefer a smaller ceremony, the Dixon also offers a vow-exchange option for fifteen guests or fewer, with a choice of smaller garden backdrops throughout the property. On-site catering is handled in partnership with Park + Cherry by Chef Phillip Dewayne.

• Spaces for 30-1,200 Guests
• 6 Museums
• 1 Theater
• 6 Total Spaces

Adventure Science Center is a not-for-profit science and technology center perched atop a hill just minutes from downtown Nashville, with panoramic skyline views from several of its spaces. Best known for its 175-plus hands-on exhibits and the state-of-the-art Sudekum Planetarium, the center opens its 56,000 square feet of exhibit halls for private events after hours and on the days it's closed to the public. Event spaces range from the Jack Wood Hall, which seats up to 136 for a banquet with downtown views and built-in AV, to the West Galleries and the Wonders of the Universe hall, a second-floor space with an open layout, a built-in amphitheater, and NASA exhibits. The Sudekum Planetarium's 63-foot domed theater seats 160 and can host private planetarium or laser shows, while smaller classrooms and the Innovation Incubator suit meetings and breakout sessions. For large gatherings, the full science center accommodates up to 1,200 guests. Rentals include setup and breakdown time, onsite event staff, and tables and chairs, with add-ons like digital signage, black linens, and live science demonstrations such as a liquid nitrogen station or a Ruben's Tube s'mores bar. Free parking is available in both the upper and lower lots.

• Spaces for 25-350 Guests
• 1 Museum
• 9 Outdoor Spaces
• 11 Total Spaces

Cheekwood Estate & Gardens is the former family home of Mabel and Leslie Cheek, a 1930s Georgian-style mansion set on 55 acres in Nashville. Today it operates as a botanical garden, arboretum, and museum, with thirteen distinct gardens, a 1.5-mile woodland sculpture trail featuring contemporary outdoor art, and the restored Cheek Mansion, which showcases period furnishings and rotating exhibitions. For weddings and private events, Cheekwood offers a range of indoor and outdoor spaces set against the rolling hills of Nashville's Percy Warner Park, from intimate garden settings like the Wisteria Arbor and Burr Terrace Garden to larger venues such as Massey Hall and the Historic Mansion & Swan Lawn. The Historic Mansion & Swan Lawn accommodates up to 350 seated guests, while gardens like the Wills Perennial Garden and Howe Garden are popular settings for ceremonies and elopements. Cheekwood provides a list of approved caterers and is the exclusive on-site provider of alcoholic beverages. An Event Venue Supervisor is on hand as the onsite Cheekwood contact throughout each event.

• Spaces for 125-600 Guests
• 6 Museums
• 1 Ballroom
• 6 Total Spaces

The Pink Palace Mansion & Museum occupies the unfinished dream home of Clarence Saunders, founder of the Piggly Wiggly grocery chain, whose distinctive pink marble facade gave the building its enduring nickname. After Saunders lost the property to bankruptcy, the mansion was given to the city of Memphis in the late 1920s and has since grown into a museum of Memphis and Mid-South history, with a multi-story expansion added in 1975 that introduced a Giant Screen Theater and planetarium alongside the original building. That mix of formal historic rooms and modern museum spaces gives the venue an unusually wide range for private events, from the elegant Mansion and its Ballroom to the Mezzanine, Giant Screen Theater, AutoZone Planetarium, and Deep End Theater. Weddings, corporate events, private screenings, galas, and educational gatherings are all hosted on-site, with options suited to intimate parties as well as large celebrations, and a full facility buyout available for the biggest events. Every rental comes with support from a dedicated Special Events Coordinator, along with tables and chairs, use of the on-site catering kitchens, and free on-site parking. Renting the Mansion also includes two private getting-ready suites, one on each side of the building, for wedding parties preparing before the event.

• Spaces for 175 Guests
• 1 Museum
• 1 Event Space

Muse Knoxville is a children's science museum in Knoxville, Tennessee, built around hands-on STEAM exhibits spanning science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Located on Beaman Street next to the Knoxville Zoo, the museum traces its roots to 1960 and today includes exhibits like Weather Wonders, Mini Food City, Tech Play, and the USS Muse Planetary Explorer, its updated planetarium. Beyond daily visits, Muse Knoxville opens its galleries for private rentals, from birthday celebrations to family fun nights, end-of-school-year gatherings, and corporate social events. A private party room comes with built-in decor, table coverings, and a dedicated Party Host who handles setup, refreshments, and cleanup, while access to the play floor and planetarium can round out the celebration. For groups that want the run of the place, the museum can be booked in full, with a building capacity of about 175 people. The museum also hosts team building sessions for up to 50 or more guests, with hands-on activities built around communication, problem-solving, and leadership.

• Spaces for 70-100 Guests
• 1 Museum
• 1 Historic Space

The Morton Museum of Collierville History is housed in a Gothic Revival church built in 1873, one of the town's most distinctive landmarks. The building served as the home of the Collierville Christian Church until 1992, gaining its stained-glass windows, bell tower, and decorative carpentry during a 1906 renovation that gave it its current character, including the two-story corner tower that once held the largest bell in Shelby County. Morgan Morton and his family gifted the building and grounds to the Town of Collierville in 2008, and after several years of community fundraising and volunteer work, the museum opened in June 2012. Today the museum collects, preserves, and interprets Collierville's history through a permanent exhibition space, rotating temporary exhibits, a community art gallery, and a reading room, all set within the historic sanctuary's stained-glass backdrop. The building is also available for private event rentals, giving weddings, ceremonies, and receptions an intimate, historic setting just minutes from Historic Downtown Collierville.