Goddess in Progress

Date: June 13, 2025 - April 19, 2026
Location: The Parthenon
Tickets: $10 (Adults); $8 (Seniors and Youth)

Get the story behind the creation and construction of Nashville’s Athena Parthenos with this historic exhibit. Alen LeQuire won the commission in 1982 by proposing a historically-accurate replica of the ancient statue. The young artist began an odyssey of research which included a visit to the ancient Parthenon in Greece, and consultation with leading scholars. During the eight years of construction, LeQuire triumphed over engineering complications, political challenges, and a fire that demolished his studio. Travel with LeQuire on his journey to creating and scaling a figure that became the largest indoor sculpture in the Western world.