A free exhibit on Minnie Pearl is at the John P. Holt Brentwood Library through Thursday, Nov. 19. Here are the hours and where it travels after Brentwood.

A free traveling exhibit about the entertainer Minnie Pearl is at the John P. Holt Brentwood Library until Thursday, Nov. 19.

“The Many Hats of Minnie Pearl” covers her life, her career and her ties to Williamson County. It uses interactive panel boards and a collection of historical items and stories, the City of Brentwood said in a release on Friday, Nov. 6.

Who is behind it

The Moore-Morris History & Culture Center put the exhibit together. It is part of the center’s Museum Without Walls program, which takes exhibits out of the museum and into libraries, malls and other places people already go. The center is a division of the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, a nonprofit.

Wilson Bank & Trust sponsors the tour, the city said.

The center’s own exhibit page calls her “a Franklin icon” and says her story “runs deep through Franklin and Williamson County.”

When to see it in Brentwood

The exhibit is in the library at 8109 Concord Road, and admission is free. It is open during regular library hours, which the center lists as:

Day Hours
Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday 1 to 6 p.m.

Library hours can change on holidays. Check the library’s own site before you make a special trip.

Where it goes next

If you miss it in Brentwood, the exhibit has three more stops through early January, according to the center:

  • The Mall at Green Hills, 2126 Abbott Martin Road, Nashville: Nov. 19 to Dec. 4
  • Williamson County Public Library, 1314 Columbia Ave., Franklin, about seven miles south of Brentwood: Dec. 4-17
  • Hickman County Historical Society, 201 E. Public Square, Centerville: Dec. 17 to Jan. 7, 2027

Admission is free at every stop.

What it means for you

  • You have until Thursday, Nov. 19, to see the exhibit in Brentwood, at no cost.
  • It fits a library visit: it is on display during normal opening hours, with no ticket or booking.
  • More free events at the library and around town this month are on our things to do this month page.