Stories of our community will come to life through wedding gowns on display at Oaklands Mansion. Step back into time and experience the common threads that weave our lives together as we explore women’s history, fashion history, cultural history and the history of our community. Over fifty gowns will be placed on loan and exhibited,…
Take a tour of the exhibit here! Thank you to our community for supporting this touching exhibit once again. The 5th Annual Wedding Dresses Through the Decades Exhibit ran January 10- March 6, 2016 and closed with a record number of visitors. This exhibit included wedding dresses from every decade: 1847 through 2015. During the…
We have been so blessed to present the wedding dress exhibit to our community for the past four years. In preparing for our fifth exhibit in 2016, we are overwhelmed with the generosity and thoughtfulness of brides, willing to share their stories and memories with us. It is with this outpouring of excitement that we have…
Oaklands Historic House Museum is pleased to announce that professional photographers may request a photo shoot inside the elegant Oaklands Mansion. These photography appointments of one hour (set-up included) are subject to the availability of the Museum. Interior photo sessions will be restricted to six subjects the photographer and one assistant, plus an Oaklands staff member (total of eight (8)…
There are only twelve days left to view this exhibit before these lovely gowns are packed back up and placed in storage for years to come. The exhibit “Wedding Dresses Through the Decades” will be open to the public through Sunday, March 8th. Take this opportunity to step back to yesterday and see the common…
The “Wedding Dresses Through the Decades” exhibit is now open. Step back to yesterday and see the common threads that weave together the lives of women through the decades in middle Tennessee and across the country. Enjoy traveling through time as you walk among over fifty gowns that are being placed on loan and exhibited,…
Be a part of history by renewing your vows or saying them for the first time in the elegant front parlor of Oaklands Mansion. Be a part of history by renewing your vows, or saying them for the first time, in the elegant front parlor of Oaklands Mansion. For the first time ever, Oaklands will…
“WEDDING DRESSES THROUGH THE DECADES” 4th ANNUAL AWARD WINNING EXHIBIT PRESENTED BY OAKLANDS HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUM Step back to yesterday and see the common threads that weave together the lives of women through the decades in middle Tennessee and across the country. Enjoy traveling through time from the brocade and silk of the mid 1800’s…
