Current Exhibits

Adapted for an online audience, this exhibition explores the impact of Bob Dylan’s 1960s Nashville recordings, Johnny Cash’s groundbreaking TV show, and the ace musicians known as the “Nashville Cats.”

The online exhibition Suiting the Sound spotlights the artistry of Western-wear designers, often known as “rodeo tailors,” whose couture designs helped create the indelible “rhinestone cowboy” image.

More than simply a venue where musicians and fans gather to play and hear music, Nashville’s The Station Inn has built and nurtured a community. The exhibition The Station Inn: Bluegrass Beacon tells the story of this musical sanctuary and haven.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum tells the story of Nashville’s first full-time professional songwriters in the exhibition We Could: The Songwriting Artistry of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant. Filled with artifacts and details that span from childhood through their major musical successes, the exhibition illuminates the Bryants' personal and professional lives, including their groundbreaking music-industry moves and remarkable love story.

Kacey Musgraves: All of the Colors, a new exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, celebrates the six-time Grammy winner's rising career, universally acclaimed album Golden Hour, and more. Visitors will get an inside glimpse into the singer-songwriter's life and music, from childhood keepsakes and stories to song manuscripts and stagewear.

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum's major exhibition, Outlaws & Armadillos: Country’s Roaring ’70s, celebrates this era of cultural and artistic exchange between Nashville, Tennessee, and Austin, Texas, revealing untold stories and never-seen artifacts. The exhibition, which remains for a nearly three-year run, explores the complicated, surprising relationship between the two cities.

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum's core, permanent exhibit tells the story of country music from its pre-commercial roots in the nineteenth century through its vibrant life today. This exciting, multi-layered experience includes artifacts, photographs, original recordings, archival video, newly produced films, touchscreen interactive media, and beautifully rendered text panels. The exhibit immerses the visitor in the history and sounds of country music, its meanings, and the lives and voices of its honored personalities.