Museum Exhibitions

Roger Miller: Wit, Wisdom, and Wonder, supported by All Access Coach Leasing, is now open. Follow the story of the musical genius whose career earned him both the esteem of entertainment’s elite and the affection of the public.

Kenny Chesney: Living in Fast Forward, presented by Blue Chair Bay Rum, looks at the drive and vision that propelled him to those lofty highs as well as the blur he experienced as everything reached peak intensity. Along the way, he found creative freedom and learned to take time away in the islands to unplug, crucial steps in fashioning a long, varied, and sturdy career that continues to be relevant in the present day.

Clint Black: The Hard Way on Purpose is now open. The exhibit explores the Texan’s journey, from ironworker to country music star, as he charts his course as an artist with both blockbuster appeal and singular authenticity.

This annual exhibit offers a broad look at country music and its place in American culture over the past year, exploring musical developments, artist achievements, and notable events. The latest installment, which will be open through January 2026 in the ACM Gallery, features music and moments from cozy clubs to cavernous arenas.

Muscle Shoals: Low Rhythm Rising, explores how an Alabama community developed a distinctive sound, became a global recording epicenter in the 1960s and 1970s, and continues to inspire music today. The exhibit tells the story of Black and white musicians who found a way to work together at a time when segregation prevailed.

Country’s Grandest Stage: The Opry at 100  celebrates notable performers and moments in the history of the longest-running radio show in the world, as well as one of the most important radio programs in broadcasting history.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s core, permanent exhibition 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.

*uter(us) is a series of letterpress prints and artists’ books by Sarah Matthews, created as part of her 2026 Visiting Artist residency at Hatch Show Print in Nashville, Tennessee. The project examines women’s health through the language of medicine, exploring the words and phrases physicians and nurses use when speaking to patients. It also addresses critical issues including period poverty, the maternal mortality crisis, the pink tax, and reproductive healthcare.

Lawson Little has made memorable images for more than six decades. In Southern California and Nashville, he shot musicians for commercial work and then lingered in the background of local clubs, continuing to photograph on his own time. The exhibit features work split between vivid, often gritty images of Opry stalwarts and honky-tonk lights, and the rising tide of Americana music figures who gave Little new purpose.