Through text and artifacts, multiple theater experiences, film and sound, and interactive displays, the Birthplace of Country Music Museum shares the story of the 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings, explores how evolving sound technology shaped their success, and highlights how this rich musical heritage lives on in today’s music.
Join us in the museum's Learning Center for our new monthly Museum Story Time program! Aimed at toddler-age children and their grown-ups, we will come together on the first Friday of each month for a music- or Appalachia-related storybook, a tune or two, and a related activity or coloring sheet. This month's book is Coat of Many Colors written by Dolly Parton and illustrated by Brooke Boynton-Hughes.
Join author Kristina Gaddy for a discussion of her new book Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History.
Musicians of all ages and skill levels welcome to participate in this free monthly jam session every second Saturday at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, 2 - 5 p.m.
Join us for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Seizing Justice: The Greensboro Four, which tells the story of four African American college students who began a nonviolent sit-in at a Woolsworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and started a revolution.
Join us for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Seizing Justice: The Greensboro Four, which tells the story of four African American college students who began a nonviolent sit-in at a Woolsworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and started a revolution.
Join us for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Black Wings and meet the men and women who took to the skies throughout the 20th century, proving to a segregated nation that skin color doesn’t determine skill level.
Join us for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Black Wings and meet the men and women who took to the skies throughout the 20th century, proving to a segregated nation that skin color doesn’t determine skill level.
Join us for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary The Green Book Guide to Freedom, an exploration of a travel guide to navigate the sometimes treacherous highways of a segregated nation. The film screening witll be followed by a discussion about local and regional Green Book sites.
Join us for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier, which explores the untold story of the decades-long battle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the first superpower to bring diversity to the skies, told by the Black astronauts and their families who were part of this little known chapter of the Cold War.
Join us for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier, which explores the untold story of the decades-long battle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the first superpower to bring diversity to the skies, told by the Black astronauts and their families who were part of this little known chapter of the Cold War.
The Birthplace of Country Music Museum, in partnership with the East Tennessee Bluegrass Association, hosts a monthly gathering of local musicians for a free bluegrass jam session every fourth Saturday at the museum, 2 - 5 p.m.
Aimed at toddler-age children and their grown-ups, we will come together on the first Friday of each month for a music or Appalachia-related storybook, a tune or two, and a related activity or coloring sheet.
Time to 'do si do!' You're invited to a square dance at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum!