October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. In order to help educate the public about disability employment issues and to celebrate the contributions of America's workers with disabilities, the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is hosting a National Disability Employment Recognition Day on Friday October 6.
This weekend is the PUSH Film Festival here in Historic Downtown Bristol, and the museum is one of the main venues for film screenings! We will be hosting a variety of interesting juried films such as Strange Tales from Appalachia, Calvinist, Albemarle's Black Classrooms, Forgive--Don't Forget, Interlude, and several shorts blocks, along with the curated film A […]
The craftsmanship and artistry of our region's stringed instrument makers are celebrated with Luthier's Craft— a new special exhibit at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum! Dates: November 3, 2017—March 4, 2018 Location: Birthplace of Country Music Museum PURCHASE TICKETS Dulcimer maker Ernest Combs Luthiers – skilled makers of stringed musical instruments – are both […]
Esteemed songwriter Ed Snodderly helps songwriters hone their craft during this workshop at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum
The Watauga Elementary School Choir Carolers spread Christmas Joy to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum December 8 at 10:00 a.m.
Join PUSH! Film Festival for an encore screening of the 2017 PUSH! Film Festival Best Feature Film Forgive–Don’t Forget on Thursday, December 21 at 6:00 p.m. at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. The evening will begin with a welcome and cocktails at 6:00 p.m., followed by the film screening at 7:00 p.m. Afterwards filmmaker Brad Bennett […]
Join us on Saturday, January 6 at 7pm for a Breaking Up Christmas Concert featuring The New Smokey Valley Boys, The Cabin Creek Boys, and Mountain Park Old Time Band! Breaking Up Christmas is an old Blue Ridge Mountains tradition where people celebrated the 12 days of Christmas with house parties filled with old-time stringband […]
SORRY! THIS FREE EVENT HAS NOW REACHED CAPACITY! Join us Friday, January 26 at 7pm for an evening of stories and music with luthiers Jayne Henderson and Wayne Henderson. Jayne will give a talk on her road to becoming a luthier, learning from her father Wayne, and the innovations in eco-sustainability she is bringing to the craft. She […]
WE WANT YOU TO VOLUNTEER AT THE BIRTHPLACE OF COUNTRY MUSIC MUSEUM! Volunteers are needed to assist in the galleries on a daily basis, help in archives and collections, provide curatorial research and exhibit assistance, support special events, assist in The Museum Store, and act as docents for guided adult and school tours. Training is […]
The Appalachian photographs taken by Cecil Sharp as he collected songs from the region are the focus of a new special exhibit at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum!
