Doors Open Downtown
In a cross-promotional effort between Bristol's main street program and our downtown merchants, Birthplace of Country Music Museum and The Museum Store will stay open until 8:00 p.m. on the first Friday of each month.
In a cross-promotional effort between Bristol's main street program and our downtown merchants, Birthplace of Country Music Museum and The Museum Store will stay open until 8:00 p.m. on the first Friday of each month.
Help us share the story of the 1927 Bristol Sessions with the world! Become a museum volunteer! Join our training session on Tuesday, October 9th!
The weekend of October 12–14 is the PUSH! Film Festival here in Historic Downtown Bristol, and the museum is one of the main venues for film screenings!
The Birthplace of Country Music Museum is now hosting a monthly gathering of local musicians for a full-on community jam session! These free jams are open to all ages and all skill levels; those interested in just coming along to listen to good music are also welcome!
Michael D. Doubler, the author of Dixie Dewdrop: The Uncle Dave Macon Story and the great-grandson of Uncle Dave, will give a presentation in the museum's Performance Theater entitled “Uncle Dave Macon: Unknown Elements of Success.”
For All The World To See: Visual Culture and The Struggle for Civil Rights special exhibit at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum.
Join us for a FREE educator visit to the special exhibit For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights on Monday, November 12, 4:00—5:30pm.
Thomas Bryant will discuss images of persons of color in comics, particularly the recent, growing trend of Afrocentric graphic novels focused on historical figures and events.
The Birthplace of Country Music Museum is now hosting a monthly gathering of local musicians for a full-on community jam session! These free jams are open to all ages and all skill levels; those interested in just coming along to listen to good music are also welcome!
A free film screening for Soundtrack of a Revolution, a docudrama exploring the civil rights struggle through powerful and stirring songs that inspired a generation.