The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum encourages families to plan a visit during fall break season. Continuing through Sunday, Oct. 21, the Hall of Fame hosts special “Fall Break Fun” activities.
Stop by the museum’s box office to request the free fall break activity pack. It’s filled with games for the gallery experience. There are also at-home activities and keepsake items.
The pack features activities that help kids explore the following exhibits: Emmylou Harris: Songbird’s Flight; The Judds: Dream Chasers; Little Big Town: The Power of Four; and Outlaws & Armadillos: Country’s Roaring ’70s.
Along the way, you and your students can discover new artifacts in the museum from artists including Brothers Osborne, Ray Charles, Maren Morris, Ralph Stanley and Taylor Swift.
Step into the ACM Gallery and Gretsch Family Gallery for high-tech experiences. Record a song, test your country music knowledge and more. A variety of hands-on programs take place Thursdays through Sundays in the Taylor Swift Education Center.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Mark your calendars for these special events and programs taking place during the remainder of the Fall Break Fun stretch:
Creative Zone Drop-In Art Making
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
October 11 | Creative Zone: Bedazzled Buttons
October 14 | Creative Zone: Adorn a Microphone
October 18 | Creative Zone: Make an Outlaw Bandana
Hands-On Music Making
October 12 | 10:30 AM
October 15 | 3:00
Family Program: Making Waves at Historic RCA Studio B
October 20 | 1:00 PM & 2:00 PM
Exclusive Family Programs
October 13 | 10:30 AM
Family Program: Brushstrokes and Egg Yolks: DIY Egg Tempera Paint
October 19 | 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, & Noon
Family Program: Relief Printmaking with Hatch Show Print
October 20 | 10:00 AM
Song and Story Time: Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away read by author Ketch Secor
FREE KIDS’ ADMISSION WITH COMMUNITY COUNTS
Thanks to the Community Counts initiative at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, all youth ages 18 and younger from the following Middle Tennessee counties receive free admission: Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson.
To obtain free admission, students need to show proof of residency. They can wear their school T-shirt or present one of the following: school ID; library card; driver’s license or permit; passport; recent report card. In addition, up to two accompanying adults receive 25 percent off admission.
In addition, the first 500 students to visit the Hall of Fame during the Fall Break Fun dates will receive a free pencil case to take back to school with them.
The museum is located at 222 Fifth Ave. S., Nashville. Call 615-416-2001 or visit countrymusichalloffame.org.