Museums and galleries in Nashville

Nashville’s cultural landscape blends its legendary music history with a thriving contemporary art scene. Major institutions like the Country Music Hall of Fame and RCA Studio B explore the city’s recording legacy, while the Frist Art Museum showcases rotating exhibitions in a historic Art Deco building. The Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood serves as a creative hub, housing a high concentration of independent galleries such as Zeitgeist and COOP, which focus on regional contemporary works and community-driven art projects.

Nashville's Museums & Galleries — Map

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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of the world's largest museums and research centers dedicated to…

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Johnny Cash Museum

Discover the world of the world-famous musician Johnny Cash. You'll learn about his life here as well as see various memorabilia.

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George Jones Museum

Dedicated to the life and career of the country music legend, featuring his awards, costumes, and personal memorabilia.

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Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum

The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville honors all musicians regardless of genre or instrument.

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Frist Center for the Visual Arts

The Frist Art Museum, formerly known as the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, is an art exhibition hall in Nashville, Tennessee, housed in…

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Tennessee State Museum

The Tennessee State Museum is a large museum in Nashville depicting the history of the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Upper Room Chapel and Museum

Visit this beautiful chapel and museum. Enjoy its life-size wooden carving of Last Supper, paintings, porcelains, manuscripts and more.

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RCA Studio B

RCA Studio B was a music recording studio built in 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee by RCA Victor.

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Adventure Science Center

Great place for kids to learn and have fun at the same time. Look forward to many interactive exhibits plus a planetarium.

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United Record Pressing

United Record Pressing is a vinyl pressing plant located in Nashville, Tennessee, that has been in operation since 1949.

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BW Gallery

Contemporary art gallery located in the Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood.

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Julia Martin Gallery

Showcases contemporary fine art with a focus on local Nashville artists and unique solo exhibitions.

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Elephant Gallery

North Nashville gallery featuring diverse, community-centric art and eclectic exhibitions.

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Poverty & the Arts

A nonprofit gallery and studio space, now known as Daybreak Arts, supporting artists experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.

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Ground Floor Gallery

Contemporary art space in Wedgewood-Houston highlighting emerging artists and experimental works.

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An artist-run gallery and project space located within the Wedgewood-Houston arts district.

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Channel to Channel

Contemporary art gallery focusing on innovative work from local and regional emerging artists.

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COOP

A curatorial collective and gallery space dedicated to experimental art and community dialogue.

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Fort Houston

A collaborative makerspace and gallery providing facilities for woodworkers, metalworkers, and visual artists.

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Zeitgeist

Long-standing contemporary gallery representing a roster of regional and national artists with rotating exhibitions.

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