The exhibit invited visitors to experience three decades of R&B influence in Country Music’s capital city. (106)
The Night Train to Nashville exhibit introduced tourists and locals alike to a little known aspect of Nashville’s history. The exhibit focused on the emergence of R&B during the three decades after World War II and its continuing influence on country and rock music.
Organized into six thematic areas, including the “Roots of R&B” and “Country Connections,” the exhibit traces the story of Nashville’s musical traditions and social environment. The design included an interactive area allowing visitors to contrast country and R&B versions of the same songs, and a huge video screen running clips from two pioneering television programs, Night Train and Soul Train.
“Night Train to Nashville” ran for almost two years, garnering international acclaim and drawing tens of thousands of tourists. Ten years later, the museum held a month-long anniversary celebration with concerts, screenings and speakers.
“The content of the exhibit as well as the supporting educational material are a museum triumph. It is sad to think that this exhibit is only temporary.”
The exhibit invited visitors to experience three decades of R&B influence in Country Music’s capital city. (106)
The Night Train to Nashville exhibit introduced tourists and locals alike to a little known aspect of Nashville’s history. The exhibit focused on the emergence of R&B during the three decades after World War II and its continuing influence on country and rock music.
Organized into six thematic areas, including the “Roots of R&B” and “Country Connections,” the exhibit traces the story of Nashville’s musical traditions and social environment. The design included an interactive area allowing visitors to contrast country and R&B versions of the same songs, and a huge video screen running clips from two pioneering television programs, Night Train and Soul Train.
“Night Train to Nashville” ran for almost two years, garnering international acclaim and drawing tens of thousands of tourists. Ten years later, the museum held a month-long anniversary celebration with concerts, screenings and speakers.
“The content of the exhibit as well as the supporting educational material are a museum triumph. It is sad to think that this exhibit is only temporary.”
