Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Hall of Fame plaques and exhibits)

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum preserves artifacts and histories of country music and displays the Hall of Fame plaques honoring inductees. The institution moved into its current downtown building in 2001 and features rotating exhibitions, songwriters' artifacts, instruments, and recordings that document the genre's development. Fans and scholars often treat the museum and its Hall of Fame galleries as a central shrine to country music heritage.