Alan Jackson Museum Opens In Downtown Nashville

The Alan Jackson Museum has opened in downtown Nashville. The museum features nearly…

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The Alan Jackson Museum has opened in downtown Nashville.

The museum features nearly 600 artifacts documenting Jackson's life and career. Displays cover everything from his childhood and marriage to his move to Nashville with a paper bag full of songs as he pursued a career in music.

The collection includes Jackson’s Grammy, CMA and ACM Awards, along with special songwriting honors and Hall of Fame recognitions. Visitors can also see the chair he used while writing early hits such as “Here In The Real World” and clothing worn throughout his career. Among the standout items are the boots, jeans and water ski featured in his “Chattahoochee” music video.

Other exhibits include a childhood tricycle, school report cards, a sketchbook, his first cowboy hat and boots. The museum also features gifts presented to Jackson in appreciation of his song “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning),” including a piece of metal from the World Trade Center, stone from the Pentagon and an honorary chief’s helmet from the Fire Department of New York.

Additionally, the museum showcases video footage of many of his live performances, including his final show at Nissan Stadium earlier this year.

The first floor of the museum building features Alan Jackson’s Silverbelly Distillery. Tickets for both the museum and the distillery are available here .