COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM AND
KACEY MUSGRAVES SET WORLD RECORD
Stephanie Randall, GUINESS WORLD RECORDS, Kacey Musgraves and Kyle Young, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO, at the museum’s record-setting event Oct. 22.
Photo: Kelli Dirks for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum and Kacey Musgraves now hold the GUINESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the world’s largest display of coloring pages. The record was set yesterday, Oct. 22, 2019, National Color Day.
A 500-pound, rainbow-shaped display that included 1,550 coloring pages, submitted by people from more than 30 states, was unveiled yesterday in the museum’s Mike Curb Conservatory in support of the exhibition Kacey Musgraves: All of the Colors. Musgraves made an appearance at the museum and was joined by museum CEO Kyle Young to accept the award.
Kacey Musgraves: All of the Colors runs through June 7, 2020.
The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum collects, preserves, and interprets country music and its history for the education and entertainment of diverse audiences. In exhibits, publications, and educational programs, the museum explores the cultural importance and enduring beauty of the art form. The museum is operated by the Country Music Foundation, a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) educational organization chartered by the state of Tennessee in 1964. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, and for the last three years in a row has welcomed over one million patrons each year, placing it among the ten most-visited history museums in the U.S. The Country Music Foundation operates Historic RCA Studio BTM, Hatch Show Print® poster shop, CMF Records, the Frist Library and Archive, and CMF Press. Museum programs are supported by Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission, Tennessee Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
More information about the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is available at www.countrymusichalloffame.org or by calling (615) 416-2001.