National Museum of African American Music
An interactive museum tracing blues, jazz, gospel, R&B, and hip-hop. Visitors can sing and make beats in recording studios.
The National Museum of African American Music opened in 2021 in the Fifth + Broadway complex, at the corner of Broadway and Fifth Avenue. Its exhibits follow a timeline of more than 50 music genres influenced by African Americans, from spirituals, blues, and jazz to gospel, R&B, and hip-hop. Visitors receive an RFID wristband that lets them join interactive stations to sing in a choir, follow dance steps, create beats, and send their creations to their email. Admission is about US$25, and a visit takes about two hours.
Opening hours
Closed Tue; 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Lower Broadway Honky-Tonks
- Ryman Auditorium
- Johnny Cash Museum
- Printers Alley
- Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
- Frist Art Museum
- John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge
- Tennessee State Capitol