Musician’s Hall of Fame Loses Historical Instruments in Nashville Flooding

Posted by Kristina Carrodeguas on 05/26/2010
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Nashville’s floods may be over, but their consequences have only begun to be registered. The Musician’s Hall of Fame & Museum lost several historically important pieces due to the disastrous floods.
 
In February, the Hall of Fame & Museum was forced to remove all artifacts and exhibits from their property due to a court ruling of eminent domain. They were only given seven days to vacate the premises, quickly and chaotically displacing many people and items.
 
Many items were temporarily stored at the SoundCheck storage and performance space in Nashville. Unfortunately, SoundCheck became another casualty of the floods, and many musical pieces stored there were affected.
 
The Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum has remained in continued dialogue with city representatives about seeking an amicable solution to finding a new home for the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville, but an answer has yet to be found.
 
Record label executive and philanthropist Mike Curb has provided office space for the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum due to the temporary museum closure by eminent domain.
 
The Musicians Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Awards Show has been pushed back to Spring 2011 due to the current situation concerning the relocation in conjunction with the additional uncertainty of flood-damaged artifacts.
 
Check out the Hall of Fame website later this week for a filmed tour of the Museum just prior to demolition.
 
The Musician’s Hall of Fame asks that those who wish to make financial contributions to assist in instrument restoration and flood recovery to make checks to The Musicians Hall of Fame P.O. Box 23655, Nashville, TN 37202.