Hatch Show Print Tour: Historic Nashville Letterpress Experience
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46 Ratings
Nashville
Immerse yourself in the history of letterpress printing on this 60-minute guided tour of Hatch Show Print in Nashville. Take home a commemorative poster and redeem your voucher at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Hatch Show Print - 1-hour Guided Tour of the Hatch Show Print in downtown Nashville
What's Included
  • See examples of posters from the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, and others.
  • Make and take home a commemorative souvenir poster.
  • Tour an historic letterpress shop.
  • Participate in creating your own poster.
  • Enjoy a 1-hour guided tour of the legendary Hatch Show Print.
What's Not Included
  • Admission to Country Music Hall of Fame is not included with this tour (tour located inside museum)
Additional Information

Join us for an hour-long guided exploration into the historical art of letterpress printing. Dive into the techniques used in the 19th century for creating posters. As a memento of your visit, you’ll receive a keepsake poster to show your loved ones. Redeem your coupon at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Exact tour times will be given upon redemption of the voucher. For best selection of times, ensure your arrival before 11am.

  • Redeem voucher at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Actual tour times will be assigned at the time of redemption. Guests are encouraged to arrive before 11:00am to select from the greatest availability
Location
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Rep. John Lewis Way South
Hatch Show Print Studio is located at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Please redeem your voucher at the Museum prior to your tour.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Catherine_j
Apr 21, 2024
This turned out to be a... - This turned out to be a tour I glad I did. It was very interesting learning about the history of Hatch Show Print and how the printing process works.
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15kerib
Apr 1, 2024
Learning Experience. - Very interesting tour. Fun to see how all those unique posters are made! A little disappointed at the souvenir poster but it's ok.
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Pamela_g
Nov 21, 2023
Awesome in-person printing experience - We loved learning about the history of this amazing business, and then drooled over everything in the gift shop. Such cool merch! We loved making our very own print to bring home, and then being able to observe the workers using the presses was pretty amazing. Highly recommend.
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Dave
Nov 8, 2023
Great, in-depth discussion on American print making - If you're interested in the history of concert posters in America (which, if you're considering this tour, I assume you are?) then this show is a worthwhile add to the CMA experience overall. Our docent was really informed and the discussion about typesetting, as well as the overall history of print advertising for concerts, was super interesting to me! I liked being able to use one of the Letterpress kits to print out a souvenir. Bailey (one of our two guides) really seemed to love her job.
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David_v
Oct 6, 2023
Check it out! - Super cool look at the History and Work of one of the great American institutions. Entertaining and knowledgable hosts create a fun atmosphere.
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Frances_v
Aug 19, 2023
Best tour in Nashville! - The Hatch Show Print tour is the best tour in town! The Hatch Show Print knowledgeable guides made the shop’s history interesting as well as humorous. In addition, all of the Viator personnel with whom I communicated to set up the tour were helpful and professional.
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146andrewu
Jul 7, 2023
A MUST for any visit to Nashville - Loved it! Such a close link to so many big pop, rock and country artists from the 50s to the present day. Two tour guides, one gave a full account of the history of Hatch, the other a breakdown on the printing process itself. Really engaging and interesting, with laughs along the way. The souvenir print is just putting the finishing touches on an existing print, but a nice takeaway all the same.
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Studio101west
Jun 27, 2023
Letter Press Printing Nostalgia - If you are nostalgic, into old music or letter press printing you will love this place. We got a personal tour of this active commercial letter press printing shop full of old music posters.
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Joanw1960
Jun 12, 2023
Wonderful experience - We had a wonderful tour thanks to Sarah. It was so interesting and she was a delight. Many many thanks to Matt Johnson at the Country Music Museum for saving the day and making this happen.
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Ph0ugh1
Jul 12, 2023
Lovely, but not what I would call a "tour". - This experience was more of a history lecture with a short hands-on demo. The last time we went, it was an actual tour where we walked on the floor of the print shop and were able to see (but not touch, of course) the beautiful presses and woodblocks, etc. We even went near the shelving and saw some of the larger and older pieces such as what is displayed in the window (which is what is shown on this trip). This is truly a living museum, and seeing through the window what anyone can see on any given day is not that special. Sorry to be negative, because this is my favorite place in Nashville. But, any way, it's a stretch to call this a tour. My granddaughter was very disappointed, because I had told her of my experience. Even the souvenir printing was lacking this time around, sorry to say - Oh well, we bought a poster and a t-shirt, and I told my sweet granddaughter "the rest of the story"...
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