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The Hatch Show Print tour
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Inside the shop
The poster wall
Sweet girl sleeping in the sun- nice job!
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Hatch Show Print Gallery ·$$

The oldest print shop in America opened in 1879. For decades, Hatch Show Print was the leading poster printer for circuses, vaudeville shows and sporting events. Today, it is located in the Country Music Hall of Fame and is best known for creating images of Grand Ole Opry stars, thousands of which line the shop's walls. Modern-day artists employ the same techniques that have been used since the 15th century, including printing works on site.

Website: hatchshowprint.com

Phone: (615) 577-7710

Cross Streets: Between Demonbreun St and Korean Veterans Blvd

Closed now

  • Sat 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

224 Rep. John Lewis Way S Nashville, TN 37203 ·423.53 mi

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  • Accessible
  • Family friendly
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Tripadvisor traveler LexiV 12/04/24

We didn't do the tour. We just stopped in to shop and get some air conditioning. It's a really fun store, and there are some deals to be had, but most of it is quite pricey.

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Tripadvisor traveler 731kathrynk 09/28/22

What a fabulous tour ! It was so good would highly recommend going to this. The history of the company was woven into the history of Nashville and so cool to see all the posters. Our two guides were really great storytellers.

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Tripadvisor traveler Heather L 09/03/22

We missed the tour (last one is at 3pm, wish they went later!), but the small gallery was still interesting to see. This was a great spot to get a souvenir.

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Tripadvisor traveler 44nikkia 08/29/22

Really enjoyed this Off the cuff museum. It's located inside the same building as country música hall of fame, and you can get your tickets there or online. The tour itself is small groups, so you get bang for your buck. Most of the tour is inside the educational space where they go over the history of hatch show print, then you get to ask questions & finalize your own poster.The history of this place is really cool, they still print posters the old school way with many original products! Def a must visit if you like these kinds of tours.

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Tripadvisor traveler JPatti1 11/21/21

You will likely walk out of this one hour tour wondering how in the world a technology as old as this can survive - why would anybody seek a movable print, three-color poster that takes a while to develop and print when any teen can whip out an amazing image on a computer and print it in unlimited color in a matter of an hour. To that question, there appears to be only one answer - nostalgia. The artistry of creating the posters (particularly when custom images need to be created) is very appealing and seeing the finished product is comforting and reassuring. Slow, talented, creative, traditional, historic - these are the words that describe this process, and the tour does a great job of passing along a feeling for why this artistry of days of yore deserves to be maintained. If you ever need a poster, do the old fashioned route instead of going to your teen!

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