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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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Amenities
- Accessible
- Family friendly
Reviews
tripadvisorWe 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.
MoreWhat 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.
MoreWe 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.
MoreReally 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.
MoreYou 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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