Home Plate Don’t Move: Baseball& Community
“Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don’t move.” – Satchel Paige Spring 2018 brings baseball to the Earl Scruggs Center. From […]
The Earl Scruggs Center will be closed from November 27, 2025 through January 31, 2026 as we begin an exciting renovation project to enhance our exhibits and improve the visitor experience.
“Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don’t move.” – Satchel Paige Spring 2018 brings baseball to the Earl Scruggs Center. From […]
Exhibit dates: July 8th, 2017 – January 13, 2018 David Holt is a musician, storyteller, artist, historian and radio and television host who has collected and performed the songs and
Exhibit dates: January 28th, 2017 – May 20, 2017 The Earl Scruggs Center is excited to announce its next special exhibit, Grand Ole Opry, a traveling exhibit by ExhibitsUSA, a program of
Exhibit Dates: June 4, 2016 – January 7, 2017 With the support of our presenting sponsor, the City of Shelby and our Premium Sponsors Carter Chevrolet and HomeTrust Bank, the Earl
Exhibit Dates: January 23, 2016 – May 15, 2016 In partnership with the Wilson Library of UNC Chapel Hill, and with the support of our presenting sponsor, the City of
Feast Here Tonight: Southern Food & Music Traditions Exhibition celebrating the intersections of southern foods and music. Exhibit Dates: May 16, 2015 – January 3, 2016. The Earl Scruggs Center’s
We are the Music Makers Exhibition illuminating living southern music cultures and communities. Exhibit Dates: January 10, 2015 – May 2, 2015. “We are the Music Makers” exhibition illuminating living southern
The Earl Scruggs Center is pleased to present The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions in the Blue Ridge and Piedmont. Exhibit Dates: June 28, 2014 – January 3, 2015 Made
Resorts, Healing Waters and Cures: Drinking Your Way to Better Health. Exhibit Dates: January 14th, 2014 – June 21st, 2014.
The welcome gallery orients guests to the Center with a map of the American South, What’s Happening in the Area, and a 13 minute film. The film provides a conceptual