Masters In The Mountains: Early Work from the Tryon Artist Colony
Exhibit Dates: 1/20/25 – 2/1/25 When Amelia Watson arrived in Tryon, NC in 1892 at the invitation of renowned actor William Gillette, the small railroad town that served as a […]
Exhibit Dates: 1/20/25 – 2/1/25 When Amelia Watson arrived in Tryon, NC in 1892 at the invitation of renowned actor William Gillette, the small railroad town that served as a […]
Exhibit Dates: 1/13/24 – 12/30/24 Born of the Broad River: The Life and Career of Earl Scruggs in His Own Words 1924-1945 Featuring new research taken directly from Earl’s own
In The Turning Road Gallery, guests will learn about both continuity and change throughout the region. This gallery focuses on the changing times in the area, from the destruction of
The Out of Carolina Gallery explores Earl’s time in the mills, his early start in music, his journey on the road, and, eventually, the moment he changed music history when
The journey begins here – in the rolling hills and rushing rivers of the North Carolina Piedmont. This gallery features a state-of-the-art interactive area called the “Common Threads Classroom,” providing
As guests enter the museum, they are welcomed with our central instrument display in the rotunda. This area showcases the “crown jewels” of the Earl Scruggs Center: instruments belonging to