FOUNDED IN 1967, THE COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION, INC. ("CMF"), WHICH DOES BUSINESS AS THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM (THE "MUSEUM"), IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION THAT PRESERVES AND INTERPRETS THE EVOLVING HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF COUNTRY MUSIC. FUNCTIONING AS A NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND AS AN INTERNATIONAL ARTS ORGANIZATION WITH OVER 1.5 MILLION ANNUAL VISITORS IN A TYPICAL YEAR, THE MUSEUM SAFEGUARDS A DIVERSE ARTIFACT AND ARCHIVAL COLLECTION COMPRISED OF MOVING IMAGES ON FILM; VIDEO AND DIGITAL FORMATS; PHOTOGRAPHS; SOUND RECORDINGS; ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS; STAGE COSTUMES; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; POSTERS; PRINTED MATERIALS; OBJECTS ILLUSTRATING THE LIVES AND CAREERS OF MUSICIANS, INDUSTRY FIGURES AND THE CULTURE OF COUNTRY MUSIC. THROUGH 18 EXHIBITS CURATED AND PRESENTED, THE MUSEUM INTERPRETS ITS COLLECTION WITH SUPPORT OF THE MORE THAN 1,150 ON-SITE AND VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN 2022.
