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{{Short description|Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky, US}}
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| name = Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum
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| caption = Exterior of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, Owensboro, KY.
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| established = 1991
| location =  [[Owensboro, Kentucky]], [[United States]]
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| website = {{URL|bluegrasshall.org}}
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The '''Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum''' is a [[bluegrass music]] museum in [[Owensboro, Kentucky]], [[United States]]. The museum has interactive exhibits, posters, costumes, live instrument demonstrations, and [[International Bluegrass Music Association]]'s [[International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]].  The museum has 64,000 square feet of exhibits, offices, and venues on three floors.  As a non-profit group, the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum has raised funds with the help of famous bluegrass musicians such as [[Ricky Skaggs]] and [[Ralph Stanley]].<ref name="IBMM • About">[https://www.bluegrasshall.org/education/open-bluegrass-jams/ IBMM • About<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

They host their own annual summer music festival, ROMP. ROMP festival is typically held the last weekend in June each summer.  [[Jam session]]s are held at the museum every Saturday and Sunday from 1:30 to 4:30 pm.<ref name="IBMM • About"/> The Bluegrass Music Museum & Hall of Fame is the world's only facility dedicated to the history and preservation of the international history of bluegrass music.

==Mission==
The mission of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum is to gather, preserve, exhibit and disseminate artifacts, history, collections and performance art of the global history of bluegrass music through an educational experience.

==Vision==
The vision of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum is to be the world center for the presentation of the history, culture, and future of bluegrass music.

==History==
The museum was incorporated in 1991 and opened year-round in 1995.  In 2002 it re-opened after expanding.  In 2018, the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum opened a new $15 million facility in downtown Owensboro, Kentucky on the banks of the Ohio River.

==Programs==
*Woodward Theatre – Concerts are hosted in this 447-seat theatre, designed specifically for acoustic music.
*The Kentucky Bluegrass AllStars are a group of music students who take lessons at the museum.
*The Video Oral History Project (VOHP) – videotapes the elderly first generation of bluegrass musicians.
*Bluegrass in the Schools (BITS) – puts instruments into the hands of students and teachers in elementary schools in Daviess County, Kentucky.<ref name="IBMM • About"/>
*Concerts – The museum hosts concerts in both its indoor theatre and outdoor stage area.
*Independence Bank Event Room is over 4,000 square feet with a 990 square foot balcony. The space can accommodate approximately 250-300 guests.

==See also==
* [[Bill Monroe Museum]]
* [[Bluegrass music]]
* [[Country music]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.bluegrassmuseum.org/ }}
*[http://rompfest.com/ ROMP]
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Owensboro, Kentucky]]
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