Amy Grant Opens Nashville Pop-Up Exhibit to Mark First New Album in 13 Years
The Museum of Christian and Gospel Music in Nashville opened a special exhibit on May 8 celebrating Amy Grant's new album, The Me That Remains. The exhibit features rare artifacts from Grant's career, including her 1994 Pax Christi Award and the original Western Union telegram announcing her first Grammy nomination.
Amy Grant is releasing her first collection of original songs in 13 years, and Nashville is marking the occasion with a pop-up exhibit at the Museum of Christian and Gospel Music.
The exhibit opened May 8, the same day Grant released "The Me That Remains" through Thirty Tigers. Her album release concert at the historic Ryman Auditorium took place the following evening, just steps from the museum in downtown Nashville.
The exhibit centers on Wayne Brezinka's original mixed-media artwork created for the album cover. The piece was assembled from fragments of Grant's life: pieces of a treasured quilt, seashells from her collection, her childhood Bible, and an article about her grandfather. The artwork reflects the album's themes of memory and reconstruction.
Visitors can also see rare artifacts from Grant's career. Among them: her 1994 Pax Christi Award, accompanied by congratulatory letters from six U.S. presidents; the original Western Union telegram sent to her college dorm announcing her first Grammy nomination; and early-career photographs by photographer Mark Pleasant.
Grant, now 65, has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and accumulated more than 2.2 billion global streams. She was the first artist in Contemporary Christian Music to achieve a platinum record, reach No. 1 on the pop charts, and perform at the Grammy Awards. She received the Kennedy Center Honor in 2022.
The Gospel Music Association announced the exhibit on May 8. Admission to the pop-up is included with regular museum admission. The exhibit is limited-time only.
