Letterpress Tour: Create Your Own Poster in Nashville
4.1
51 Ratings
Nashville

Immerse yourself in the history of letterpress printing on this 60-minute guided tour of Hatch Show Print in Nashville. Take home a commemorative poster and redeem your voucher at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hatch Show Print - 1-hour Guided Tour of the Hatch Show Print in downtown Nashville
What's Included
  • 1-Hour Guided Tour of the iconic Hatch Show Letterpress Print Shop in Nashville
  • Tour one of the oldest working letterpress shops in America
  • See examples of posters created for the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, and more
  • Create and take home your own commemorative souvenir poster
What's Not Included
  • Admission to Country Music Hall of Fame is not included with this tour (tour located inside museum)
Additional Information

Join us for an hour-long guided exploration into the historical art of letterpress printing. Dive into the techniques used in the 19th century for creating posters. As a memento of your visit, you’ll receive a keepsake poster to show your loved ones. Redeem your coupon at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Exact tour times will be given upon…

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Location
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Rep. John Lewis Way South
Hatch Show Print Studio is located at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Please redeem your voucher at the Museum prior to your tour.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Tammywilts
Aug 13, 2024
A complete surprise - We weren't really sure what we were getting from this tour, but we were pleasantly surprised. We loved it. A great insight into how the posters were created and still are today using the same techniques
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Georgemadethis
Aug 13, 2024
The coolest, must-see tour in Nashville. - This tour was amazing! Our tour guides (although we forgot their names - sorry!) were also amazing! We didn’t realise we got to make a print which we were all over the moon to find out! We even came with our Nashville born and raised friend and she was shocked she hadn’t been there sooner!
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Catherine_j
Apr 21, 2024
This turned out to be a... - This turned out to be a tour I glad I did. It was very interesting learning about the history of Hatch Show Print and how the printing process works.
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15kerib
Apr 1, 2024
Learning Experience. - Very interesting tour. Fun to see how all those unique posters are made! A little disappointed at the souvenir poster but it's ok.
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Pamela_g
Nov 21, 2023
Awesome in-person printing experience - We loved learning about the history of this amazing business, and then drooled over everything in the gift shop. Such cool merch! We loved making our very own print to bring home, and then being able to observe the workers using the presses was pretty amazing. Highly recommend.
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Dave
Nov 8, 2023
Great, in-depth discussion on American print making - If you're interested in the history of concert posters in America (which, if you're considering this tour, I assume you are?) then this show is a worthwhile add to the CMA experience overall. Our docent was really informed and the discussion about typesetting, as well as the overall history of print advertising for concerts, was super interesting to me! I liked being able to use one of the Letterpress kits to print out a souvenir. Bailey (one of our two guides) really seemed to love her job.
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David_v
Oct 6, 2023
Check it out! - Super cool look at the History and Work of one of the great American institutions. Entertaining and knowledgable hosts create a fun atmosphere.
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Frances_v
Aug 19, 2023
Best tour in Nashville! - The Hatch Show Print tour is the best tour in town! The Hatch Show Print knowledgeable guides made the shop’s history interesting as well as humorous. In addition, all of the Viator personnel with whom I communicated to set up the tour were helpful and professional.
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Seanhp4152ua
May 11, 2024
Good for everyone, but kids need coloring books - Pros: Very informative Great stories Great visual aids and samples Friendly and interesting staff Employee on his first day was terriffic! Cons: Long for kids under 10 (coloring materials helped) Booking was problematic through Trip Advisor; suggest bookterrific! There MUST be a more crafty/customized option for keepsake if you plan in advance.
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958reannab
May 9, 2024
Good tour, don’t expect a real “custom” print - The tour was pretty interesting and the pricing wasn’t bad. But their claim was for you to able to create a custom print. However, you received a pre-determined background and chose from two color options. Then you printed on “Hatch Show Print” with only one color option. So there truly isn’t any real customization. That said it was a nice tour, and the people were nice but don’t expect much from the “custom” print.
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