With hits like “Walkin’ After Midnight” and “Crazy,” Patsy Cline forged a path for all country-pop crossover acts who came after her. Sadly, her already-illustrious career was cut short when she died in a plane crash on March 5, 1963. Just 30 years old the “I Fall to Pieces” singer left an indelible mark on the genre. However, diehard Patsy Cline fans now have limited time to visit a downtown Nashville museum dedicated to her life and career. Officials have confirmed that the attraction will soon close it doors for the last time.
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Patsy Cline Museum Will Close Next Month
In April 2017, the Patsy Cline Museum opened its doors. It sits on the second floor of the Johnny Cash Museum on 3rd Avenue South. Just eight years later, it will close permanently on May 15, 2025.
Icon Entertainment & Hospitality CEO Bill Miller confirmed the museum’s closure to various media outlets. He indicated that it is shuttering to make space for the Johnny Cash Museum’s 4,000-foot expansion.
“It has been our privilege and honor to be able to showcase the incredible legacy of the great Patsy Cline over the past eight years in the Patsy Cline Museum,” Miller said. “It has been a pleasure to work with her family, and we are proud of what has been accomplished. The Johnny Cash Museum will expand into the present Patsy space, and we anticipate an opening in mid-summer 2025.”
As you are probably aware, The Patsy Cline Museum on 2nd Floor of Johnny Cash Museum is closing. Would you pls help save her memoirs/legacy & relocate to another venue. Thanks for all you do in preserving original country music.
— Susan Belford (@SusanBelford2) April 14, 2025
Patsy Cline fans have less than a month to visit the museum, which features hundreds of never-before-seen artifacts, personal belongings, videos, and more. It is not clear what will happen to the exhibits after the museum closes its doors.
Museum’s Closing Makes Way For “Immersive” Johnny Cash Experience
Sharing a home with the Patsy Cline Museum, the Johnny Cash Museum boasts the world’s largest, most comprehensive collection of the Man in Black artifacts and memorabilia. And soon, visitors can step into “a state-of-the-art theater where the floor shakes as inmates stomp at Folsom Prison, heat rises while you learn about the Cotton Fields and even more!”
“It’s really exciting,” Miller said. “The technology, when we first opened, didn’t really exist. It’s just a testament to Johnny’s continued staying power.”
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