Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Announces Details for Shania Twain Exhibition

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – See the life and career of five-time Grammy winner Shania Twain in the new exhibit, Shania Twain: Rock This Country, running through July 2018 at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum.

The exhibit follows the evolution of Twain’s career from her early days performing in Canadian bars to her recent appearance at the Stagecoach Festival in California. Twain has sold more albums than any other female country artist in history.  Successful titles include her platinum-selling debut, Shania Twain; her Grammy-winning, double diamond-selling (RIAA certification for 20 million units) The Woman in Me; the top-selling album in history by a female country artist, Come on Over, and Twain's third consecutive diamond-selling album release, UP! Twain is set to release NOW, her fifth full-length album on Mercury Nashville and her first album since 2002, on Sept. 29. The album’s lead single, “Life’s About to Get Good” premiered yesterday on country radio platforms around the globe.

Shania Twain: Rock This Country exhibition highlights include:

•             Hooded leather coat with fur trim and fringe and fur-trimmed boots with Native American beadwork, worn on the cover of her self-titled 1993 debut album

•             Complete ensemble, including top hat, from 1999 music video for “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”

•             Marc Bouwer leopard-print crop top and matching pants worn during Come On Over Tour (1998–1999)

•             Marc Bouwer futuristic princess outfit, with faux-leather coat; diamond and rhinestone earrings; velvet bra and skirt embellished with diamonds and rhinestones; belt with rhinestones and beads; and patent leather and suede boots, worn for her Super Bowl XXXVII halftime performance (2003)

•             Outfit worn by Twain for her Stagecoach performance, including black top with multiple tiers of fringe, a body suit with fringe, crochet-pattern pants, and pumps (April 2017)

•             Grammys for Best Country Song, "You're Still the One" (1998); Best Country Song, "Come On Over" (1999); Best Female Country Vocal Performance, "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" (1999)

With an unduplicated collection of more than 2.5 million artifacts, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2017. Twain’s exhibition follows the opening of an exhibit on contemporary superstar Jason Aldean. Upcoming subjects include Loretta Lynn and country music couple Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.

About The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum collects, preserves, and interprets country music and its history for the education and entertainment of diverse audiences. In exhibits, publications, and educational programs, the museum explores the cultural importance and enduring beauty of the art form. The museum is operated by the Country Music Foundation, a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) educational organization chartered by the state of Tennessee in 1964. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, and in both 2015 and 2016 welcomed over one million patrons, placing it among the most visited museums in the U.S. The Country Music Foundation operates Historic RCA Studio BTM, Hatch Show Print® poster shop, CMF Records, the Frist Library and Archive, and CMF Press. Museum programs are supported by Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission, Tennessee Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

For more information, visit www.countrymusichalloffame.org.

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