Music: Public Resources

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum collects, preserves, and interprets the evolving history and traditions of country music.

The Metropolitan Opera is a vibrant home for the most creative and talented singers, conductors, composers, musicians, stage directors, designers, visual artists, choreographers, and dancers from around the world.

NMAAM is the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. The museum’s expertly-curated collections share the story of the American soundtrack by integrating history and interactive technology to bring the musical heroes of the past into the present.

The Music Division is one of the world's preeminent music collections—documenting the art of music in all its diversity—classical and opera as well as the whole spectrum of popular music including spirituals, ragtime, jazz, musical theater, film, rock and world music.

Encourage students to perform, analyze, and appreciate Music with resources that explore music from various time periods and cultures. Careers in music, music in world cultures, and music institutions are among the additional topics explored in Music.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrates the sound of youth culture and honors the artists whose music connects us all.

Washington National Opera is one of the nation's leading opera companies and plays to standing room audiences in the Kennedy Center.