Country Music Collection Galore: Marty Stuart’s Donation

Musician Marty Stuart donates a historic memorabilia collection, the largest of its kind, to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Marty Stuart donated more than 22,000 country music artifacts including George Jone's 1957 Martin D-28 customized guitar with mother-of-pearl inlays and his Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors's boots, circa 1969. The Marty Stuart Collection/Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Singer-songwriter Marty Stuart donated over 22,000 country music memorabilia to Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in August 2024. The extensive collection of artifacts, which took Stuart decades to build, is set to become part of the museum’s permanent exhibition.

Known as The Marty Stuart Collection, the donated treasure trove spans over a century of country music history and represents a “new chapter for the museum.”

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