Chasing_Rainbows_Museum

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chasing Rainbows Museum Chasing Rainbows Museum Chasing Rainbows Type: Locations: Manufacturer: Website: Elements: Museum Adventures in Imagination Dollywood Bruce D. Robinson Design Group Dollywood viewing Galleries, Interactive Exhibits Front door to Chasing Rainbows. • - a showcase of Dolly’s personal items from her history. Some items are made by fans and displayed in the room. The room is designed to look like an attic. A video plays in the room of Dolly telling stories about items in the room. • - Contains a copy of Dolly’s birth certificate and the original doctor’s bag belonging to the doctor that delivered Dolly. • - A replica of a cabin like the one in which Dolly grew up. This exhibit contains dolls like the one her father made for her as a child called "Little Tiny Tassletop," which was the influence for Dolly’s first song written. • - The original coat that Dolly’s mother made for her is displayed next to the original lyrics written on the back of Porter Wagoner’s laundry slip. • - A replica of a bus that traveled the area Dolly grew up is displayed. • - A church house is replicated, displaying objects that belonged to Dolly’s grandfather Rev. Jake Owens including: a pair of glasses, a fiddle, an organ, and a family Bible. • - A one-room school house like Dolly attended as a child. Objects on display include love letters written to Dolly by a schoolmate, a photo of Dolly in front of the U.S. Capitol her senior year, and her high school band uniform. This page is about Chasing Rainbows, a museum located at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN. See Chasing Rainbows for the film.: Chasing Rainbows is a museum based on the country music singer Dolly Parton. It is located in the Dollywood theme park, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA. Chasing Rainbows opened in 2002 as a part of the "Adventures in Imagination" area of the Dollywood park. The building was originally built in 1996 and opened as the Silver Screen Cafe and was converted to DJ Platters in 1997. Chasing Rainbows is the second museum for Dolly at Dollywood. The original was Rags to Riches: The Dolly Parton Story, located over a pedestrian tunnel in Craftman’s Valley. Exhibits • - Several pictures of Dolly with her celebrity friends including: Cher, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Carol Burnett, Johnny Cash, and others. 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • - An area that is dedicated to Cas Walker and the show that introduced Dolly to show business. • - A copy of Dolly’s first record "Puppy Love" and other objects from her start are on display. • - A copy of Dolly’s wedding certificate as well as other pictures of Dolly and her husband are displayed. • - Costumes belonging to Dolly, Porter Wagoner, Speck Rhodes, and Don Warden are on display. Also on display are "Dolly Dolls" made by Ann Warden. • - Costumes from that era of Dolly’s life are on display as well as video footage from The Dolly TV show. • - A collection of hand-written lyrics. • - Costumes from 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Rhinestone, Steel Magnolias, and Straight Talk are displayed. • - A video of Dolly remembering Porter Wagoner is persented along with a costume belonging to Porter Wagoner. • - Dolly’s Academy of Country Music Awards, Grammy’s, Country Music Association, and other awards are on display in a two-story case. • - Listeners can listen to Dolly’s music. • - Viewers can select Dolly’s videos. • - Using touch-screen, viewers can watch interviews with Dolly’s family and friends. • - Using touch-screen, viewers can "ask" Dolly questions. • - A display of Dolly’s old stage costumes, as well as costumes from her 1980’s TV show. Chasing Rainbows Museum • - Using touch-screen and cameras, viewers can put their pictures on a screen and select Dolly wig styles. • - A video plays of Dolly talking about her Imagination Library program through the Dollywood Foundation. • - An exhibit with Dolly at various events from Dollywood. • - Pictures of Dolly’s family. • - A room dedicated to Dolly’s love for her country. • - Various display cases that showcase various costumes from Dolly’s career. • - A room that is made to look like it’s outside, which serves as the exit of the museum. Dolly’s Home-On-Wheels Dolly’s former tour bus is now located in front of the museum. Guests are taken on the bus and park photographers take their picture on the bus. Guests are also allowed to bring their own cameras and take their own pictures. See also • List of Dollywood Attractions External links • Chasing Rainbows information • Chasing Rainbows: An Insiders Tour of the Chasing Rainbows Museum with Dolly Parton at the Internet Movie Database Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasing_Rainbows_Museum" Categories: Biographical museums in the United States, Museums in Tennessee, Museums established in 2002, Sevier County, Tennessee, Dollywood This page was last modified on 26 November 2008, at 11:05 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers 2