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Dolly Parton released a video message inviting fans to her Life of Many Colours Museum at her Song Teller Hotel in Nashville. The museum features exhibits showcasing her life and career, including items from her childhood that inspired her dreams. Despite her recent passing due to cancer, the museum opened as scheduled, coinciding with the inaugural Give Like Dolly Day, which encourages donations to children’s reading programs such as the Imagination Library she founded in 1995.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-30,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Dolly Parton welcomed fans to her new Life of Many Colors Museum in Nashville with a prerecorded video message posted on Instagram. The museum opened at her SongTeller Hotel, showcasing costumes and framed gold and platinum records from her decades-long career. In the video, Parton proudly stated that the museum is "the largest exhibit of my life and career," filled with stories, songs, and memories she has carried throughout her lifetime. Despite recent news of her passing due to cancer, the museum opened as scheduled on Tuesday, allowing visitors to experience Museum Perfection as described by attendees sharing their reactions online. Additionally, Give Like Dolly Day was launched last week by the Dollywood Foundation UK, encouraging donations to local Imagination Library programs in honor of Parton's legacy.
Written for “Dolly Partons Museum Opening” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
In the video she says: “Hi, everybody.
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she → say → video
It’s Dolly, and I am so proud to invite you to my Life of Many Colours Museum, opening right here in the heart of Nashville at my Song Teller Hotel.
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I → ’ → Hotel
“This museum will be the largest exhibit of my life and career, filled with the stories, songs, and memories I’ve carried.
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I → fill → stories
“It includes all of the things that have helped this little girl’s dream come true, and I can’t wait to share it with you.”
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I → include → you
It adds: “Sing along and dream big with Dolly inside this museum experience as vibrant as the icon herself.”
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It → add → icon
The museum opened as planned despite the death of the singer, who had been privately battling cancer.
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who → open → cancer
Parton’s death sparked tributes from around the world and, last week, Give Like Dolly Day was launched to encourage people to support children’s reading in her honour.
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Day → spark → honour
The event took place for the first time on Friday, after it was set up by the Dollywood Foundation UK, and will now take place annually on September 25.
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it → take → September
September 25 has previously been referred to as Dolly Parton Day in reference to her hit song 9 To 5.
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September → refer → 5
The public are encouraged to donate to their local Imagination Library programmes in the UK, or to help to bring a programme to their community if one does not exist, and share their work on social media.
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one → encourage → media
The singer founded the Imagination Library in 1995 in honour of her father, who could not read or write.
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who → found → father
It began in her home county in East Tennessee in the US and has expanded across the US and into the UK, Canada, Australia and Ireland.
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It → begin → UK
The programmes aim to ensure children from birth to age five can receive a free, high-quality book mailed directly to their home each month.
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children → aim → home
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