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our Virtual Tour
and explore Meredith Wilson's online collection
Visit The Great American Songbook Foundation
1 Center Green
Carmel, IN 46032
317.843.3800
Info@TheSongbook.org
Songbook Exhibit Gallery Location & Hours
Enter west entrance of the Palladium on 3rd Ave
Mon-Fri 10am-4pm; also open one hour before Songbook and Jazz Series events in the Palladium
The Great American Songbook Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the
preservation and promotion of the music of the Great American Songbook.
The Songbook Exhibit Gallery is open from 10am to 4pm Monday through Friday and one hour prior to all Songbook and Jazz Series events in the Palladium. The Exhibit Gallery hosts rotating Songbook centric exhibits that generally change annually, but occasionally transition after 6-months. The current gallery exhibit is titled “The Unsinkable Meredith Willson”.
Visit the Tickets & Events area of The Center's website for more information about upcoming Songbook and Jazz Series presentations. Please note that there is no admission fee to visit the Songbook Exhibit Gallery- we are open to the public free of charge during the times listed above.
The Songbook Exhibit Gallery is located on the Gallery level of the Palladium- please use the elevator in the West Lobby of the Palladium (adjacent to the Box Office) when you arrive.
Visit current & past exhibits and take a virtual online tour by clicking the buttons below.
