British Airways installs public art in Franklin, Nashville for ticket giveaway

British Airways installed a piece of public artwork on Thursday in downtown Franklin that will promote the new direct flight between Nashville and the United Kingdom.

Six Nashville area landmarks arrived this week in advance of the city’s new nonstop British Airways flight to London starting on Friday, May 4. This is the only nonstop service between the two cities, allowing travelers to connect to more than 130 destinations.

British Airways placed the art at the Musicians Hall of Fame, Ryman Auditorium, The Parthenon, Frist Art Museum, Franklin Main Street Festival and Nashville International Airport.

"We are excited to be a part of the promotion they are doing," Visit Franklin CEO Ellie Westman Chin said. "We are the only sculpture outside of Nashville, and I think it makes sense to put one in Franklin for a couple of reasons. We get a lot of visitors down our Main Street from all over. We have residents here that are heavy travelers for professional and leisure reasons. We will see a lot of our Williamson County using that flight."

The art will come down May 6.

Want a free ticket to London?

The Music Row to Abbey Road photo contest will launch on April 20 and give the winner a trip for two to London on British Airways’ new nonstop service from Nashville.

The winner will be announced during the week of May 14.

Here's how to enter:

Find one of the British icons on our map at BALovesNashville.com

Snap a photo and post to your Instagram or Twitter between April 20 and May 6 using the hashtag #BALovesNashville. Your Instagram settings must be public.

About each piece of artwork

Here's where each piece of artwork is around Nashville and what it represents.

Big Ben at the Musicians Hall of Fame: Nashville’s Musicians Hall of Fame is one of only four stops on the U.S. leg of the “Exhibitionism” touring exhibit touting The Rolling Stones, one of the world’s most iconic British bands.

Nashville’s Musicians Hall of Fame is one of only four stops on the U.S. leg of the “Exhibitionism” touring exhibit touting The Rolling Stones, one of the world’s most iconic British bands. Tower Bridge at the Ryman Auditorium: Some of Britain’s biggest and best artists from Morrissey to Harry Styles have made the pilgrimage to Nashville’s iconic Mother Church, Ryman Auditorium, to perform and pay homage to the greats. Starting April 20, the Ryman will showcase iconic British artists in massive shadowboxes to celebrate the nonstop connection.

Some of Britain’s biggest and best artists from Morrissey to Harry Styles have made the pilgrimage to Nashville’s iconic Mother Church, Ryman Auditorium, to perform and pay homage to the greats. Starting April 20, the Ryman will showcase iconic British artists in massive shadowboxes to celebrate the nonstop connection. Her Majesty The Queen at The Parthenon : When the Royal Wedding streams here on May 19, it won’t be the only bit of Britain in Centennial Park; the sculptures on The Parthenon’s pediments were created using casts of the Elgin Marbles from London’s British Museum.

: When the Royal Wedding streams here on May 19, it won’t be the only bit of Britain in Centennial Park; the sculptures on The Parthenon’s pediments were created using casts of the Elgin Marbles from London’s British Museum. Union Flag at the Frist Art Museum: Since it was founded in 2001, the Frist has flown the British flag in Nashville time and again through major exhibitions in partnership with the Barbican Centre, British Museum, Tate Britain and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Scottish Piper at the Franklin Main Street Festival: Franklin’s festival celebrates its heritage, which includes the Scottish immigrants who were among the city’s first settlers in the 1800s, with some descendants still calling Franklin home. This year’s festival on April 28 and 29 will feature an interactive photo booth that transports guests to Great Britain.

Franklin’s festival celebrates its heritage, which includes the Scottish immigrants who were among the city’s first settlers in the 1800s, with some descendants still calling Franklin home. This year’s festival on April 28 and 29 will feature an interactive photo booth that transports guests to Great Britain. Royal Guard at Nashville International Airport: British Airways’ inaugural flight from Nashville International Airport to London Heathrow first takes off and touches down on May 4, the first nonstop flight between the cities since 1995.

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