Gwyneth Paltrow, Academy Award winning actress and founder and chief creative officer of Goop will headline the Keynote Program at the 26th annual Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville, taking place at Music City Center from February 12-14, 2016.

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Gwyneth Paltrow headlining Keynote Program, as world-renowned designers gather for the 2016 Antiques ...

Gwyneth Paltrow headlining Keynote Program, as world-renowned designers gather for the 2016 Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville, February 12-14, 2016. (Photo: Business Wire)

Paltrow will take the stage with interior designer Windsor Smith, as the close friends share insights on their enviable personal design and lifestyle aesthetics. Paltrow wrote the forward to Smith’s most recent book, “Windsor Smith Homefront: Design for Modern Living.”

The three-day event, presented by TVV Capital and lifestyle sponsor Goop, is the largest show of its kind in the country with more than 150 fine antiques and horticultural vendors. The Show draws crowds of up to 12,000 to shop, view the spectacular garden spaces and attend lectures.

“We’re thrilled to host Ms. Paltrow as our special guest, and can’t wait to hear her exclusive insights,” said event co-chair Amy Liz Riddick.

Paltrow is the founder of Goop, a lifestyle website offering curated recipes, tips and more. Her passion for interior design, effortlessly chic style and wellness will bring her to Nashville alongside several celebrated designers.

The 2016 Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville will also include design lectures and panels with Honorary Chair Bunny Williams, Brian McCarthy, David Kleinberg, Mark Sikes, Suzanne Rheinstein and Brian Murphy. In addition, garden lectures will be offered by French landscape designer Louis Benech and British floral designer Shane Connolly.

Benech most recently redesigned the Water Theater Grove at Versailles, the first new commission at the palace since the era of Louis XVI. Connolly, dubbed “The Flower Maestro” by Flower Magazine, has brought his expert eye to the floral world for over 25 years – including the wedding of His Royal Highness Prince William and Catherine Middleton in April 2011.

“Louis Benech and Shane Connolly epitomize what makes the Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville a one-of-a-kind event,” said co-chair Elizabeth Coble. These renowned designers and authors will discuss current and traditional design elements, and how to best incorporate antiques into the modern lifestyle. Further discussion and book signings will follow each event.

Clinton Smith, editor-in-chief of Veranda and author of “The Romance of Flowers,” and David DiBenedetto, senior vice president and editor-in-chief of Garden & Gun and the editor of “The Southerner's Cookbook: Recipes, Wisdom, and Stories,” will also be hosting book signings.

Tickets and a full schedule of the 2016 Antiques and Garden Show are available at www.antiquesandgardenshow.com.

About the Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville

The Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville brings together top interior designers, landscape architects and purveyors of fine furnishings for a three-day event that showcases the elements – indoors and outdoors – that make a house a home. The charitable event was founded in 1989 by Connie Cigarran and the late Sigourney Cheek. It is produced in partnership with the Economic Club of Nashville, formerly The Nashville Exchange Club, and over 200 volunteers. Since its founding, The Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville has raised over $6 million for Cheekwood, as well as many Nashville charities supported by The Economic Club, such as Big Brothers of Nashville, Fannie Mae Battle Home for Children, Martha O’Bryan Center, the W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School and the YWCA of Nashville.