天(tian)門(men)市群眾(zhong)(zhong)藝(yi)(yi)術館(guan)前身是1949年(nian)(nian)(nian)10月建立的天(tian)門(men)縣民(min)眾(zhong)(zhong)教育館(guan),占地面積1500平方米。全館(guan)現(xian)有在職(zhi)人(ren)員32人(ren)。其中具有專業(ye)職(zhi)稱的有21人(ren)。1982年(nian)(nian)(nian),被文(wen)化(hua)部授(shou)予“全國農村文(wen)化(hua)藝(yi)(yi)術工作先(xian)進集體(ti)”,2004年(nian)(nian)(nian)被省文(wen)化(hua)廳授(shou)予服務基層(ceng)文(wen)化(hua)先(xian)進集體(ti)稱號,2006年(nian)(nian)(nian)被省文(wen)化(hua)廳、省人(ren)事廳評為文(wen)化(hua)工作先(xian)進集體(ti)。
2001年(nian),該館創(chuang)(chuang)編的(de)(de)(de)《一(yi)口(kou)咬定》獲第六屆(jie)楚(chu)(chu)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)群(qun)星(xing)獎金獎、第十一(yi)屆(jie)“群(qun)星(xing)獎”金獎,2005年(nian),創(chuang)(chuang)編的(de)(de)(de)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)門(men)(men)(men)說(shuo)唱《石磉(sang)磴(deng)還田》、戲曲《心靈的(de)(de)(de)密碼》獲第十屆(jie)楚(chu)(chu)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)群(qun)星(xing)獎金、銀獎。收集(ji)(ji)(ji)整理的(de)(de)(de)《天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)門(men)(men)(men)糖塑(su)》被(bei)省(sheng)(sheng)政(zheng)府列入省(sheng)(sheng)級非(fei)物質(zhi)文化(hua)遺產保(bao)(bao)(bao)護(hu)名(ming)錄。2006年(nian),對天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)門(men)(men)(men)民歌(ge)進行收集(ji)(ji)(ji)整理,出(chu)版《天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)門(men)(men)(men)民歌(ge)集(ji)(ji)(ji)萃》。2007年(nian),“天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)門(men)(men)(men)糖塑(su)”被(bei)省(sheng)(sheng)人民政(zheng)府公(gong)布(bu)為第一(yi)批省(sheng)(sheng)級非(fei)物質(zhi)文化(hua)遺產保(bao)(bao)(bao)護(hu)名(ming)錄,被(bei)文化(hua)部公(gong)布(bu)為第二批國家級非(fei)物質(zhi)文化(hua)遺產保(bao)(bao)(bao)護(hu)名(ming)錄,天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)門(men)(men)(men)說(shuo)唱《石磉(sang)磴(deng)還田》獲湖北省(sheng)(sheng)第六屆(jie)“屈(qu)原(yuan)文藝獎”提名(ming)獎。2009年(nian)組織(zhi)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)門(men)(men)(men)糖塑(su)代(dai)表性傳承人參加由澳門(men)(men)(men)特別行政(zheng)區民政(zheng)總署主(zhu)辦的(de)(de)(de)2009澳門(men)(men)(men)“內地春節(jie)習俗展”,受到各界一(yi)致好評。