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Stax Museum of American Soul Music

Located in Soulsville USA, the Stax Museum pays homage to Memphis Soul Music and the old Stax Records label. This multimedia museum celebrates the birth and life of soul music and its influence with 2000 exhibits. An essential stop while visiting Memphis!

Tickets Quantity Our Price
Adult
$15.00
Child
$10.00
Sen/Mil
$12.00
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An essential stop while visiting Memphis, is the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, at McLemore and College in what's known as Soulsville, USA. The museum pays homage to Memphis soul music and the old Stax Records label.

Highlights:

  • 2,000 exhibits, videos, stage costumes, photographs, instruments used to record the Stax sound A 100 year old reconstructed gospel church as an exhibit

  • Hall of Records, where approximately 800 45 single records and 300 LPs are on display

  • Recreation of Stax's legendary Studio A.

  • Seasonally-changing exhibits, with internationally acclaimed photography exhibitions

  • Located in Soulsville USA at the site of the original Stax Records.

The Stax Museum can be overwhelming, so take your time. A 100-year-old church, moved from the Mississippi Delta, begins the tour to show the roots of soul, and a similar attention to context and detail is common throughout the Museum.

From the award-winning introductory documentary film to an authentic 100-year-old Mississippi Delta church that explains the gospel roots of soul music, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music winds and twists through a labyrinth of exhibits.

These exhibits promote and preserve the legacy of American Soul Music and its contributions internationally, highlighting musical giants such as Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, the Staple Singers, the Bar-Kays, Booker T. & the MIGs, Johnnie Taylor, Little Milton, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Ike & Tina Turner and hundreds of others.

Among the more than 2,000 exhibits, videos, stage costumes, photographs, instruments used to record the Stax sound, you'll find items such as:

  • Halon Jones' saxophone that was retrieved from a lake intact after the fatal crash of Otis Redding and the Bar-Kay's
  • Otis Reading's favorite brown suede jacket
  • Albert King's famous purple Flying V guitar
  • Tina Turner's gold sequined stage dress and Ike Turner's silver lame suit and Fender guitar
  • The organ used by Booker T. Jones to record Green Onions
  • Isaac Hayes' restored, peacock-blue 1972 Super fly Cadillac El Dorado complete with television, refrigerator, and gold trim.

You'll be amazed in the Hall of Records, where approximately 800 45 single records and 300 LPs are on display. And you'll stand on the exact spot where all of the great Stax music was made in the recreation of Stax's legendary Studio A.

In addition to these and other permanent exhibits, the Stax Museum Gallery hosts seasonally-changing exhibits, with internationally acclaimed photography exhibitions celebrating such icons as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, the world's greatest hip hop artists, and virtually every famous Blues musician in history.

Definitely an essential stop while visiting Memphis!

Name:

Stax Museum of American Soul Music

Operating Times:

Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm. (closed Mondays). Also closed on Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Reservation Notes:

Reservations are NOT needed or accepted. Tickets can be used on any operating day within 6 months of the purchase date.

Duration:

self guided

Booth Location:

926 E. McLemore Ave. Memphis, TN 38106

Nearest Intersection:

McLemore Ave and College Street

Age Requirements:

Child Ticket: 9-12 yrs. 8 yrs old and under are free.
Seniors 62 +, Active Military, and Students with valid ID - discounted rate.

Notes:

ITEMS NOT ALLOWED: Parcels, umbrellas, backpacks, cameras, audio/visual devices.