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Rock n Soul Museum

38103 Memphis, TN, United States of America (USA) (Tennessee )
Address 191 Beale St. & Hwy 61 at FedExForum
 
 
Floor area unfortunately not known yet  
 
Museum typ Exhibition
Musical Instruments & Fairground
  • Transmitting and Studio technique
  • Jukeboxes

Opening times
 daily 10am - 7pm (Last tour at 6:15pm)

Admission
Status from 11/2017
 adults: $ 12; youth ages 5–17: $ 9
Contact
Tel.:+1-901-205-25 33  Fax:+1-901-205-25 34  
eMail:info memphisrocknsoul.org   
Homepage
to Location / Directions
www.memphisrocknsoul.org
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Location / Directions
N35.138511° W90.052236°N35°8.31066' W90°3.13416'N35°8'18.6396" W90°3'8.0496"
The Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum is in downtown Memphis, TN at the corner of historic Beale Street, one of the most musically significant streets in the world, and legendary Highway 61 (Third Street), also known as “Blues Highway”. The museum is located on the plaza of FedExForum, Memphis’ premier sports and entertainment complex, and home to blockbuster concerts and the NBA Memphis Grizzlies.

Public transit access: Various MATA bus routes, Main Street Trolley
Description

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The museum began as a research project of the Smithsonian Institution to celebrate its 150th anniversary. The Smithsonian's first permanent exhibition outside Washington and New York, the museum opened on April 29, 2000 in the Gibson building. The museum moved to the FedExForum in autumn 2004.
 

Collection and facilities


The museum offers a comprehensive Memphis music experience beginning with the rural field hollers and porch music of the sharecroppers in the 30’s highlighting the urban influences of Beale Street in the 40s, radio, Sun Records and Sam Phillips in the 50s, the heyday of Stax, Hi Records and soul music in the 60s and 70s, the impact of the civil rights movement, and the music’s influence and inspiration that continues today.
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