Stax Museum of American Soul Music
- Museum
- Regional draw
- Memphis
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music stands at the Memphis site associated with a label that helped shape soul music.
Exhibits connect performers and recordings with the studio's working culture, its neighborhood, and the wider musical traditions that informed it. The experience brings attention to collaboration as well as celebrated individual artists.
Allow time for listening, films, and the interpretive sequence. Check current visitor arrangements and special programs before arriving, and leave room to explore the relationship between the music and the social history presented alongside it.
Visitor details reviewed October 17, 2026. Check [official visitor information](http://staxmuseum.com/) for current access, admission, and operating arrangements. View on OpenStreetMap.
Image credit: Victor Chapa from Denton, USA / Wikimedia Commons. Original source. CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; may be cropped for display.
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