W.C. Handy Home and Museum

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biographical museum cultural heritage site historic house museum tourist attraction

The W.C. Handy Home and Museum is a historic house museum in Alabama dedicated to the life and legacy of W.C. Handy, widely known as the "Father of the Blues."

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
W. C. Handy Birthplace, Museum and Library	1
W. C. Handy Home and Museum in Florence, Alabama	1
W.C. Handy Home and Museum canonical	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biographical museum ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ historic house museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	W.C. Handy Home and Museum ⓘ surface form: W. C. Handy Birthplace, Museum and Library
architecturalStyle	wood-frame cottage ⓘ
associatedWith	African American cultural history ⓘ blues music ⓘ music heritage tourism ⓘ
category	Biographical museums in the United States ⓘ Historic house museums in Alabama ⓘ Museums in Alabama ⓘ Music museums in the United States ⓘ
city	Florence, Alabama ⓘ
commemorates	W. C. Handy ⓘ surface form: "Father of the Blues" title of W. C. Handy
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
currentFunction	museum ⓘ
dedicatedTo	W. C. Handy ⓘ
hasCollection	furniture from W. C. Handy’s early life ⓘ handwritten musical scores by W. C. Handy ⓘ musical instruments used by W. C. Handy ⓘ personal belongings of W. C. Handy ⓘ photographs of W. C. Handy ⓘ
hasExhibit	exhibits on early 20th-century African American music ⓘ exhibits on the history of the blues ⓘ exhibits on the life of W. C. Handy ⓘ
hasFacility	archival materials related to W. C. Handy ⓘ museum gift shop ⓘ
heritageDesignation	historic site ⓘ
locatedIn	Lauderdale County, Alabama ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Northern Alabama ⓘ surface form: North Alabama The Shoals, Alabama ⓘ surface form: Shoals area
notableFor	interpretation of early blues history ⓘ preserving birthplace of W. C. Handy ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operatedAs	house museum ⓘ
originalFunction	residence ⓘ
proximityTo	downtown Florence, Alabama ⓘ
relatedEvent	W. C. Handy Music Festival ⓘ
state	Alabama ⓘ
subjectOf	guided tours ⓘ
theme	development of the blues genre ⓘ life and legacy of W. C. Handy ⓘ
tourismType	heritage tourism ⓘ music tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alabama → containsHistoricSite → W.C. Handy Home and Museum ⓘ

W. C. Handy → honor → W.C. Handy Home and Museum ⓘ

this entity surface form: W. C. Handy Home and Museum in Florence, Alabama

W.C. Handy Home and Museum → alsoKnownAs → W.C. Handy Home and Museum ⓘ

this entity surface form: W. C. Handy Birthplace, Museum and Library