Stax Museum of American Soul Music
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The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is a museum in Memphis dedicated to preserving and celebrating the legacy of soul music and the influential artists of the legendary Stax Records label.
Aliases (1)
- Stax Museum ×1
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cultural institution
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music museum → soul music museum → |
| associatedWith |
Soulsville Charter School
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Stax Music Academy → |
| builtOnSiteOf |
original Stax Records studio
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| category |
African-American museums in Tennessee
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Museums in Memphis, Tennessee → Music museums in the United States → |
| commemorates |
Stax Records label
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artists of Stax Records → |
| dedicatedTo |
Stax Records
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soul music → |
| exhibitsInclude |
Isaac Hayes’ custom 1972 Cadillac Eldorado
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archival film and video → gold records → original Stax recording equipment → photographs → stage costumes → vintage recording studio reconstruction → |
| focusesOnGenre |
R&B
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blues → gospel → soul → |
| hasCollectionType |
costumes
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instruments → music memorabilia → photographs → recordings → |
| hasExhibitionArea |
approximately 17,000 square feet
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| highlightsArtists |
Albert King
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Booker T. & the M.G.'s → Carla Thomas → Isaac Hayes → Otis Redding → Sam & Dave → |
| locatedIn |
Memphis, Tennessee
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| locatedInCity |
Memphis
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| locatedInCountry |
United States
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| locatedInState |
Tennessee
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| mission |
to honor the artists and history of Stax Records
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to preserve and promote the legacy of American soul music → |
| name |
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
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| neighborhood |
Soulsville, USA
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| opened |
2003
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| openingDate |
2003-05-03
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| operatedBy |
Soulsville Foundation
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| shortName |
Stax Museum
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| streetAddress |
926 East McLemore Avenue
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| theme |
civil rights era cultural history
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history of American soul music → |
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Memphis, Tennessee
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Soulsville, USA → |
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Stax Music Academy
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Stax Records
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associatedMuseum |
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Soulsville, USA
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hasMuseum |
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Stax Museum of American Soul Music
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name |
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Stax Museum of American Soul Music
("Stax Museum")
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shortName |
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Soulsville, USA
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tourismAttraction |