On May 12, 2021 the Shelby County Health Department issued the new Health Directive No. 21 effective May 15, 2021 lifting some restrictions for some businesses on mask-wearing in Memphis but upholding the requirements of mask-wearing in certain circumstances and at some places of business. Because our primary concern is the safety of our employees
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Collection from internationally known collector, archivist, and historian Bob Abrahamian. The Stax Museum of American Soul Music has acquired one of the world’s most prestigious and storied collections of soul music records comprised mainly of rare records by lesser-known artists from Chicago’s culturally rich South Side community from the 1960s and 1970s. The collection is
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The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is now open during normal operating hours. Hours of operation are Tuesday-Sunday, 10-5, closed Mondays. Strict safety protocols remain in place, including mandatory masks for all employees and guests, acrylic shields at our front desk, social distancing signage and seating in our theater, regular cleanings daily, cashless transactions
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The Soulsville Foundation – which operates the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Stax Music Academy, and The Soulsville Charter School – is deeply concerned about hate crimes against Asians and Asian Americans, as we are about all racially and culturally motivated hate crimes, both historically and more recently. We denounced white supremacy in all
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If you’ve ever wondered whether the music created at Stax Records represents a craft or an art form passed along from generation to generation, please join NEA Heritage Fellow WILLIAM BELL for “The Culture of America: A Cross-Country Visit with the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellows,” a pre-recorded, virtual trip across the
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