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January 2024 by Lorna Kellogg
We loved this museum, the music history of Memphis is extraordinary
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January 2024 by Kimi Olmsted
Highly recommend a visit. Allow for a few hours. Fascinating history of the area and the influence of times on the start of rock n roll. Several jukeboxes with play list to listen to on this self guided tour. Which recommend listening to a few from each and not necessarily the popular ones. This museum is well thought out and learned lots of interesting history. Well done.
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January 2024 by Cindy
Loved the self tour. You don't have to wait for people to move. You can move to the next spot and come back to it.
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October 2023 by Daniele Putzu
Nice museum on the history of blues, soul and rock & rollNot too expensive for American standards.Audio guide only in English
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September 2023 by Marcus Perry
This place is amazing!If you are into the blues or rock and roll scene, this place is a must. Fascinating to see the roots and origin of blues, and the crossover into rock and roll. Also, if you are planning to go to Graceland or Sun studios or Staxx, it's worth asking about the backstage pass.
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September 2023 by Eric Mankin
The museum is a standout - located right off of Beale Street.The first part of your visit is a 12 minute video about Memphis music that orients you to the rest of the exhibits. Then you get an audioguide and you can use that for extra detail about any of the exhibits - or you can wander. You can see BB King's Lucille or Elvis Presley's high school yearbook. Or just listen to music from the different jukeboxes of different eras that are located throughtout the exhibits.For us, the excellence of this museum raised a question - what can the other music museums (Stax / Sun / Blues etc) add to this comprehensive survey?It's been three days since our visit and I keep reflecting on it, so I suppose that's a great recommendation.
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September 2023 by cl tho
Very cool experience. My only complaint is that it was very small. Very nice and friendly staff
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September 2023 by rick agnew
Interesting place
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July 2023 by Dr. Rosie Ann Riley
I absolutely loved this museum. There is a short 12 minute film giving brief history of Memphis music. Afterwards you are given a headset and can enter numbers on display to hear history of each display.The museum is next to Fed Ex Forum and Beale Street so a great location. It has a very nice gift shop and all of the employees are very friendly and helpful.What I enjoyed most was the short film and how it showed that musicians didn’t see color when making music even in 1950’s. They worked together to create art!!! The love for music trumped focus on a skin complexion.I learned a lot about the history of music in Memphis by visiting this museum and Musicians Music Hall of Fame Memphis. I had no idea that Ike Turner, Al Green, Otis Redding, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis et al started out in studios in Memphis. Even learned about the Phillip brothers producing most of them. They wanted to make a way so black singers could be heard all over the country and did it. What an interesting history. Memphis was the first city to record and distribute black artist!!!This museum even gives the history of share croppers and music. How men and women would be in cotton fields singing gospel and how the music graduated to blues, rock and soul. The sounds were the key.This is a wonderful museum and I highly recommend visiting if in Memphis and love music history. Plan to spend 2-3 hours. I went around 3pm Saturday and it was a little crowed. I recommend going during week or earlier in morning if want to move freely throughout museum. It wasn’t horrible bad but was hard to get to certain displays because of the crowds at each.
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June 2023 by Dre'Ya W
This was such a cool museum. There's a short video at the beginning and then you get a headset so you can scan each exhibit and listen to the background. Some exhibits allow you to choose music to listen to. I really enjoyed taking the time to view the exhibits I liked and to take photos. I learned a lot about how far we've come. I can't imagine having one battery that lasts 3 months in a radio and having to wait until you can afford to buy another one month later. It was also really cool learning about the first black radio station.
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January 2023 by Armita
Amazing small museum to learn about the music and culture of Memphis. It took me about an hour to explore the entire museum. There a short film that also covers the history of the music. The admission was $13 for adults. There is another option that includes admission to the Memphis Music Hall of Fame Museum at Beale Street and Second Street, available for $18 per person.
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January 2023 by Armi
Amazing small museum to learn about the music and culture of Memphis. It took me about an hour to explore the entire museum. There a short film that also covers the history of the music. The admission was $13 for adults. There is another option that includes admission to the Memphis Music Hall of Fame Museum at Beale Street and Second Street, available for $18 per person.
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January 2023 by C Matthews
This museum was not originally on our list of museums to see but because of New Years some of the other spots were closed. However, we were pleasantly surprised! The location is super convenient, right beside the FedEx center and Beale Street. At the beginning of the museum there is a short intro film and then you get to go around and look at all the exhibits. The audio guide is super helpful and you get to play many songs from the period. Definitely recommend!
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October 2022 by Minnie Robinson
Small museum but packed full of gems. I spent about an hour in there. Very fun having the audio guide along with the posted text. Recommend for anyone in town!
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September 2022 by Allen Livermore
A small museum that presents a detailed view of the history of Memphis music. A wealth of information is presented through a short introductory film, photographs, artifacts and text. The audio tour is excellent. You input a three digit code on your individual headset to access narrated segments and songs. A small gift shop is on premises. They sell a "Backstage Pass" for $89 that gives you additional admission to Sun Studios, Graceland and the Stax Museum. We did the museum in 90 minutes. A very educational experience for music lovers.
