Stax Museum of American Soul Music

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Stax Museum of American Soul Music

Established	May 2003
Location	926 East McLemore Avenue Memphis, Tennessee United States
Coordinates	35°06′58″N 90°01′53″W / 35.115976°N 90.031456°W / 35.115976; -90.031456
Type	Soul music museum
Executive director	Jeff Kollath
Public transit access	MATA
Website	www.staxmuseum.com

The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is a museum located in Memphis, Tennessee, at 926 East McLemore Avenue, the original location of Stax Records. Stax launched and supported the careers of artists such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Wilson Pickett, Albert King, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, Jean Knight, Mable John, and countless others including spoken word and comedy by Rev. Jesse Jackson, Moms Mabley, and Richard Pryor.

The Stax Museum opened on May 2, 2003 and will be celebrating its 20th anniversary throughout 2023.

The Stax Museum is operated by the nonprofit Soulsville Foundation, which also operates the adjacent Stax Music Academy^[1] and The Soulsville Charter School; the three distinct but related entities are all located on one campus in the heart of the neighborhood known as Soulsville U.S.A.

The Soulsville Foundation announced in August 2022 that its new President and CEO is now Pat Mitchell Worley, former Stax Music Academy Executive Director and longtime cohost of the internationally syndicated blues radio show, Beale Street Caravan. Jeff Kollath is the Stax Museum's executive director.