From The Daily Memphian: The main artifact for a new exhibition at Crosstown Arts is Isaac Hayes’ 14-foot-long, custom-made, red velvet office desk complete with white Formica top. Previously, the desk had been in storage for more than a year, after the Stax Museum of American Soul Music recovered it from the owner of East
Continue Reading next
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music and Crosstown Arts are partnering in September 2018 to host and present a new exhibit titled “ Give a Damn! Music + Activism at Stax Records.” Its title taken from the 1970 Staple Singers song, “Give a Damn,” this exhibition is the culmination of a year-long examination of
Continue Reading next
What do Abby Road Studios in London, Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco, the Woodstock Festival Site in Bethel, New York, the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburg, and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music all have in common? They were all among MSN’s recent list of 29 Places to Visit if you Love the 1960s. MSN
Continue Reading next
Buy an Arts License Plate or Gift-A-Tag 70% of state arts funding comes from the sale of arts and collegiate license plates. And now you can buy a GIFT-A-TAG voucher for the purchase of any of Tennessee’s Specialty License Plates. (There are over 100 designs to choose from!) GIFT-A-TAG vouchers are just $35 each, and you
Continue Reading next
On July 25, 2018, Stax Records founder Jim Stewart made his first-ever public appearance at the Stax Museum for a ceremony in which he donated his prized fiddle to our permanent collection. It was the fiddle he used to, among other things, devise the string arrangements for Carla Thomas’ smash hit “Gee Whiz” in 1960.
Continue Reading next