Delta Blues Museum, Music museum in Clarksdale, United States
The Delta Blues Museum displays instruments, photographs, recordings, and personal items belonging to influential blues musicians from the Mississippi Delta region.
Founded in 1979 at Myrtle Hall Elementary School, the museum relocated to a restored 1926 Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad passenger depot in 1999.
The museum maintains Muddy Waters' original cabin from Stovall Plantation, offering visitors direct contact with the living conditions that influenced blues development.
The Delta Blues Museum provides music education programs teaching students to play instruments while learning about blues history through interactive sessions.
Guitarist Billy Gibbons created special Muddywood guitars from timber salvaged at Muddy Waters' house, with one becoming a permanent museum exhibit.
Location: Clarksdale
Inception: 1979
Email: info@deltabluesmuseum.org
Website: http://deltabluesmuseum.org
GPS coordinates: 34.20011,-90.57358
Latest update: May 11, 2025 03:51
Mississippi preserves sites that trace the state's history from indigenous settlements through the Civil War and the civil rights movement. The Windsor Ruins stand as remnants of an antebellum mansion, while the Old Capitol Museum documents legislative history. The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson presents the struggle for racial equality, and the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale explores the origins of American blues music. Visitors can examine the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Winterville Mounds, which provide evidence of precolonial cultures. Natural areas range from the pine forests of De Soto National Forest to the coastal waters surrounding Ship Island. Tishomingo State Park offers trails through forested hills, while Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge protects habitat for migratory birds. Cultural sites such as Rowan Oak, William Faulkner's residence, and Longwood, an unfinished octagonal mansion in Natchez, complement the historical and natural attractions across the state.
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