Blues Hall of Fame Museum

New. Well organized. Nice gift shop. Super clean restrooms. History of the Blues Hall of Fame for 46 years. Many inductees are no longer with us. But a lot of memorabilia to remind us of them

Ohhh my!!! This is a Memphis MUST! I was in awe with every display, the knowledgeable staff, the incredible artists, the memorabilia, the interactive hologram of Taj Mahal, and the overall environment was incredible! There are listening rooms with full catalogs of iconic artists. Phenomenal! Please also donate to the Blues Foundation before you leave! Kelvin Baldwin is an amazing mixed-media artist with many depictions of the biggest names in blues! His work is for sale there! I would love to have the BB King piece!

Nice museum dedicated to the history of Blues through exhibits, memorabilia and art. My husband got so excited that Angelo Earl (guitarist for the Bar-kays) was working the front counter. Good hour spent...

Everyone here was so kind and inviting. Shoutout to Peter for the wonderful tour and the vast knowledge that he shared with us. You can definitely that tell he enjoys what he does. We really enjoyed our time here!

Great tribute to Blues musicians present and past. Many interactive displays. The hologram of Taj Mahal was amazing. You can talk to him and ask him to play guitar

Grew up listening to my parents playing the blues. I was excited to visit the museum. They had some nice state-of-the-art listening equipment to listen the albums. Would love to see their exhibits grow more. Admission is $10 which isn't bad.

Enjoyed the museum. Small but educational. Loved the new 3d image and question centre from Taj Mahal

So worth a visit if you are a Blues fan. We happily spent hours taking in all of the exhibits. Gorgeously laid out, taking you chronologically through history, with several listening stations. Definitely a great place to experience the history of the Blues. Also, the art exhibit on the main floor was quite breathtaking.

The Blues Hall of Fame is on Main St in downtown Memphis. Admission is $15 which is the Blues Artist's location & holdsLocal Induction Ceremonies, which allows the Induced Artist to be honored. Legendary Blues Artist is our highest award. Next is Master Blues Artist & Great Local Blues Artist. The Blues Hall of Fame is dedicated to honoring, showcasing & inducting all of these Great Blues Artists

Quality/Quantity - So much history and art. Best to see their website because it seems like all my pictures did NOT upload... Sorry Atmosphere - Decent size, two stories. Open 5 days a week from 10am to 5pm from Tuesday to Saturday. Street parking, free all day a few blocks away. Service - Good. Price - $15 per person. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 1980. What a great long history; see website.

On our latest trip of many to Memphis, we decided to hit up the Blues Hall of Fame! As others have mentioned, the museum is small, but it's got some good stuff in it. Starting in the lobby with fantastic artwork by Jerome Fulton. I'm not much of an art person, but his work really spoke to me. Very emotional and pulls you right into it. Excellent work! We headed downstairs to the museum, which was nice. The lights reflected badly on the glass in the displays, which meant you have to angle yourself weird to read anything, but still some good stuff. UNTIL.... We rounded the corner by the Taj Mahal AI avatar exhibit. Then came Angelo Earl. This guy immediately launches into "Who did you vote for in the last election?" Ummm.. Excuse me? Then he keeps henpecking us to death about politics! Telling us why he thinks we're so bad and so wrong. In a MUSEUM. Excuse me, but I don't give a rat's butt who you voted for, I'm there to learn about the Blues and immerse myself in the history and experience. But this schmuck keeps going on and on in full attack mode at us about politics. Seriously?? Politics and religion are the two things that divide people. Music is the one thing that all cultures have in common and it's the thing that unites us. Here I am having a wonderful, chill musical trip to Memphis, and this guy has to go into full political attack mode at us. We ended up missing the last few exhibits because we had to leave to get away from this guy. My husband lasted a lot longer that I did, but we cut out of there and will never return because of Captain Earl Buzzkill. He ruined a great trip. If you want excellent museums, go to the Rock and Soul Museum, or the Civil Rights Museum. Both of them are amazing, and you won't be attacked by some political nut job.

While I was in town, I had some free time and headed to the Blues Hall of Fame. When you arrive, you're greeted with Blues Hall of Fame "records" outside the entrance. When I arrived I was greeted by two staff members. I asked for one admission and the general admission is $10, but they now have an interactive hologram feature, if you choose to do that, it'll bump the price up to $20. I decided to give the hologram version a whirl. The first floor was dedicated to their gift shop and local art of famous blues singers and musicians. I headed downstairs to the actual museum. Everything was laid out nicely and I was able to look at all exhibits. They had all the blues greats from Fats Domino (my dad's favorite) to Stevie Ray Vaughan and everything in between. It was really neat to see the start of blues, costumes, hear the music, and wander around the museum at my own speed. I did try the hologram portion. While it was neat, like any technology it's a bit glitchy and it was down for a portion of the time I was there, so I didn't really get much use out of it. This museum is def worth a trip, just get the regular admission.

On our latest trip of many to Memphis, we decided to hit up the Blues Hall of Fame! As others have mentioned, the museum is small, but it's got some good stuff in it. Starting in the lobby with fantastic artwork by Jerome Fulton. I'm not much of an art person, but his work really spoke to me. Very emotional and pulls you right into it. Excellent work! We headed downstairs to the museum, which was nice. The lights reflected badly on the glass in the displays, which meant you have to angle yourself weird to read anything, but still some good stuff. UNTIL.... We rounded the corner by the Taj Mahal AI avatar exhibit. Then came Angelo Earl. This guy immediately launches into "Who did you vote for in the last election?" Ummm.. Excuse me? Then he keeps henpecking us to death about politics! Telling us why he thinks we're so bad and so wrong. In a MUSEUM. Excuse me, but I don't give a rat's butt who you voted for, I'm there to learn about the Blues and immerse myself in the history and experience. But this schmuck keeps going on and on in full attack mode at us about politics. Seriously?? Politics and religion are the two things that divide people. Music is the one thing that all cultures have in common and it's the thing that unites us. Here I am having a wonderful, chill musical trip to Memphis, and this guy has to go into full political attack mode at us. We ended up missing the last few exhibits because we had to leave to get away from this guy. My husband lasted a lot longer that I did, but we cut out of there and will never return because of Captain Earl Buzzkill. He ruined a great trip. If you want excellent museums, go to the Rock and Soul Museum, or the Civil Rights Museum. Both of them are amazing, and you won't be attacked by some political nut job.

Super small, I only spent about half an hour here, but it's worth a stop! It's just right up the hill from the Civil Rights museum, so easy enough to go up and add this to your day. Also near a lot of restaurants. There are a few well displayed exhibits about the blues, as well as some artifacts. My favorite part was the listening booths and interactive music boards, where you can explore a huge catalog of blues artists. You could spend a lot more time here if interested. I had the whole museum to myself, and the staff was very nice. They also had a photography exhibit on the ground floor. Some say this museum is too small to warrant a stop. I say it's the perfect add on or respite between bigger stops on your Memphis itinerary. It accompanies the civil rights museum, the museum of rock n soul, and the Stax museum well.

There just isn't a lot here. A small collection of items, a couple listening rooms, a small library of books... and that's about it. It's not a bad way to kill 20 minutes, but with the long history of the blues I felt like there could have been more of an effort made.

" Nice History Lesson " The Blues Hall Of Fame has a very nice Educational and Historic lesson about the Blues in America. The Museum is not that big but there are plenty of memorabilia items to look at and read about. You can easily spend over and hour walking around and reading about The Blues.

There's so many other music museums in Memphis, and I'm not sure this one is worth it. None of the displays brought the blues to life. And the music you can select to play in the listening booth, is something I could download on the internet. This is one of the smallest museums I've ever been to with just one room lightly filled with memorabilia and photographs, along with a few listening booths. There wasn't enough substance to hold and keep my attention and after 20 minutes, I was done and had seen it all. The entrance fee of $12, I consider a donation. Overall happy to saw I saw it but no need to come back.

The Blues Hall of Fame does have some interesting items in it. But the Hall of Fame is small and just has one item per some of the inductees (many of the items are just a record recorded by the artist). So, in my opinion, the $10 charge for entry is steep. We spent a few minutes looking at some of the items, and then we went into one of the listening booths to listen to music of inductees. We chalked what we paid up as basically a donation to the Blues Foundation, which is fine. But people thinking of visiting on a trip to Memphis should know that there's not much to see. We enjoyed our time in the listening booth, but other than that, there's not much to do or see.

Had a fantastic time at the Blues Hall of Fame.. if you're not into blues, you may not get it, but dang, the $10 entry fee was well worth it. To start, the gentleman, and fellow musician, who was working the front counter, Rob D, was a joy to talk with. He recommended some awesome local music spots (not just the cover bands) to check out and was an awesome guy in general. The memorabilia alone was so cool to see. On top of that, there are interactive computer screens and sound booths to read about artists and producers, as well as, listen to songs from each. Check it out

This place is small and low key, but we thoroughly enjoyed our visit. We had the exhibit to ourselves (we were there at opening time) and were able to easily spend time where we wanted. There is plenty to look at and there are listening booths to hear HOF artists. The touch screens were a little tricky to work but you could easily get lost going through the music. A great place to pop in and enjoy the blues.

I come here for two reasons--the excellent live music and the ribs. They're the best on Beale Street in my mind. Every time I come it's a treat!

This is a great space dedicated to Blues. The building is beautiful and the layout is simple, with room to grow. They display clothing, records and other memorabilia from Blues greats like B.B King, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and Billie Holiday. They have interactive terminals where you can read about your favorite artist and even listen to their music. They have two private booths with interactive terminals for your private listening. This is a great addition to the South Main list of places to visit.

Short version, it's not worth the $10+ a person to see the pictures and clothes in plexiglass. If you love blues music, you're better off at the Rock and Soul Museum. While there are some cool pictures and a few guitars to checkout out it's small, and lacks any engaging attractions beyond window dressings.

If you're looking for a memorabilia museum, this is the perfect place. Informative? I didn't find it to be, honestly. I'm not a big blues knowledge buff, so I was hoping to learn more about the artists and what/ how they contributed to the genre. The service was very nice and the souvenirs on sale were pretty cool. If you are all about the blues, give this place a look through, and plan about an hour visit.

If you like blues music you will love this place! The best part are the interactive ascreens that you can search by performer or song title. Each artists history is also given. The listening booths have amazing sound, you could sit in there for hours and go through their database. Admission price is only $10 and the staff is helpful and pleasant.

I am feeling da Blue! What a great time and the staff were wonderful to visit with...made our trip

A nicely done place that is worth visiting if you are down by the Civil Rights museum. It is small. They don't have a ton of memorabilia. But it's cool to walk through and check things out if you are a blues fan. Various blues tunes play as you tour and they also have some enclosures where you can select music to play and sit and listen. The wall of fame is a series of electronic panels. They have a little library of blues books that you can sit and peruse. Your entry fee goes to the Blues Foundation so it's a good cause!

Had all the history I needed to know about the Blues..clean, interactive, interesting exhibits.

When you come to Memphis you have to come to the blues hall of fame. Its an interactive museum. The staff is fantastic too. Make sure you say hi to Cindy. She keeps everything working there.

You can not call yourself a music fan unless you've been here! Absolutely a must do when in Memphis. Take your time and enjoy!

This a must for anyone visiting Memphis. It's a short self-tour but it's only $10 for adults. If you can take your time and appreciate it then it's well worth more than $10.

You love the blues get it here large selection of memorys of the past and a fantastic selection of music to listen to at your demand leave your self a couple of hours to enjoy this treasure

Nice spot convenient to Beale Street. Very clean and modern with clean restrooms. Chap at the desk was very nice and offered to holdbour coffees. I expected a little more memorabilia to be available to view but overall worth the low cost of admission.

It was a great tour! The database of artists is incredible. The staff is very friendly and knowledge. A definite must see for local and out of towners.

If you are a fan of blues, you can't miss this place. Every major (and some unknown) blues artist from the origins is featured with guitars, memorabilia. Must see place for any music fan.

We really enjoyed the interactive booths and would go back for that alone. The museum is a long overdue tribute to our most important and influential music in history. Make a day out of it with Civil Rights Museum directly across the street, then head over to Stax Museum, then over to the Rock and Soul Museum. At the end of the day, have a toast with blue champagne, you made it.

Loved this place! Support the Blues Foundation while you enjoy amazing music in interactive displays that let you be reminded of all the artists and their music that have formed this genre. You will love getting to chose the music you want to hear, picking the artist, or picking the songs you want heard, they even have private listening rooms. If it wasn't such a beautiful sunny day, I would have sat in that listening room for hours.

Really great. Manageable. Great photos and recordings. Lots of history. Well done!!

Been a Blues fan my whole life so this was a must for my trip to Memphis. A lovely quiet spot with so much info. The museum itself isn't too big but their catalogue of blues and private listening rooms were so great to spend time and drift back to the past in. If you love the Blues you'll love this place!

Loved it! Super friendly staff and great music. You could spend all day at the Blues Hall of Fame listening and learning about the Blues.

Tgis is a great museum, a hidden gem in Memphis. When you finish the civil rights museum, walk across the street to the blues hall of fame. Enjoy!