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Museums in Clarksdale, Mississippi
Visit Clarksdale and tour the Delta Blues Museum, where you can hear music, watch videos and see unique artwork that is a tribute to the famous Mississippi Delta blues musicians, including King of the Delta Blues Robert Johnson. Established in 1979 and reogranised as a stand-alone museum in 1999, the Delta Blues Museum is the oldest music museum in Mississippi. Since 1999 the museum has been housed in the historic Clarksdale freight depot, which was a designated Mississippi Landmark in 1996. The museum is home to travelling and permanent exhibits, please visit www.deltabluesmuseum.org for a calendar of events. The Delta Blues Museum also has their own stage which serves local festivals such as the Sunflower River and Blues festival in August and the Juke Joint Festival in April.