This list of music museums offers a guide to museums worldwide that specialize in the domain of music. These institutions are dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of music-related history, including the lives and works of prominent musicians, the evolution and variety of musical instruments, and other aspects of the world of music. The list includes both existing and historical museums. This list is not exhaustive.
Austria
Pasqualati-Haus Dedicated to composers dedicated to Ludwig van Beethoven
dedicated to Anton Bruckner
dedicated to Johannes Brahms and/or Joseph Haydn
dedicated to Gustav Mahler
dedicated to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and/or family members
Mozart's birthplace , Salzburg dedicated to Franz Schubert
dedicated to the Strauss family
dedicated to Arnold Schoenberg
dedicated to other composers
Vienna (other museums)Other museums
Czech Republic
Antonín Dvořák Museum , Prague Dedicated to composers dedicated to Antonín Dvořák
dedicated to Leoš Janáček
Leoš Janáček Museum (Brno) [nl ] – Brno
Leoš Janáček Museum (Hukvaldy) [cs ] – Hukvaldy dedicated to Bedřich Smetana
dedicated to other composers
Villa Bertramka Other museums
Poland
Dedicated to composers dedicated to Frédéric Chopin
dedicated to other musicians
Other museums Museum of the Polish National Anthem [pl ] – Będomin
Museum of Silesian Pipe Organs [pl ] – Katowice
Musical Instruments Museum in Poznań [pl ] – Poznań
Musical Instruments Museum in Szyba [pl ] – Szyba
Museum of Folk Musical Instruments [pl ] – Szydłowiec
Museum of Kashubian and Pomeran Literature and Music [pl ] – Wejherowo
United States
Mobile Alabama Muscle Shoals Arizona Arkansas California Crystal Palace Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Allman Brothers Museum Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Delta Music Museum Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Motown Museum Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Jersey New York Louis Armstrong House New York City and Long Island
Other museums
North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Oklahoma Oregon Part of the Schuman Instrument Collection of the Southern Oregon University
Pennsylvania Bayernhof Music Museum South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Graceland West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center, musical museum and dedication to Tina Turner – Brownsville [181]
Rockabilly Hall of Fame – Burns
Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame – Dollywood
Chasing Rainbows Museum , dedicated to Dolly Parton – Dollywood
House of Cash , (1970–2003†) dedicated to Johnny Cash – Hendersonville
Loretta Lynn Ranch, dedicated to Loretta Lynn – Hurricane Mills [182]
International Rock-a-billy Hall of Fame – Jackson [183]
Mountain Music Museum – Kingsport
James D. Vaughan Museum, dedicated to James David Vaughan – Lawrenceburg [184]
Graceland , dedicated to Elvis Presley – Memphis
Blues Hall of Fame – Memphis
Memphis Music Hall of Fame – Memphis
Memphis Rock N' Soul Museum – Memphis
W. C. Handy Museum, dedicated to W. C. Handy – Memphis[185]
Stax Museum of American Soul Music – Memphis
Sun Studio – Memphis
Johnny Cash Museum , dedicated to Johnny Cash – Nashville
Patsy Cline Museum , dedicated to Patsy Cline – Nashville
Willie Nelson and Friends Museum, dedicated to Willie Nelson – Nashville[186]
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum – Nashville
Gospel Music Hall of Fame – Nashville
Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum – Nashville
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – Nashville
National Museum of African American Music – Nashville
Museum of Appalachia , Hall of Fame and permanent collection of Uncle Dave Macon – Norris
Elvis & Hollywood Legends Museum [nl ] , dedicated to Elvis Presley and others – Pigeon Forge Texas Utah Virginia Birthplace of Country Music Washington West Virginia Washington, D.C.