The Blue Ridge Music Center is a music venue, museum, and visitor center on the
Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty. The parkway, which is America's longest linear park, runs for through 29 Virginia and North Carolina counties, linking Shenand ...
near
Galax, Virginia
Galax is an independent city in the southwestern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,720.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Galax with neighboring Carroll County for statisti ...
. The center celebrates the music and musicians of the Blue Ridge Mountains through concerts, exhibits, and programs. The site is a partnership between the
National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propertie ...
and
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is an American nonprofit organization that raises private funding for the Blue Ridge Parkway, one of the most visited units of the National Park system. The Foundation works with the National Park Service, indiv ...
.
See also
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List of music museums
This worldwide list of music museums encompasses past and present museums that focus on musicians, musical instruments or other musical subjects.
Argentina
* – Mina Clavero
* Academia Nacional del Tango de la República Argentina – Buenos ...
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Music museums in Virginia
Music archives in the United States
Music venues in Virginia
Music venues completed in 1985
Museums in Grayson County, Virginia
Music organizations based in the United States
Blue Ridge Parkway
1985 establishments in Virginia
Appalachian music
Old-time music
National Park Service museums