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Created by the Smithsonian Institution, the Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum tells the story of how the music of the Mississippi Delta and the city of Memphis transformed the world. Opened in 2000 and located beside the arena at the foot of Beale Street, it was the Smithsonian's first museum project developed outside Washington, the result of years of research into the social and cultural forces that gave rise to a musical revolution. The museum's narrative begins not with stars but with soil, trac...