There are 7 article(s) tagged Jeff Kollath:

• September 2026

  • New Sultana Disaster Museum prepares to embark in Marion

    The museum to commemorate the nation’s worst maritime disaster is set to open just 20 minutes from Downtown Memphis.

    By Noah McLane September 21, 2026

• November 2025

  • The Sultana Museum starts to gain steam in Marion

    The renovation of the school gym in Marion, Arkansas is just about complete. It will be followed by exhibits to chronicle the history of the nation’s worst maritime disaster 7 miles from Memphis.

    By Bill Dries November 14, 2025

• April 2025

  • The expanded Sultana Disaster Museum moves closer to reality

    The museum, which is run by the Sultana Historical Preservation Society, has raised $10 million so far as it moves toward a full opening on the 161st anniversary of the disaster next April.

    By Eric Barnes April 22, 2025

• August 2021

  • Stax unlocks the vault

    “Solid Gold Soul: The Best of the Rest from the Stax Museum” is on show now. The exhibit features staff-selected artifacts from Stax’s vast archives, including Isaac Hayes’ desk from the 1970s. 

    By Rob Moore August 08, 2021

• May 2020

  • How Stax Museum will reopen – Executive Director Jeff Kollath joins Eric Barnes on the Extra Podcast

    The head of the Stax Museum talks about plans for reopening — and contemplates when live music and events will happen again.

    By Eric Barnes May 26, 2020

• November 2018

  • Southern Avenue finds quick success, locally and internationally

    Named for Southern Avenue, which runs from the easternmost part of the Memphis city limits all the way to South Memphis, Southern Avenue is also the name of an up-and-coming Memphis band that embodies the city’s soul, blues and gospel traditions.

    By Christin Yates November 09, 2018

• September 2018

  • Stax Museum, Crosstown Arts partner for ‘Give a Damn! Music + Activism at Stax Records’

    The main artifact for a new exhibition at Crosstown Arts is Isaac Hayes' 14-foot-long, custom-made, red velvet office desk complete with white Formica top. Previously, the desk had been in storage for more than a year, after the Stax Museum of American Soul Music recovered it from the owner of East Nashville vintage boutique, The Hip Zipper.

    By Elle Perry September 27, 2018