Former name | National Four-String Banjo Hall of Fame Museum[1] |
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Established | 1998 |
Location | 9 East Sheridan Avenue, Oklahoma City |
Coordinates | 35°28′00″N 97°30′42″W / 35.466588°N 97.511545°W |
Type | Musical instrument museum |
Collections | banjos |
Collection size | 400+ instruments |
Founder | |
Executive director | Johnny Baier[2] |
Website | americanbanjomuseum.com |
The American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City is dedicated to the history of the banjo. The museum's exhibits document the rise of the banjo from its arrival in North America via the Atlantic slave trade to modern times.[4] The museum was founded in 1988 in Guthrie, Oklahoma, by Jack Canine and moved to Oklahoma City in 2009.[2]
[Taken from a May 15, 2009 archived version of the American Banjo Museums website.]