About Us
Preserving History
The Beale Street Hoodoo History and Folklife Museum is located on the top floor of the historic A. Schwab overlooking Beale Street in Memphis Tennessee..
Hoodoo & The Blues
Learn about Delta Blues musicians and their connection to Hooddoo culture.Look through the museum window and see the location where the Hooks Brothers studio took this famous studio photo of Robert Johnson in the 1930's
Historical Figures
See photographs, documents and texts that tell the stories of the men and women who kept the tradition of healing and spiritual wisdom alive through slavery and segregation.
Museum Exhibits
The Origin of Hodooo
The Origin of Hodooo
The Origin of Hodooo
The museum features exhibits that tell the story of the roots of Hoodoo as born in the healing and spiritual traditions of Africa. Art, masks and artifacts from Africa help tell the story.
The Power of Herbs
The Origin of Hodooo
The Origin of Hodooo
Explore our collection of herbs used in tradtional herbal remedies by Delta based spiritual workers. Each remedy tells a story of the rich folk traditions and spiritual practices that have maintained the lives of many families in the Mid-South.
The War on Hoodoo
The Origin of Hodooo
The War on Hoodoo
Hear the stories of how the torchbearers of these sacred tradtions faced abuse, violence and even death from communites that feared Hoodoo. Learn about the war on Hoodoo that was declared on rootworkers, conjurers and spiritual healers.
Collections
Spiritual Supply Shops
Spiritual Supply Shops
Spiritual Supply Shops
Using 100 year old antique furniture that housed spiritual supplies for A.Schwab the museum features a recreation of a Delta based candle shop.
Spiritual Curios
Spiritual Supply Shops
Spiritual Supply Shops
Memphis became home to several curio product companies that sold candles, oils, powders and spiritual supplies. We maintain a large collection of numerous curios from the Mid-South and around the world.
Hoodoo and Voodoo
Spiritual Supply Shops
Hoodoo and Voodoo
A collection of artifacts from Haiti, New Orleans and Little Haiti in Miami tell the story of Voodoo. Learn about the commonalities and differences between Voodoo and Hoodoo.