The Reggae Museum

Rooted in culture, built to last.

A living archive of reggae's people, music, fashion, art, technology and cultural influence.

Museum exhibition or archival object photograph (placeholder photo)

About the Museum

The Reggae Museum preserves and presents the history of reggae, ska, rocksteady, dub, dancehall, sound-system culture and related Jamaican creative movements.

Museum Mission

The Museum collects, documents, interprets and presents:

Artist histories
Music recordings
Photographs
Stage clothing
Instruments
Posters and flyers
Publications
Awards
Sound-system history
Dance history
Fashion history
Oral histories
Community stories
Broadcast footage
Personal archives

Digital Museum

Online exhibitions and archival storytelling make the Museum's collection accessible to a global audience.

Reggae Museum NYC

Reggae Museum NYC is the Foundation's developing initiative to establish a permanent physical platform for reggae history, exhibitions, education and cultural programming in New York City.

Exhibitions

Museum Exhibitions

Reggae Pioneers

Women in Reggae

Sound-System Culture

History of Dancehall

Reggae Fashion

Rastafari and Reggae

Reggae in New York

Jamaican Music Around the World

Album Art and Visual Culture

Dance and Performance

Get Involved

Contribute to the Archive

If you possess photographs, flyers, recordings, clothing, instruments, letters, publications, video footage, personal stories or artist memorabilia, we would welcome hearing from you.

Curated by YardRock TV.The Reggae Arts & Culture Foundation Inc. remains the presenting nonprofit organization.