The Blue Ridge Music Center is a music venue, museum, and visitor center on the

Blue Ridge Parkway The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and National Scenic Byway, All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty. The parkway, which is the longest linear park in the U.S., runs for through 29 counties in Virginia and ...

near

Galax, Virginia Galax is an independent city in the southwestern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,720. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Galax with neighboring Carroll County for statisti ...

. The center celebrates the living musical heritage of the surrounding mountains and interprets its significance within the larger landscape of American music and culture through concerts, exhibits, and programs. The site is a partnership between the

National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) is an List of federal agencies in the United States, agency of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government, within the US Department of the Interior. The service manages all List ...

and

Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is an American nonprofit organization that raises private funding for the Blue Ridge Parkway, one of the most visited units of the National Park system. The Foundation works with the National Park Service, indiv ...

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* {{authority control Music museums in Virginia Music archives in the United States Music venues in Virginia Music venues completed in 1985 Museums in Grayson County, Virginia Music organizations based in the United States Blue Ridge Parkway 1985 establishments in Virginia Appalachian music Old-time music National Park Service museums

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