16-05-2025
Bix Beiderbecke Museum to move to new Davenport home
The Bix Beiderbecke Museum will be moving to a new location.
According to a release, the Bix Museum will be moving from the Redstone building to its new home in the City Square Building, located at 112 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, and plans to make their organization a long-term fixture of downtown Davenport. The museum will close June 6 to begin deconstructing the exhibits. Throughout June, the museum will move the collection and rebuild the exhibit.
'Our goal is to re-open mid-July, with our grand opening Bix weekend, July 25 and 26, to welcome the tens of thousands of people who will be downtown for the yearly race bearing his namesake,' Nathaniel Kraft, Director of the museum, said.
The relocation is being made possible with the help of a Capital Campaign that has raised $90,000 of the $120,000 goal so far. This included both private donations and grants from the Regional Development Authority, the Scott County Regional Authority, and the Downtown Davenport Partnership.
While historically a free museum, the Bix Museum will be moving to an admission price to help provide more stable funding for their operations. The new admission will be $8 for adults; $5 for seniors, students, and children 5-17; and FREE for museum members, military, veterans, and children under 5. The museum will have group rates and special deals with partners available.
Bix Beiderbecke Museum & Archives
The museum will continue to be free admission until temporarily closing June 6.
After the museum settles into the new location, a project to transform the permanent exhibit with rotational exhibit space will begin. 'The museum has consistently added new artifacts to the permanent collection each year since 2020,' Kraft said. 'A rotational gallery will provide the opportunity to show artifacts that don't fit the main exhibit and better collaborate with like minded organizations on joint projects in the future. We anticipate starting the project in Spring of 2026.'
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About the Museum
The Bix Beiderbecke Museum opened to the public in 2017 in the lower level of the Common Chord building at 2nd and Main Street in downtown Davenport, Iowa. The museum is open Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m, and by appointment on the weekends. The museum honors the life and music of Leon 'Bix' Beiderbecke and features many original artifacts related to Beiderbecke and his colleagues The museum takes the visitor chronologically through the life of Bix. His jazz music is featured throughout the museum, along with videos, interactive displays, and photos.
Bix Beiderbecke Museum & Archives
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