We are celebrating the launch of our first website. This is a major milestone for us on our journey from private collection to public museum. We are excited for the launch because the website will be a portal for us to share our research and passion for the saxophone with you. It will also allow us to collaborate with others who share in our obsession, promote the instrument by educating those interested in learning , and build a connections within our community. This touches at the core of the mission of National Saxophone Museum - to display a one-of-a-kind collection of rare and historically significant saxophones and related ephemera to the public in St. Louis and to preserve and study the history of the saxophone. We also aim to educate, entertain, and inspire the coming generations of both the public and artists alike. Education is the cornerstone of our mission. We plan to expand upon it this in the future by creating music outreach programs both online and in house by commissioning innovative musicians to demonstrate their work and run workshops with the museum.

As the administrator of this venture, I am personally excited to do this deep dive into the museum archives and together piece together the stories of the saxophone. Even just in writing the article on the Buescher 400 series alto saxophone (link to other article), Saxquest saxophone repair expert Josh Creekmore uncovered an actual B-8 alto from within our own archives that had, until that moment, only been rumored to exist. Our first museum exhibit will feature early Conn saxophones and will be up later this year. No doubt the journey to our first exhibit will be no less full of amazing discoveries. Moreover, we will be able to tell the full story of some of the incredible artifacts that exist around the museum.

The initial launch of our website is starting small, but there will be ongoing updates. Our blog will include updates about the museum and historic articles and documents regarding the instrument manufacturing industry and related music history. We will also be updating how we process donations, making our digitized collection viewable online, and adding on-site and virtual events and tours. The best way to keep in touch is to sign up for our newsletter or to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. We would be thrilled to see you become part of the community.

Museum Administrator,
Katherine Alexander