Women's Music Museum

our story

Since 2002, our founder and president, Allison Robertson has been collecting women in music memorabilia with the dream of creating a museum dedicated to women in music across the industry: performers, teachers, producers, and more.

In 2023, the Women's Music Museum was established as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit with the mission of inspiring women of all ages to find the music within themselves and of educating the community on the impact women have had on the music industry throughout history.

We are currently in the fundraising process to help find a home for the collection. Once established in a location, our goal is to use the museum not only as a place to learn about women in music but to help nurture future women in music with music education classes and to promote local women in music with a place to perform.

Our Mission

The Women’s Music Museum is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit with the mission of inspiring women of all ages to find the music within themselves and of educating the community on the impact women have had on the music industry throughout history.

Once we find a home for our collection, we have several goals for the museum.

1. Educate the public on the impact women have had on the music industry through our exhibits.

2. Provide music classes for Abilene youth.

3. Provide a venue for women in music, especially local women, to perform

Board of Directors

Allison robertson

President

freddy Gonzales

Treasurer

garrett robertson

Secretary

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Our first concert fundraiser, Athena Arena, at Heff's in the Mall of Abilene on June 28th was a total success. We raised $1200 for the museum. These funds will go towards opening the museum and creating exhibits.

All the performers were amazing: The Daughters of Wanda, Cassidy Sooter, Lively, and Outta the Blue. Marnie Boyers of Outta the Blue almost had me in tears when she mentioned driving by the future Women's Music Museum when she is older and knowing that she was part of our first concert fundraiser. I feel like this future is pretty close thanks to all these wonderful artists dedicating their time to the museum's cause.

Thank you to Brenda Heffernan for use of Heff's for the event and to Walter Hamilton for providing sound and lighting for the event.

Thank you to all the artists who dedicated their time and talents to make such a wonderful show come to life. Without their efforts, there would have been no show and I appreciate them all so much.

Thank you to all our raffle prize donors: Jaclyn and Giancarlo DelleSite, Abilene Axe Company, Grain Theory, and Mary Wegner.

Thank to La Voz Radio and to Terri Knight for helping promote the show.

Thank you to my husband, Garrett Robertson, who comes to every event ready to help me realize my dream. I can't imagine having a more supportive partner.

Thank you to Jaclyn DelleSite for volunteering her time to help with the event. I couldn't have run the event without her.

Thank you to everyone who came to the show and bought a raffle ticket and supported the museum.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the 2nd Annual Athena Arena.

If you are needing some musical entertainment for an event, please consider booking some of the artists from that evening. Their booking contact info is below.

Booking Info for the Artists:

The Daughters of Wanda: thedaughtersofwandaband@gmail.com

Cassidy Sooter and Lively: cassidysootermusic@gmail.com

Outta the Blue: otbabilene@gmail.com

The Daughters of Wanda