Grammy Museum at L.A. Live

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The Grammy Museum
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Grammy Museum at L.A. Live
EstablishedDecember 2008;14 years ago (2008-12)
Location800 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°02′41″N118°15′52″W / 34.044736°N 118.264549°W / 34.044736; -118.264549
TypeMusic museum
DirectorMichael Sticka
Public transit access LAMetroLogo.svg LACMTA Circle A Line.svg   LACMTA Circle E Line.svg   LACMTA Square J Line.svg   Pico
Website grammymuseum.org
Opening hours10:30am–6:30pm (Sun–Thu)
10am–8pm (Fri/Sat)
Closed Tuesdays

The Grammy Museum is an interactive, educational museum devoted to the history and winners of the Grammy Awards. The Museum has interactive touch-screens, videos, recording booths, and a collection of historical music artifacts including costumes and instruments from the Grammy Awards, hand-written lyrics, records, and audio/video recordings.

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In addition to the original in downtown Los Angeles, there is also The Grammy Museum Mississippi in Cleveland, Mississippi [1] and a Grammy Museum at Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. [2] The Grammy Museum Experience opened in autumn 2017 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. [3] [4]

History

The Grammy Museum, located in downtown Los Angeles's L.A. Live, opened in December 2008 corresponding to the Grammy Awards' 50th anniversary. The museum consists of four floors, including historical music artifacts displays, interactive instrument stations and recording booths, and a 200-seat Clive Davis Theater. [5]

Since its opening, the Grammy Museum has presented over 300 public programs including educational programs for young students.

Exhibits

The Grammy Museum explores the creative process; the art and technology of the recording process; and the history of the Grammy Awards. [6]

The Grammy Museum features exhibits including: behind-the-scenes live performances, seminars, classes, musician meet-and-greets, and interactive recording booths. [6] The museum starts on the fourth floor and continues down to the third and second floor. [5] The exhibit, Crossroads, on the fourth floor, features touch-screens to view photos and listen to music of all genres. Another interactive exhibit allows the user to go inside six different sound-proof recording booths as famous performers and producers teach about different stages of producing commercial soundtracks. Visitors can record their own singing and rapping track, and remix it to produce a cover of various pop songs. The museum also has outfits worn by Grammy Award-winning musicians such as Kanye West, Jennifer Lopez, and Rihanna. [7] [8]

The Grammy Museum regularly updates and displays special exhibits. Some current and past exhibits include:

Past Exhibits

Special events and programs

The Grammy Museum frequently holds live performances, seminars, classes, and discussions at its Clive Davis Theater. Public Programs with musicians such as Ben Harper, Flavor Flav, and John Legend are open to the public. Museum members receive priority ticketing and seating.

Location and hours

The Grammy Museum is located in Los Angeles downtown's L.A. Live campus at the corner of Figueroa Street and Olympic Boulevard. The museum has an Olympic Boulevard address, but the main entrance is on Figueroa Street. Bronze disks for each year's Grammy Awards – honoring the top winners, Record of the Year, Best New Artist, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year – are embedded in the sidewalks on the streets of LA Live.

The museum opens on Sunday to Thursday from 10:30 am to 6:30 pm and on Friday and Saturday from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. The Museum is closed on Tuesdays.

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  6. 1 2 "Our Mission". 800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015: The Grammy Museum. 2008. Archived from the original (PHP) on April 18, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2009. The GRAMMY Museum explores and celebrates the enduring legacies of all forms of music; the creative process; the art and technology of the recording process; and the history of the GRAMMY Awards, the premier recognition of recorded music accomplishment. The Pixies, Itzhak Perlman, Ludacris, Brad Paisley, Madonna and Yo-Yo Ma typically wouldn't share a marquee, but they're in perfect harmony under the GRAMMY Museum roof.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
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