SPECIAL
EXHIBITS
SPECIAL EXHIBITS
TRAVELING EXHIBITS
Since 2008, the GRAMMY Museum has curated more than 100 exhibits – 30 of which have traveled to cultural institutions around the world – that spotlight some of the most important music ever created. For more information on renting one of our traveling exhibits, or when they might be in a city near you, please contact travelingexhibitions@grammymuseum.org
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN... THE BEATLES!
Curated by the GRAMMY Museum, along with Fab Four Exhibits LLC, Ladies and Gentlemen...The Beatles!, explores and celebrates The Beatles’ impact on the American Experience from the fan perspective.
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On February 7, 1964, four lads from Liverpool, England, stepped onto American soil for the first time as a band. Their performance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” two days later officially launched the years-long frenzy that followed, known as “Beatlemania.” The cultural and musical landscape of America was forever changed by The Beatles. From their press conference at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York in 1964 to their 1966 concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, this exhibit documents John, Paul, George, and Ringo’s journey across America, using original artifacts, film and video interviews, photographs and interactives to tell the story.
EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS
- Clothing worn by the band, including the jacket worn by Paul McCartney during The Beatles' 1965 Shea Stadium concert.
- Original lyric sheets - written by Paul McCartney
- Hand-written setlists from The Beatles' concerts
- Gold record presented to The Beatles by Capitol Records
- Venue contracts from the band's American tours
- Kid-friendly, interactive elements including a virtual drumming lesson from Ringo.
EXHIBIT INFORMATION
- 2000 – 2500 SF
EXHIBIT TOUR
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (New York, NY) - Feb. 6, 2014 through May 10, 2014
- Midwest Music Museum at Mall of America (Minneapolis, Minn.) - June 5, 2014 through Sept. 7, 2014
- HISTORYMIAMI (Miami, FL) - Oct.10, 2014 through Jan.18, 2015
- Woody Guthrie Center (Tulsa, Okla.) - Feb. 4, 2015 through May 24, 2015
- LBJ Presidential Library (Austin, Texas) - June 13, 2015 through Jan. 10, 2016
- GRAMMY Museum Mississippi (Cleveland, Miss.) - March 5, 2016 through June 12, 2016
- GRAMMY Museum L.A. LIVE (Los Angeles, Calif.) - July 1, 2016 through Sept. 5, 2016
- Clinton Presidential Library (Little Rock, Arkansas) - Oct. 8, 2016 through April 2, 2017
- Japan Music Experience (Tokyo, Japan) - November 18, 2017 through February 28, 2018
- Osaka, Japan - Feb. 2018 through April 2018
- Oregon Historical Society (Portland, Ore.) - May 10, 2019 through November 12, 2019
- Ravinia Festival (Highland Park, IL) - October 15, 2022, through April 2, 2023
- GRAMMY Museum Experience Prudential Center (Newark, NJ) - November 18, 2022 through June 25, 2023
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN... THE BEATLES!
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Curated by the GRAMMY Museum, along with Fab Four Exhibits LLC, Ladies and Gentlemen...The Beatles!, explores and celebrates The Beatles’ impact on the American Experience from the fan perspective.
On February 7, 1964, four lads from Liverpool, England, stepped onto American soil for the first time as a band. Their performance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” two days later officially launched the years-long frenzy that followed, known as “Beatlemania.” The cultural and musical landscape of America was forever changed by The Beatles. From their press conference at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York in 1964 to their 1966 concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, this exhibit documents John, Paul, George, and Ringo’s journey across America, using original artifacts, film and video interviews, photographs and interactives to tell the story.
EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS
- Clothing worn by the band, including the jacket worn by Paul McCartney during The Beatles' 1965 Shea Stadium concert.
- Original lyric sheets - written by Paul McCartney
- Hand-written setlists from The Beatles' concerts
- Gold record presented to The Beatles by Capitol Records
- Venue contracts from the band's American tours
- Kid-friendly, interactive elements including a virtual drumming lesson from Ringo.
EXHIBIT INFORMATION
- 2500 - 3000 SF
EXHIBIT TOUR
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (New York, NY) - Feb. 6, 2014 through May 10, 2014
- Midwest Music Museum at Mall of America (Minneapolis, Minn.) - June 5, 2014 through Sept. 7, 2014
- HISTORYMIAMI (Miami, FL) - Oct.10, 2014 through Jan.18, 2015
- Woody Guthrie Center (Tulsa, Okla.) - Feb. 4, 2015 through May 24, 2015
- LBJ Presidential Library (Austin, Texas) - June 13, 2015 through Jan. 10, 2016
- GRAMMY Museum Mississippi (Cleveland, Miss.) - March 5, 2016 through June 12, 2016
- GRAMMY Museum L.A. LIVE (Los Angeles, Calif.) - July 1, 2016 through Sept. 5, 2016
- Clinton Presidential Library (Little Rock, Arkansas) - Oct. 8, 2016 through April 2, 2017
- Japan Music Experience (Tokyo, Japan) - November 18, 2017 through February 28, 2018
- Osaka, Japan - Feb. 2018 through April 2018
- Oregon Historical Society (Portland, Ore.) - May 10, 2019 through November 12, 2019
- Ravinia Festival (Highland Park, IL) - October 15, 2022, through April 2, 2023
- GRAMMY Museum Experience Prudential Center (Newark, NJ) - November 18, 2022 through June 25, 2023
THE PRISON CONCERTS: FOLSOM AND SAN QUENTIN
This exhibit offers a definitive view of Cash’s prison concerts, featuring candid and performance images of these two memorable concerts that solidified Cash's status as an outlaw king.
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Widely known as the godfather of music photography, the late Jim Marshall maintained a 50-year career that resulted in more than 500 album covers, an abundance of magazine covers, and some of the most celebrated images in blues, jazz, country, and rock and roll, including those from Johnny Cash’s notable Folsom and San Quentin prison concerts. To showcase these powerful snapshots of a legendary musician by a legendary photographer, the GRAMMY Museum® presents The Prison Concerts: Folsom And San Quentin (Jim Marshall’s Photographs Of Johnny Cash), showcasing Marshall’s photos from Cash’s historic prison concerts in 1968 and 1969 featured in the art book Johnny Cash At Folsom & San Quentin.
EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS
- The iconic "JC Flippin’ the Bird at San Quentin Prison"
- The famous "Johnny Cash Getting off the Bus at Folsom Prison"
- The rarely seen image of "Cash in Greystone Chapel at Folsom Prison." - The song "Greystone Chapel" was written by one of the inmates at Folsom, Glen Sherley. Cash recorded the song during the Folsom Prison concert with Sherley in the audience. Jim captured their shaking hands after Cash sang Sherley’s song.
EXHIBIT TOUR
- Payson Library at Pepperdine University - Jan 9 - April 9, 2023.
THE PRISON CONCERTS: FOLSOM AND SAN QUENTIN
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This exhibit offers a definitive view of Cash’s prison concerts, featuring candid and performance images of these two memorable concerts that solidified Cash's status as an outlaw king.
Widely known as the godfather of music photography, the late Jim Marshall maintained a 50-year career that resulted in more than 500 album covers, an abundance of magazine covers, and some of the most celebrated images in blues, jazz, country, and rock and roll, including those from Johnny Cash’s notable Folsom and San Quentin prison concerts. To showcase these powerful snapshots of a legendary musician by a legendary photographer, the GRAMMY Museum® presents The Prison Concerts: Folsom And San Quentin (Jim Marshall’s Photographs Of Johnny Cash), showcasing Marshall’s photos from Cash’s historic prison concerts in 1968 and 1969 featured in the art book Johnny Cash At Folsom & San Quentin.
EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS
- The iconic "JC Flippin’ the Bird at San Quentin Prison"
- The famous "Johnny Cash Getting off the Bus at Folsom Prison"
- The rarely seen image of "Cash in Greystone Chapel at Folsom Prison." - The song "Greystone Chapel" was written by one of the inmates at Folsom, Glen Sherley. Cash recorded the song during the Folsom Prison concert with Sherley in the audience. Jim captured their shaking hands after Cash sang Sherley’s song.
EXHIBIT TOUR
- Payson Library at Pepperdine University - Jan 9 - April 9, 2023.