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| Established | December 2008; 16 years ago (2008-12) |
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| Location | 800 WestOlympic Boulevard Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34°02′41″N118°15′52″W / 34.044736°N 118.264549°W /34.044736; -118.264549 |
| Type | Music museum |
| Director | Michael Sticka |
| Public transit access |     Pico |
| Website | grammymuseum |
| Opening hours | 10:30am–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 theGrammy Awards. The Museum has interactivetouch-screens, videos, recording booths, and a collection of historical music artifacts includingcostumes and instruments from the Grammy Awards, hand-writtenlyrics, records, and audio/video recordings.
In addition to the original indowntown Los Angeles, there is alsoThe Grammy Museum Mississippi inCleveland, Mississippi[1] and a Grammy Museum at Musicians Hall of Fame inNashville, Tennessee.[2] TheGrammy Museum Experience opened in autumn 2017 at thePrudential Center inNewark, New Jersey.[3][4]
The Grammy Museum, located indowntown Los Angeles'sL.A. Live, opened in December 2008 corresponding to theGrammy Awards' 50th anniversary. The museum consists of four floors, including historical music artifacts displays, interactive instrument stations and recording booths, and a 200-seatClive Davis Theater.[5]
Since its opening, the Grammy Museum has presented over 300 public programs including educational programs for young students.
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, featurestouch-screens to view photos and listen to music of all genres. Another interactive exhibit allows the user to go inside six differentsound-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 asKanye West,Jennifer Lopez, andRihanna.[7][8]
The Grammy Museum regularly updates and displays special exhibits. Some current and past exhibits include:
Past Exhibits
The Grammy Museum frequently holds live performances, seminars, classes, and discussions at its Clive Davis Theater. Public Programs with musicians such asBen Harper,Flavor Flav, andJohn Legend are open to the public. Museum members receive priority ticketing and seating.
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 anOlympic Boulevard address, but the main entrance is onFigueroa 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 ofLA 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.
The country's newest music shrine – the GRAMMY Museum, which opened in December – fits in downtown Los Angeles like another cowboy hat in Nashville.
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)Listening to Amy Winehouse as she would have sounded in the late-1800s is surreal.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)The moment the elevator doors open, you are fully immersed in the GRAMMY experience.
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