The Grammy Museum will debut a major new exhibition,
Ringo: Peace & Love on June 12.
This limited-run exhibit will offer visitors an unprecedented
in-depth look at all aspects of former Beatle Starr’s musical and creative life – as a
musician, artist, actor, and as the man the world
knows and loves simply as "Ringo."
Ringo: Peace & Love is both the
first major exhibit ever dedicated to a drummer and the first to explore
the career of the seven-time Grammy Award® winner. The scope
of exhibit spans Ringo’s early life growing up
in Liverpool, from Raving Texans turned Rory Storm, from The Beatles,
to becoming a solo artist and then to the All Starrs with whom he is on
tour now – this unique collection brings together diverse artifacts,
rare and never before seen photographs, documents,
personal letters and footage.
Ringo: Peace & Love will be located on the second floor and will include:
-The drum kit Ringo played at Shea Stadium
-The drum kit he played on the Ed Sullivan show
-Ringo’s Sgt Pepper Suit
-The cape he wore in Help!
-The Red Jacket worn during the filming of The Beatles rooftop concert
-Personal letters, photographs and documents from the Starkey family and Ringo’s days with the Beatles
It will also be an interactive exhibit, where visitors can take a drum lesson with Ringo.
"I’m honored that Ringo has chosen to work with us to create
Ringo: Peace & Love,” said Bob Santelli, Executive
Director of the museum. "We are particularly excited to celebrate
Starr’s extraordinary musical legacy with the legions of fans who
admire him, as well as to introduce him to a new generation
of music lovers.”
Ringo: Peace & Love will be on
display in The GRAMMY Museum’s Special Exhibits Gallery through November
2013, after which the exhibit will tour to select cities to be
announced soon.
Museum admission is $12.95 for adults; $11.95 for
senior citizens (65+); and $10.95 for students with I.D. (ages 6 – 22)
and members of the military. GRAMMY Museum members and children 5 and
under are admitted free.
Located at 800 West
Olympic Boulevard, Suite A245, Los Angeles, with an entrance
off of Figueroa Street, the Museum resides within the L.A. LIVE campus,
at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Figueroa Street in downtown
Los Angeles.
For more information, please
call 213.765.6800 or visit
www.grammymuseum.org.
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