An exhibit featuring memorabilia from the 50-year career of the Rolling Stones will open at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Memorial Day weekend, the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame announced Wednesday.
“Rolling Stones: 50 Years of Satisfaction” which will stay on view until March, 2014, will include personal items and collections that have never been seen before by the public before and be the museum’s first ever major exhibition capturing the band’s career, the museum said. spanning more than 50 years.
The exhibit, which will cover two-and-a-half floors of the museum, will feature a multimedia retrospective with artifacts, film, text and interactive technology that will chronicle the band from their earliest club days to their sold-out global tours. The exhibit will take up two and a half floors of the museum.
“The Rolling Stones are the epitome of rock and roll,” said Greg Harris, president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. “This first-ever exhibit gives us an opportunity to tell the story of one of the definitive rock and roll bands. The experience should be on every music fan’s destination list this summer.”
For the duration of the exhibit, the museum will also host free public programs that explore the significance and legacy of the Rolling Stones. The schedule will be available at the museum website.
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