Women in Music” exhibition; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Go’s and Shirley Manson of Garbage were among our special guests. Spanning multiple genres, decades, and generations, the artists featured in the exhibit have challenged traditional gender roles; created inclusive, supportive communities that are respectful of women’s diverse experiences, iden- tities, knowledge, and strengths; and empowered women to realize and embrace their authentic selves. The work of such featured women as Be- yonce, Joan Jett, Queen Latifah, and Pink continues to not only tear down
boundaries in the music industry but to shed light on social injustice throughout the world. The exhibit, curated by the Hall’s Vice President of Curatorial Operations, Shelby Morrison, along with the Director of Curatorial Affairs, Amanda Pecsenye, is the first of its kind at the Museum, and features artifacts from the Rock Hall’s vault and unique items from numerous artists’ private collections, including the entirety of Natalie Merchant’s “Ophelia” video costumes; Christina Aguilera’s tour wardrobe from her “Stripped” world tour’s “Beautiful” performance; along with pieces from Liz Phair, Queen Latifah, Ani Difranco, Sleater-Kinney, and many more. The following month, we celebrated the solar eclipse with “SolarFest: Come for the Sun, Stay for the Stars!”. Located in the path of totality for the solar eclipse, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame offered the most expanded operating hours in our twenty-nine-year history: from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily through- out the weekend. Our galleries featured special celestial-themed artifacts from our vaults. Rocking the crowds were both live music and our special playlist including the work of David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Sun Ra, Taylor Swift, and more. Our Celestial Blast dance party featured an otherworldly DJ set from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Grandmaster Flash. And on the big day, fans packed our plaza for prime eclipse viewing, as the sun “faded to black,” while we listened to our specially curated rock & roll soundtrack. In June, we opened the exciting new exhibition, “40 Years of Bon Jovi Forever,” with noteworthy clothing, instruments, lyrics, and other artifacts representing every member of the band over its four-decade- plus career. We welcomed Bon Jovi to the opening weekend, during which the band participated in a Q&A in our Foster Theater. The deep-dive exhibit is comprised of four distinct sections that correspond to each of the four parts of the critically acclaimed docuseries, “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.” In July, we celebrated pop music’s biggest year with the opening of “1984”. Using video screens, an im- mersive wall collage, and carefully selected artifacts that highlight key moments from 1984, this exhibit tells the story of pop music’s best year ever. Cultural highlights from major events throughout the year such as MTV’s Inaugural Video Music Awards and Apple’s introduction of the Macintosh computer are woven into the exhibit that includes iconic artifacts like Madonna’s outfit worn onstage during “Like A Virgin” performance on the “Girlie Show” world tour and Lionel Richie’s 1984 LA Olympics closing cere- mony jacket.
We invite you to experience it all at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum here in Cleveland.
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