Detroit's Motown Museum unveils highly anticipated expansion, gets ready to reopen doors

Detroit’s Motown Museum unveils highly anticipated expansion, gets ready to reopen doors
The museum will have a soft reopening and resume abbreviated walking tours starting Aug. 14

By Randiah Camille Green on Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 12:01 pm




(Detroit Metro Times) Detroit’s historic Motown Museum is gearing up to welcome visitors back following two highly anticipated upgrades.

The new developments — Hitsville NEXT, an educational programming and creative hub for emerging artists, and the museum’s new Rocket Plaza — were unveiled at a Monday evening celebration attended by distinguished Motown alumni. The museum had been closed since July 2021 due to flooding and construction.

During the evening of music and spoken word performances, Otis Williams, an original founding member of the Temptations, gifted microphones from his personal collection to the museum. Smokey Robinson spoke about the importance of fostering emerging artists, and fellow Motown superstars Martha Reeves, Shelley Berger, and Duke Fakir were also in attendance.



Hitsville NEXT will offer workshops and programs designed to inspire the next generation of Motown. Anchored in three historic buildings along W. Grand Boulevard, Hitsville NEXT features recording pods and a community activation space for young talent to explore their creative passions.

Upcoming programming for the Hitsville NEXT compound includes a spoken word competition called Motown Mic, The Lyric Project songwriting workshop, a singing competition, and a summer camp. ............(more)

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