Marvin Gaye exhibit to open at Motown museum

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BY BRIAN MCCOLLUM

DETROIT FREE PRESS POP MUSIC WRITER

Marvin Gaye built his career at 2648 West Grand Boulevard. Now that legacy will get a new chance to shine there.

The Motown Historical Museum is set to unveil an exhibit on the late Detroit star, including gold records, photographs and other rarely seen items from the museum’s off-site permanent collection.


The display, designed by museum curator Lina Stephens, will open to the public Friday, after a media preview and private reception on Thursday. It’s scheduled to run through September.

The exhibit is replacing a display of Jackson 5 memorabilia that premiered last summer, itself the first notable new exhibit since the museum’s 1985 founding. They’re part of what museum officials say will be a rotating series of exhibits spotlighting artists from the Motown roster.


“This exhibit continues the Museum’s goal of highlighting all of the wonderful talent that made the Motown Sound the sound of young America,” museum CEO Audley Smith said in a statement.


The Motown Museum is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. The museum is also open on Mondays from June through August. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for children 12 and under and senior citizens.