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On Saturday, Sept. 18, The Museum at Bethel Woods will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the passing of Woodstock legend Jimi Hendrix with a simple, solemn tribute honoring his life and music.
Flowers will be placed at the monument marking the site of the 1969 Woodstock
festival, while a special mix of Hendrix music will play in the museum lobby.
Guests are invited to visit The Museum to reflect on his life, music and legacy.
As one of the most influential and groundbreaking artists of the Sixties, Jimi
Hendrix is featured prominently in the Museum's permanent exhibit in audio, video
and photographic installations. Hendrix, considered by many the greatest guitarist
of all time, headlined the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, delivering one of the most
groundbreaking performances in rock history to close the festival, with his
virtuosic improvisation of "The Star Spangled Banner".
The Museum at Bethel Woods, part of Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, is an
immersive and captivating multi-media experience that combines film and interactive
displays, text panels and artifacts to tell the story of the Sixties and Woodstock.
Located at the site of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair, it explores the unique
experience of the Woodstock festival, its significance as a culminating event of a
decade of radical cultural transformation, and the legacy of the Sixties and
Woodstock today. Guests can also enjoy artifacts, new images, a video compilation
of rare Woodstock footage, interviews, home video, and live music audio from the
festival in special exhibit Collecting Woodstock: Recent Museum Acquisitions, on
display thru Jan. 2, 2011.
The Museum is now operating under its Fall schedule, open Thursday through Sunday from 10:00am until 5:00pm. Museum tickets are sold until 3:30pm. For more
information, please visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.org
On Saturday, Sept. 18, The Museum at Bethel Woods will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the passing of Woodstock legend Jimi Hendrix with a simple, solemn tribute honoring his life and music.
Flowers will be placed at the monument marking the site of the 1969 Woodstock
festival, while a special mix of Hendrix music will play in the museum lobby.
Guests are invited to visit The Museum to reflect on his life, music and legacy.
As one of the most influential and groundbreaking artists of the Sixties, Jimi
Hendrix is featured prominently in the Museum's permanent exhibit in audio, video
and photographic installations. Hendrix, considered by many the greatest guitarist
of all time, headlined the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, delivering one of the most
groundbreaking performances in rock history to close the festival, with his
virtuosic improvisation of "The Star Spangled Banner".
The Museum at Bethel Woods, part of Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, is an
immersive and captivating multi-media experience that combines film and interactive
displays, text panels and artifacts to tell the story of the Sixties and Woodstock.
Located at the site of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair, it explores the unique
experience of the Woodstock festival, its significance as a culminating event of a
decade of radical cultural transformation, and the legacy of the Sixties and
Woodstock today. Guests can also enjoy artifacts, new images, a video compilation
of rare Woodstock footage, interviews, home video, and live music audio from the
festival in special exhibit Collecting Woodstock: Recent Museum Acquisitions, on
display thru Jan. 2, 2011.
The Museum is now operating under its Fall schedule, open Thursday through Sunday from 10:00am until 5:00pm. Museum tickets are sold until 3:30pm. For more
information, please visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.org
