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Prince’s Paisley Park to open as museum in October
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 25 August 2016
Prince’s Paisley Park home will be opened to the public as a museum in October, it has been announced. Providing public tours of the 65,000 square foot complex is something the musician was already working on at the time of his death, his estate says.
From 6 Oct, members of the public will be invited into the building to be guided around the studios, private club and concert hall, and will see some of Prince’s personal items, which are housed inside.
“Opening Paisley Park is something that Prince always wanted to do and was actively working on”, says Prince’s sister Tyka Nelson in a statement. “Only a few hundred people had the rare opportunity to tour the estate during his lifetime. Now, fans from around the world will be able to experience Prince’s world for the first time as we open the doors to this incredible place”.
Fans have been calling for the building to be turned into a museum since the musician’s death earlier this year, so they’ll be pleased. There were concerns over the future of Paisley Park earlier this month, when it appeared on a list of properties that the trust managing the star’s estate were seeking court permission to sell. Though said trust then denied it had any intent on selling this particular site.
Tickets for the museum will go on sale tomorrow at www.officialpaisleypark.com. Shortly after it opens its doors for the first time, Prince’s family will hold an official tribute concert at the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on 13 Oct.
