Woodstock Museum to Open
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This famous festival happened to be the epitome of counterculture in the ‘60s, most famous as the ‘hippie era,’ where thousands and thousands of flower children came together to celebrate music and art in this three-day fair in 1969. Woodstock undeniably made an indelible mark in music history and the general American popular culture that a museum will open in commemoration of this legendary experience.
Museum at Bethel Woods is the official name of the Woodstock museum, since the event was held in a dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York, which is southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York. Although the federal government pulled $1 million in funding for the historic gallery, the museum is due to open next year.
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is the developer of the museum, which is part of their 2,000-acre performing arts venue. Ellyn Solis, their spokesperson says their plans haven’t changed even if lawmakers voted to strip the $1 million allocation sought by Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Chuck Shumer.
The Woodstock festival is considered far and wide as one of the greatest concerts in music and was rostered on Rolling Stone’s 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll. Thirty-two of the well-acknowledged musicians of that time period appeared on the festival including Janis Joplin, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joe Cocker, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Jimi Hendrix. The event even landed as a successful movie in 1970 entitled Woodstock, where Joni Mitchell’s song “Woodstock”, became a major hit for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
The museum is being built on top of the hill near where the stage was located. Thousands of people visit the site each year, where a stone monument is currently the only marker.
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