Museum Essay #3

The Museum of Music! 

A place where anyone can come and enjoy the history and culture of the different type of genres of music their are. The museum would be located in the heart of New York City where a lot of tourist come to visit and where the average New Yorker can come on a Saturday afternoon. The museum would show the different types of musical instruments. They would be displayed where the viewer can see how the instrument has evolved over the years. Through out each room a different genre of music will be displayed, with famous artist who have made that genre famous, along with some background music of the same kind. Each room would feature an up coming artist from New York in hopes that more individuals who aspire to be featured in the museum will come and visit it. Also to give the artist a chance for others to see and hear their work. The museum would feature rooms with genres like Hip Hop. The visitor would walk through the history of Hip Hop, starting with the early years featuring the famous, DJ Kool Herc, who is named to be the father of Hip Hop, to the new upcoming artist. The museum would also feature latin music genre like Salsa. The room would be lit with bright colors and wooden floors (making the visitor feel like they are standing on a salsa dance floor). The room would play salsa music and have paintings of famous Salsa artist including Hector Lavo, Celia Cruz, and Marc Anthony. The museum would also have an exhibit for the younger teen crowds as they might get bored with what their parents find interesting, a special exhibition would be opened to them for them to see their favorite artist. Once a week the museum would feature local dancers who would perform in each room. Break dancers in the hip hop room, salsa dancers in the salsa room, ballet dancers in the the classical music room, and etc. This would give young local dancers the opportunity to get discovered. Saturday nights at the museum would be reserved for karaoke, open to anyone, with almost any song available for visitors to sing along to. The museum would be transformed and visitors would feel like they were in a night lounge. Sunday afternoons would be “Movie Sundays”. An outside area right behind the museum would be open for visitors to come with along with their family and friends to lay down with blankets. A large projector would show famous musical movies, movies such as West Side Story, Annie, and Grease. Everyday outside the museum their would be a featured artist who would receive some of the donation profits the museum makes throughout the day. The artist job? To engage the tourist and people passing by the museum with their talent and getting them to stop by and visit the museum!