The world's first hip hop museum will be built in The Bronx with the help of a $3.75 million grant from the state of New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday. "It's the best Christmas gift ever," said Universal Hip Hop Museum spokesperson Renee Foster. "It's...
Now this is a rapper’s delight! The state awarded a $3.5 million capital grant to help build the first museum in the world dedicated to hip-hop music and culture, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday. The $80 million Universal Hip Hop Museum is scheduled to open in the...
The museum opens in 2023. After securing a multi-million dollar state grant, the Universal Hip-Hop Museum is one step closer to construction. New York awarded $3.75 million in funding to help build the 50,000 square-foot Bronx museum, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday (Dec. 19). The...
The Universal Hip Hop Museum received an early Christmas present from New York. On Thursday (Dec. 19), New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state will award the Bronx-area museum, which is under construction, a $3.5 million grant to help further build a state-of-the-art exhibit dedicated...
After years of planning, collaborators and investors had the first chance to see what the Universal Hip Hop Museum has in the works after a soft opening of a ‘pop-up’ installation opened its door on Monday, December 2. The installation, ‘The [R]evolution of Hip-Hop’, tucked away...
From Kurtis Blow to DJ Kool Herc, the pioneers of hip hop are converging on the Bronx Terminal Market. It’s where the early years of hip-hop are being celebrated at a new interactive exhibit called the [R]evolution of Hip Hop. The pop-up was launched by the Universal...
Music fans are heading to the Bronx Terminal Market as the upcoming Universal Hip Hop Museum has opened a new pop-up exhibit. The [R]Evolution of Hip Hop is an interactive exhibit that takes museum goers on a trip through hip hop history, from the 1970s to...
This past Monday, The Universal Hip Hop Museum in collaboration with MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality and Microsoft celebrated the launch of the “[R]Evolution of Hip Hop Breakbeat Narratives,” an interactive experience housed at The Bronx Terminal Market. The exhibition will feature rotating installations inspired by each decade of music offering museum goers a...
THE BRONX - The Bronx is still three years away from the opening of the Universal Hip Hop Museum, but the team behind it is opening up a special exhibit honoring 46 years of hip-hop in the birthplace – the Bronx. Grand Wizzard Theodore lived through the beginnings...
News12 the Bronx got a sneak peek at what’s to come from the Universal Hip Hop Museum during a visit to the Bronx Terminal Market. The grand opening is scheduled for this Friday at 11:00am. read full article...