Smithsonian puts Prince's guitar on exhibit

Monday, April 25, 2016 - 13:49 StudyHall.Rocks

One of Prince's guitars will remain on exhibit this summer.

Illustration from a Smithsonian National Museum of American History image.

As one of the greats, Prince (1958-2016) will be remembered in exhibitions at museums throughout the country. But the Smithsonian Institution already has one of his guitars on exhibit.

    To commemorate the performer's life, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will exhibit Prince’s “Yellow Cloud” electric guitar beginning this week, April 26, and ending on Labor Day, Sept. 5, according to the museum.
    The guitar was designed by Prince and custom-made by Minneapolis company Knut-Koupee Enterprises Inc. in 1989. It was used during Prince’s Diamonds and Pearls era, the museum's news release said.
   Prince's unexpected death April 21 has left many admirers in mourning. Fans of the singer, born Prince Rogers Nelson, can find a biography of his life on the website of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.

IMAX FILM TO EXPLORE EARTH’S CHANGE: A Beautiful Planet, an Imax film focusing on the effects of humans on Earth, will open this week at the Smithsonian.
    The documentary, by director Toni Myers, was made in cooperation with NASA and is narrated by Academy Award-winner Jennifer Lawrence. It will open April 29 at the Lockheed Martin Imax Theater at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington and at the Airbus IMAX Theater at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
    The film uses footage captured by astronauts aboard the International Space Station, according to a Smithsonian news release. Tickets are available at the Lockheed Martin Imax Theater box office and the Airbus Imax Theater box office or online.
     The Lockheed Martin Theater is on the main floor of the National Air and Space Museum building on the National Mall, which is at Sixth Street and Independence Avenue SW. The Airbus Imax Theater is on the second floor of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway in Chantilly.

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