MEDIA RELEASE

 

June 15, 2016

For information, contact Leslie Neeley at (270) 687-8557 or neeleylk@owensboro.org.

 

INTERNATIONAL BLUEGRASS MUSIC MUSEUM TO BREAK GROUND THURSDAY, JUNE 23

 

The City of Owensboro invites you to join the International Bluegrass Music Museum and Hall of Fame to break ground on a new $15.4 million facility Thursday, June 23 at 12:00p.m. at 311 West 2^nd Street, Owensboro.

 

This fully funded project is a collaboration between the City of Owensboro, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the IBMM.

 

“Not only is this a good thing for Owensboro, but the new and expanded Museum and Hall of Fame is good for the Commonwealth of Kentucky,” said IBMM Executive Director, Chris Joslin “from a tourism standpoint, this is a Kentucky project.”

 

This $15.4 million project will allow IBMM to house the world’s foremost collection of bluegrass artifacts, memorabilia, and music recordings in a safe environment for generations to come. With views of the Ohio River, the new Bluegrass Museum and Hall of Fame will be the focal point of the City of Owensboro. It will be the only full-scale Bluegrass Music Museum in the world, including a 450 seat concert hall, recording studio, an outdoor concert area to seat 2,000, an expansive gift shop, research library, teaching rooms, and a rooftop restaurant overlooking downtown.

 

Peyronnin Construction of Evansville, Indiana was awarded the construction contract to build the new Bluegrass Museum and Hall of Fame; completion is estimated to be spring of 2018.

 

The property comprises an entire city block at the heart of the newly revitalized downtown area  and is adjacent to the Owensboro Convention Center, two new hotels, and the world-renowned $64 million waterfront park.

 

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For more information about the City of Owensboro, visit us on the web at www.owensboro.org.

 

 

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