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The Motown Museum is currently undergoing a 50 million dollar renovation and museum expansion.
According to an article in the Detroit Free Press (October 10, 2021), Phase I of the project will consist of construction of a new concrete and granite plaza that will stretch across the front grounds of the museum, spanning across four adjoining houses. It will include a pop-up performance space structuring the front door of the new 50,000 square foot building expansion.
Phase I and Phase II has been completed, according to this Yahoo! News (August 8, 2022) article here. Phase III — adding a new 50,000 square feet expansion facility behind the museum — has yet to get off the ground.
The Motown Museum temporarily closed in July 2021 for the projected renovations. But according to The Detroit News, a partial tour of the museum and its campus was slated to resume, Sunday, August 14, 2022.
The Motown Museum was founded by Berry Gordy’s sister, Esther Gordy, in 1985.
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NOTE I: Recently, there has been some comments critical on social media outlets as to the removal of the lawn turf that was part of the Hitsville landscape since Berry Gordy first acquired the property in 1959. What do you think?
Share your comments here with us.
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NOTE II: All photos featured here were taken by Jim Feliciano (Motor City Radio Flashbacks) in 2021 and 2022, as dated. The added March 1966 Hitsville U. S. A. photograph (black and white) is courtesy of the Motown Museum Facebook page.
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