NEW YORK (AFP) — A museum dedicated to the 1969 Woodstock music festival is scheduled to open on June 2 at a farm in upstate New York where the event was held, organizers said Tuesday.
The Museum at Bethel Woods is located on the grounds of the historic festival that boasted an unforgettable lineup that including guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, folk heroine Joan Baez, blues-rock singer Janis Joplin and The Grateful Dead rock group.
The museum features film and interactive displays as well as artifacts to describe the festival that drew nearly one million people, and explore its legacy.
Located 170 kilometers (105 miles) north of New York City, the museum is part of the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, an open-air concert pavillion.
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