Temptations, Four Tops on hand as CEO shares what’s going on with Motown Museum’s expansion plans

DETROIT – Full building on the general segment of the Motown Museum’s expansion gets underway within the spring of 2024, the museum’s CEO introduced Wednesday night time.

Robin Terry additionally stated that fundraising for the expansion has reached $59 million, “nearing our goal of $65 million.”

“Although we are not done, we will get it done,” Terry, who additionally serves as the museum’s chair, stated throughout a personal donor tournament that commemorated Motown legends the Four Tops and The Temptations.

Otis Williams, a 60-plus-year member of The Temptations, used to be commemorated on the tournament. Earlier within the day, he fielded questions from a bunch of aspiring performers on the museum.

The ancient segment of town the place Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. constructed his song empire six many years in the past has gone through a facelift in recent times with the addition of an academic programming and artistic hub as smartly as an outside plaza that serves as a meeting house. The museum is still housed within the famed “Hitsville, U.S.A” development at 2648 West Grand Boulevard.

Terry, Gordy’s grand-niece, additionally introduced two shows that will likely be coming to the museum.

One known as “The Motown Atmosphere,” will likely be an immersive room that includes vintage Motown pictures that exhibit the report label’s circle of relatives surroundings. The 2d, “The Backstage Lounge,” will permit guests to go looking the Motown catalog and uncover song and get admission to interviews with Motown alumni, like Williams.

“There will never, ever be another recording company like Motown Records,” he stated.

Gordy introduced Motown in 1959. His overdue sister, Esther Gordy Edwards, based the museum within the former Hitsville headquarters in 1985. In addition to the Four Tops and The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye and lots of others recorded hits there sooner than Motown moved to California in 1972.