Library of Congress, Smithsonian
Plan Music Museum
The Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Federal City Council agreed July 8 to conduct a one-year feasibility study of a plan to establish a National Music Museum and Center in downtown Washington, D.C.
The proposal originated from Frank Sinatra's wishes to make his archives available to the public, the Associated Press reported. The Federal City Council, a coalition of city leaders led by former GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole, will fund the study and lead a fundraising effort.
"I hope the [museum] brings together under one roof three American treasures—the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, and Frank Sinatra," said Nancy Sinatra, the singer's daughter. In addition to a museum based on the holdings of LC and the Smithsonian and maintaining the archives of Sinatra and other musicians, the facility would include performance spaces and retail outlets.
Posted July 13, 1998.
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