Berklee Joins GRAMMY Museum University Affiliate Program
From left to right: Rita George, GRAMMY Museum deputy executive director; Roger H. Brown, Berklee president; Jeff Shames, Berklee board of trustees president; Berklee faculty members Terri Lyne Carrington and Danilo Perez; and Larry Simpson, Berklee's senior vice president for Academic Affairs/provost.
Photo by Mike Spencer
The GRAMMY Museum at L.A. LIVE announced that Berklee College of Music has been named an official university affiliate, giving Berklee access to GRAMMY Museum content for educational purposes, curriculum resources, research programs, internship opportunities, professional development seminars, collaborative marketing and promotions, project-based learning, and more.
“With the GRAMMY Museum’s university affiliate program, we’re inviting educational institutions to engage in a unique resource-sharing opportunity,” said Bob Santelli, executive director of the GRAMMY Museum. “Our partnership with Berklee was a natural fit, bringing two internationally recognized organizations together in the name of education.”
“The GRAMMY Museum is a fountain of historical and educational resources for aspiring contemporary musicians, and we are all about creating opportunities for Berklee students that help them prepare for enduring careers in music,” said Berklee president Roger H. Brown.
An event to mark the new partnership held at Berklee on Friday, November 14 was attended by Brown; Rita George, deputy executive director of the GRAMMY Museum; and faculty Grammy Award-winners Terri Lyne Carrington and Danilo Perez.
Berklee alumni and faculty have been awarded more than 300 Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards.
Since opening in December of 2008, the GRAMMY Museum has strived to be a dynamic and innovative 21st century museum through interactive technology, acclaimed public and education programs, and one-of-a-kind exhibitions displayed at its Los Angeles headquarters and at institutional partners around the world. To further its education initiatives and mission, the GRAMMY Museum seeks to engage like-minded cultural institutions, both universities and cultural centers, in a collaborative and unique approach to arts education and outreach through its affiliate program.
To learn more about the GRAMMY Museum, visit grammymuseum.org(Opens in a new window). For more information about Berklee College of Music, visit berklee.edu/about.
About the GRAMMY Museum at L.A. LIVE
Paying tribute to music's rich cultural history, this one-of-a-kind, 21st century museum explores and celebrates the enduring legacies of all forms of music, the creative process, the art and technology of the recording process, and the history of the premier recognition of excellence in recorded music: the Grammy Award. The GRAMMY Museum features 30,000 square feet of interactive and multimedia exhibits located within L.A. LIVE, the downtown Los Angeles sports, entertainment, and residential district. Through thought-provoking and dynamic public and educational programs and exhibits, guests will experience music from a never-before-seen insider perspective that only the GRAMMY Museum can deliver.