They have moved the urn. It is now up on a frosted display case on the wall, but still in the atrium. One of the doves died. They have 2 new ones now, so there are 3. The Lovesexy room just opened last week. See here...http://prince.org/msg/2/440431. They have Prince's Prowler and Bentley in the soundstage now. They had an orange cloud guitar in the SOTT room when it opened, but they replaced it with the acoustic guitar with the heart shaped mirror, since the SOTT cloud was peach. In the Diamonds and Pearls room they had the yellow outift, but they got rid of the pants and added a purple jacket with yellow buttons like the one that was in there with a yellow jacket and purple buttons. They put up the big that was used in the Rave Un2 The Year 2000 concert. It is in a corner of the soundstage. They are releasing 3 books for Celebration and one of them says something like "Exhibition Series", so I'm hoping that one has pictures of everything that is on display right now.

TXfan said:

Great! I read somewhere that they have a book of instruments coming too. Hope it's true

Yes, that is true. Also one on his fashion.

motherfunka said:

casi1 said:

The new Lovesexy room is impressive. Lots of clothes (even some...sweat soaked ones). Also, the purple and gold European-made guitar that Prince showed at Paisley Park in April 2016 was moved. It was no longer with the Purple Yamaha piano as of last weekend. I was told that it was moved to a showcase near the Atrium but I didnt recall seeing it there. I hope it returns to the soundstage soon because it is a stunning instrument. There are also monitors playing videos in almost all of the exhibition areas now. So in the galaxy room, they show Oprahs interview with Prince when he takes her in that room and explains the room. In Studio A (?) they now play a short video of Prince jamming with Larry G. The Musicology rehearsal footage in the video editing room now includes under the stage footage. I also noticed that the video being played in the soundstage now includes a longer version of Prince performing 'Free Urself' from January 2016 at Paisley Park. They may change the videos in the future though. Oh and people can park on site now instead of catching the bus at the purple Prince mural. Overall, the tour seems more 'put together' and more complete than it did in 2016. I'm still waiting for the superbowl suit, hall of fame suit/pumps, raspberry beret suit, italian vogue outfit, and that bejeweled love symbol cane to show up in the Paisley Park rotations. All of those items were at the Mall last year.

The HOF suit and Raspberry Beret suit were both on show during the celebration. (in one of the studios from memory!)

The cars weren't though, they need to get a whole lot more stuff out imo. It's a bit sparse.

There is a "Black Album" room about to open too, not sure what will be on show in there though.

Flinko said:

casi1 said:

The new Lovesexy room is impressive. Lots of clothes (even some...sweat soaked ones). Also, the purple and gold European-made guitar that Prince showed at Paisley Park in April 2016 was moved. It was no longer with the Purple Yamaha piano as of last weekend. I was told that it was moved to a showcase near the Atrium but I didnt recall seeing it there. I hope it returns to the soundstage soon because it is a stunning instrument. There are also monitors playing videos in almost all of the exhibition areas now. So in the galaxy room, they show Oprahs interview with Prince when he takes her in that room and explains the room. In Studio A (?) they now play a short video of Prince jamming with Larry G. The Musicology rehearsal footage in the video editing room now includes under the stage footage. I also noticed that the video being played in the soundstage now includes a longer version of Prince performing 'Free Urself' from January 2016 at Paisley Park. They may change the videos in the future though. Oh and people can park on site now instead of catching the bus at the purple Prince mural. Overall, the tour seems more 'put together' and more complete than it did in 2016. I'm still waiting for the superbowl suit, hall of fame suit/pumps, raspberry beret suit, italian vogue outfit, and that bejeweled love symbol cane to show up in the Paisley Park rotations. All of those items were at the Mall last year.

The HOF suit and Raspberry Beret suit were both on show during the celebration. (in one of the studios from memory!)

The cars weren't though, they need to get a whole lot more stuff out imo. It's a bit sparse.

There is a "Black Album" room about to open too, not sure what will be on show in there though.

They said there won't be a Black Album room, although it is painted on the door. There was a lot more stuff prior to Celebration. They moved a lot of it out for space I suppose.

motherfunka said:

Flinko said:

The HOF suit and Raspberry Beret suit were both on show during the celebration. (in one of the studios from memory!)

The cars weren't though, they need to get a whole lot more stuff out imo. It's a bit sparse.

There is a "Black Album" room about to open too, not sure what will be on show in there though.

They said there won't be a Black Album room, although it is painted on the door. There was a lot more stuff prior to Celebration. They moved a lot of it out for space I suppose.

Our tour guide said it would be opening in May

For over 30 years I thought about visiting Minneapolis. and never did... (huge regrets)

Now I'm thinking of going to visit Paisley Park in June. However, I keep reading about things that are still being added, changed.. I'm just wondering now if I should wait some more. (Since I live in Europe, this will most probably be a once-in-a-lifetime visit, so I prefer to wait for the right moment )

I'd be grateful for any suggestions.

Starlit said:

For over 30 years I thought about visiting Minneapolis. and never did... (huge regrets)

Now I'm thinking of going to visit Paisley Park in June. However, I keep reading about things that are still being added, changed.. I'm just wondering now if I should wait some more. (Since I live in Europe, this will most probably be a once-in-a-lifetime visit, so I prefer to wait for the right moment )

I'd be grateful for any suggestions.

I'm sure they will be changing and adding things as long as it is a museum. It is still pretty much the same as it was when they opened in October. They added a Lovesexy room and 2 cars in the soundstage since, but mostly it is the same. I wouldn't wait for an event, since they seemed to pull a lot of stuff out for Celebration to make room for all the people attending. It's not normally that crowded. The only change that I can see them making now, is swapping out clothes, instruments, etc. for different ones.

Toying with the idea of going for memorial day weekend.

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Is the VIP version worth it?

GaryMF said:

Toying with the idea of going for memorial day weekend.

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Is the VIP version worth it?

The extras are Studio B and the Video Editing Suite. If you only plan on coming once, then I'd say yes.

motherfunka said:

GaryMF said:

Toying with the idea of going for memorial day weekend.

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Is the VIP version worth it?

The extras are Studio B and the Video Editing Suite. If you only plan on coming once, then I'd say yes.

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Not planning on renting a car.

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Looks like you can take uber out there for lke $30.

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Anyone else visit Minny with no car?

GaryMF said:

Toying with the idea of going for memorial day weekend.

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Is the VIP version worth it?

We're going this weekend! 2nd time for me! Can't wait!

ksl1974 said:

GaryMF said:

ksl1974 said:

We're going this weekend! 2nd time for me! Can't wait!

Got VIP for Monday

You'll have a blast! I did VIP the first time. Ended up spending 3 1/2 hours there! (our guide was great and let us linger for a Looooong time). Make sure and eat. The food is amazing.

ksl1974 said:

GaryMF said:

ksl1974 said: Got VIP for Monday

You'll have a blast! I did VIP the first time. Ended up spending 3 1/2 hours there! (our guide was great and let us linger for a Looooong time). Make sure and eat. The food is amazing.

my tour is at noon. can you hang out and eat after the tour?

GaryMF said:

ksl1974 said:

You'll have a blast! I did VIP the first time. Ended up spending 3 1/2 hours there! (our guide was great and let us linger for a Looooong time). Make sure and eat. The food is amazing.

my tour is at noon. can you hang out and eat after the tour?

I think they serve food all day! Ours was out in the tent where all the souviners are. You could order off the menu anything you wanted! Coconut curry was my favorite! Spicy! I had the sampler plate, I think it was $12-somethin? Got the curry, a lettuce thing, and a few other items. I tried to make it at home a few months later .....definitely wasn't the same!

GaryMF said:

ksl1974 said:

GaryMF said:

Sitting in the merchandise/food tent right now. Just finished my VIP tour. Thank you everyone for recommending I go on it. It was really amazing! The kitchen isn't open (it's 2pm) so they're just serving a couple wraps and salads from a fridge and cookies. George Lopez is taking a private tour that we keep bumping into! [Edited 5/29/17 12:08pm]

Ugggh!!!!! I knew I picked the wrong day to go!!!! Crap. Wish we would have went today instead!!!

why? today wasn't special. And the food was closed.

GaryMF said:

ksl1974 said:

GaryMF said: Ugggh!!!!! I knew I picked the wrong day to go!!!! Crap. Wish we would have went today instead!!!

why? today wasn't special. And the food was closed.

We didn't have really any food either. Like 3 things to choose from. But the George Lopez part would have been an added bonus!

ksl1974 said:

GaryMF said:

ksl1974 said:

We didn't have really any food either. Like 3 things to choose from. But the George Lopez part would have been an added bonus!

Really? He looked terrible and I heard he just showed up and demanded a private tour. Not a fan 😈

No way!!?!? That's rude if he did that! The entitlement complex of some celebirties!! They should have told him NO if he pulled that crap. But I think he gave the family like $20,000 after Prince died....just to kind of keep their personal finances afloat...so he probably feels like he can do whatever now?

ksl1974 said: