RENDERING BY BRIAN HAVENER/OLSON KUNDIG
The Archive Wall is a 75-foot-long “cabinet of curiosities” that houses a rotating, evolving display showcasing the depth and breadth of items in the Bob Dylan Archives collection.
Bob Dylan Center readies for opening James D. Watts Jr. // Tulsa World Magazine “And something is happening and you don’t know what it is/Do you, Mr. Jones?” — “Ballad of a Thin Man,” Bob Dylan Even the enigmatic Mr. Jones would be aware that something is definitely happening near the corner of Reconciliation Way and Cincinnati Avenue, although exactly what it is won’t be revealed until May 10. The Bob Dylan Center, located at 116 E. Reconciliation Way, will be the 68 Tulsa World Magazine
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Bob Dylan is scheduled to return to Tulsa on April 13 to perform at the Tulsa Theatre.
permanent home to more than 100,000 objects — handwritten lyrics, paintings and drawings, rare audio recordings, never-before-seen footage of live performances, musical instruments, even items of clothing — that span the more than 60 years that the man born Robert Allen Zimmerman has been an undeniable force in American music and culture. The center, designed by the architectural and exhibit design firm
Olson Kundig, led by design principal Alan Maskin, will feature cutting-edge, immersive technology in a multimedia environment that is designed to be as impressive and revealing to visitors new to Dylan’s work as it will be to longtime fans and aficionados. Most of the items in the Bob Dylan Archives will be available to be perused only by qualified scholars. The purpose of the center is to provide the public with informative, entertaining and TULSAWORLDMAGAZINE.COM
