Exhibits
The BME contains a wide and varied collection of both genuine musical artefacts and interactive experiences using digital technologies. These exhibits are arranged thematically to explore different areas of interest in music. Surrounding these exhibits are seven zones exploring different eras in British music since 1945 up to the present day, held together by a giant timeline containing thousands of facts, headlines, images, videos and animations that can be explored through the use of a trackball.
Major interactive exhibits which can be found in the museum include:
- Timelines
- Showcases
- Hey DJ!
- Where It's At
- Anatomy of a Pop Star
- Gibson Interactive Studio
- The Great Divide
- Dance The Decades
- Pre-Show
- Sound Tunnel
- Rock Galaxy
- Table Talk
- Atlantic Crossing
- Transmission
- Playback
- Future Wall
- The Beat Goes On
Many of these interactive exhibits have been developed by specialist software suppliers Clay Interactive Ltd, iso design and Studio Simple and have been led by a curatorial team directed by Robert Santelli, who has worked on other major music exhibits such as The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio and The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. BME curator Paul Lilley, with Sarah Clark and Laura Bailey, is responsible for the extensive number of artefacts and exhibits on view and the rest of the BME content team is made up of music consultants Rob Dickins, David Roberts and Mark Ellen.
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