Kid’s go Free for 40th Year of 2-Tone at Cov Music Museum

40 Years of 2-Tone

So believe it or not this year we celebrate forty-years of the Coventry born music phenomenon that we call 2-Tone. Created in Coventry and given to the world. Coventry is where it all began, so you can expect some unique events happening at the museum and at the 2-Tone Village all through 2019 and around Coventry and beyond. With a few surprises in store.

“A message to you too much too young”

Coventry history doesn’t start at Lady Godiva and end at the Blitz, our 2-Tone music history is just as important.  Its reach is multi-ranging, from music, art, fashion, social history, multiculturalism, socio-political and of course peace and reconciliation.

With this in mind The Coventry Music Museum will make our museum accessible for children throughout 2019, for the 40th Anniversary of the  2-Tone movement. All children (fifteen and under) will be able to access the museum free of charge throughout 2019 (they of course must be accompanied by an adult). An information sheet will also be available at the museum that explains 2-Tone and the museum to the younger generation.  We want to educate the next generations on 2-Tone, it’s music and it’s messages. 2-Tone is part of Coventry’s history, and we want the next generations to learn about this wonderful music, a music genre that was created in Coventry and given to the world.  It’s our duty to educate and our pleasure to entertain, Let’s teach them about 2-Tone music.

Museum Director Suky Singh said, “The museum is also keeping something else very special (pun intended) under wraps for 2019, we believe it will define the museum and take us to 2021 in style. It’s also guaranteed to put a smile on the faces of the old and the young, watch this space”.

Coventry Fifty Acorns Tied In A Sack

In 1968, the then most famous couple in the world, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, came to Coventry and planted two acorns for peace in the Cathedral’s Unity Garden.

Now fifty years on  at 12.30pm Friday 15th June, The Coventry Music Museum, will be re-enacting the event, with our own John Lennon (Chris Sidwell) and Yoko Ono (Marie Allen), apart from the acorn ceremony, there will be songs, competition and even Acorn-aoke where you can sing-along to your favourite Beatles and Plastic Ono Band hits. On the day, everyone present will be asked to take part in singing “Give Peace A Chance”, this will be filmed. Guests are invited to join in.

Museum Director Pete Chambers said, “It’s important that milestones like this are observed and we feel it’s our job to do this for musical events that have impacted on Coventry. The John & Yoko Acorn Event was hugely important in Beatle history, and I’m just so proud that they chose The Cathedral for their very first ‘Happening  together’.  I was lucky enough to meet Yoko when she came to Coventry Cathedral in 2005, she is a tremendous humanitarian and far reaching artist and her campaign for peace that began with John goes on, as does the Cathedrals message of Peace and reconciliation “.

The multi-award winning museum is currently the number one attraction in Coventry and number one museum in the entire West Midlands. It has a permanent John & Yoko bench on display. http://www.covmm.co.uk  Mob 07971171441

Normal entry applies of £3.00 Adults, £1.00 Children and £2.00 Concessions.

The best Beatles fancy dress will win a prize.

West Midlands Mayor, Visits West Midlands Number One Museum

West Midlands elected Mayor Andy Street paid a call into Coventry’s award winning museum, to see this local success story. Run by a husband and wife team Pete & Julie Chambers, the museum ranks at number one in the West Midlands as best museum, above iconic locations like Coventry Transport Museum, Black Country Living Museum, Birmingham Museum &  Art Gallery and The Walsall Leather Museum. With nearly 18,000 visitors from 84 counties, the museum continues to go from strength to strength.

Andy Street said of the music museum: “It’s an absolute hidden gem, I’m like a child in a sweet shop, so many exhibits to feast on. I was   seventeen in 1980 at the height of 2-Tone, so it’s my era, it’s brilliant to see all the memorabilia and remember all the wonder things that have come out of this city. I would recommend it to anyone and what Pete and Julie have done here is tremendous”

Director Pete Chambers said of the visit; “The West Midlands is well on the map for so many things right now, I wanted to show Andy what can be achieved at the lowest level, basically two people and ten amazing volunteers all working for free for the love of the music”. He continued,“It’s great to have his support, I sometimes feel that us smaller attractions get forgotten by the powers that be and it’s good to be able to highlight this local success story that we all have worked so hard to achieve.”

The museum is open 10.00am to 4.00pm Thursdays to Sundays. last entry at 3.30pm. Entrance fee is £3.00 for adults, £2 concessions and £1.00 for children (aged 5-15). It can be found in the Stoke, Ball Hill area of Coventry, Walsgrave Road, CV2 4HY in the 2-Tone Village.  For more information go to http://www.covmm.co.uk or phone 07971171441

 

An Exhibition About Music Superfans

H.O.S.T. Town -The Exhibition Coming In 2021

Please note H.O.S.T meaning Home of Ska and Twotone is the copyright of the 2-Tone Village…

 

John & Yoko, Coventry-Fifty Acorns Tied In A Sack

In 1968, the then most famous couple in the world, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, came to Coventry and planted two acorns for peace in the Cathedral’s Unity Garden.

Now fifty years on  at 12.30pm Friday 15th June, The Coventry Music Museum, will be re-enacting the event, with our own John Lennon (Chris Sidwell) and Yoko Ono (Marie Allen), apart from the acorn ceremony, there will be songs, competition and even Acorn-aoke where you can sing-along to your favourite Beatles and Plastic Ono Band hits. On the day, everyone present will be asked to take part in singing “Give Peace A Chance”, this will be filmed. Guests are invited to join in.

Museum Director Pete Chambers said, “It’s important that milestones like this are observed and we feel it’s our job to do this for musical events that have impacted on Coventry. The John & Yoko Acorn Event was hugely important in Beatle history, and I’m just so proud that they chose The Cathedral for their very first ‘Happening  together’.  I was lucky enough to meet Yoko when she came to Coventry Cathedral in 2005, she is a tremendous humanitarian and far reaching artist and her campaign for peace that began with John goes on, as does the Cathedrals message of Peace and reconciliation “.

The multi-award winning museum is currently the number one attraction in Coventry and number one museum in the entire West Midlands. It has a permanent John & Yoko bench on display. http://www.covmm.co.uk  Mob 07971171441

Normal entry applies of £3.00 Adults, £1.00 Children and £2.00 Concessions.

The best Beatles fancy dress will win a prize.

Visit The Coventry Music Museum

With Coventry the City Of Culture for 2021, why not pay the Coventry Music Museum a visit this week

                       THE COVENTRY MUSIC MUSEUM

Unit 7,
The Courtyard Rear of 74-80 Walsgrave Road
Coventry,
CV2 4ED
UK

We are open Thursday to Sunday-10.00am to 4.00pm, we are also open on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Admission is £3.00 Adults and £1.00 Children between the ages of 5-15

On a direct bus route to the Ricoh Arena

Coventry famously gave 2-Tone music to the world. Spawning bands like The Specials, The Selecter, Madness and The Beat. 2-Tone music, as influential as it was, is only a small reflection of the vast musical talents that Coventry can lay claim to.

At the Coventry Music Museum, we tell the real story of our musical heritage, going right back to the Roman occupation. We stop along the way at Music Hall, 50’s Rock’ N’ Roll, the 60’s Beat scene and we even have the Lennon Bench, commemorating the famous ‘Acorns for Peace’ event.

There’s the 70’s, when Coventry ruled the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Our 80’s area celebrates Hazel O’Connor, The Primitives and of course, King.

In the 90’s we go all Bhangra, then we celebrate Dave Willetts in Phantom of the Opera (we even have his original Phantom mask).

Now it’s The Enemy’s time, with many unique items from Coventry’s hit-makers here on display. Not forgetting new talent, with our Artist of The Month!

Bar and cafe available.

 

Give The Coventry Music Museum A Visit

With Coventry the City Of Culture for 2021, why not pay the Coventry Music Museum and 2-Tone Village a visit this weekend?

                       THE COVENTRY MUSIC MUSEUM

Unit 7,
The Courtyard Rear of 74-80 Walsgrave Road
Coventry,
CV2 4ED
UK

We are open Thursday to Sunday-10.00am to 4.00pm, we are also open on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Admission is £3.00 Adults and £1.00 Children between the ages of 5-15

On a direct bus route to the Ricoh Arena

Coventry famously gave 2-Tone music to the world. Spawning bands like The Specials, The Selecter, Madness and The Beat. 2-Tone music, as influential as it was, is only a small reflection of the vast musical talents that Coventry can lay claim to.

At the Coventry Music Museum, we tell the real story of our musical heritage, going right back to the Roman occupation. We stop along the way at Music Hall, 50’s Rock’ N’ Roll, the 60’s Beat scene and we even have the Lennon Bench, commemorating the famous ‘Acorns for Peace’ event.

There’s the 70’s, when Coventry ruled the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Our 80’s area celebrates Hazel O’Connor, The Primitives and of course, King.

In the 90’s we go all Bhangra, then we celebrate Dave Willetts in Phantom of the Opera (we even have his original Phantom mask).

Now it’s The Enemy’s time, with many unique items from Coventry’s hit-makers here on display. Not forgetting new talent, with our Artist of The Month!

Bar and cafe available.

 

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