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SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014 Beyonce exhibit to debut at Rock Hall-Museum

fashion exhibit centered on Beyonce tard from her “Single Ladies” , as will debut at the Rock and Roll Hall of well as her body suit, skirt and jacket from AFame and Museum in a section previ- her performance last year in New ously featuring only Hall of Famers. The Rock Orleans. Hall announced yesterday that outfits from Rock Hall curator Meredith Rutledge- Beyonce’s Super Bowl performance and Borger said they have been trying to court music videos will debut Tuesday in the Beyonce “for a really long time.” “When we Ahmet Ertegun Main Exhibit Hall in its looked at the depth of the amount of stuff Legends of Rock section, next to iconic that she was willing to send, we just thought, pieces from , David Bowie ‘The only way we can really showcase these and . items is to put them in the Legends of Rock The 32-year-old Beyonce would be eligi- area in the museum,’ which really is the spot ble for induction into the Rock Hall as a mem- that we have to pay tribute to legends of ber of Destiny’s Child in 2022 and as a solo rock, which Beyonce has proven herself to artist in 2027. The exhibit in , , be,” she said in an interview. will feature Beyonce’s ubiquitous black leo- Lee Anne Callahan-Longo, the general

In this Thursday, July 17, 2014 photo, the shoes from Beyonce’s ‘Sweet Dreams’ are dis- played in a new exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. — AP photos

manager of Beyonce’s production house, other outfits. The singer’s inclusion is part of Parkwood Entertainment, said the singer the Rock Hall’s push to bridge contemporary was honored and humbled by the opportuni- icons with classic ones. The Rock Hall ty to have her personal items in the muse- launched its Right Here, Right Now exhibit um. “For an artist to be able to have a pres- featuring items from , Rihanna, ence where all of her idols and mentors live, and earlier this it is a big deal,” she said. “It’s very meaningful month. to an artist when you feel like you’ve accom- “We felt that (Beyonce) really needed to plished certain levels and to be asked to be take her rightful place alongside Aretha part of this before she’s eligible, I think that’s Franklin and the Supremes and Janis Joplin,” really special.” Rutledge-Borger said. “Rock and roll has an Beyonce’s Givenchy gown from the 2012 intergenerational appeal and we want to Met Gala and her tank top, denim shorts and make sure we’re hitting all the right notes leather pumps from her 2003 “Crazy in Love” and keeping up with what’s happening today music video also will be on display, among and what’s legendary today.” — AP

Andre Sepetavec secures a mannequin with the outfit from Beyonce’s ‘Run the World (Girls)’. The glove from Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies’ outfit.